Quickies
Quickie Slider Nuts work well in pin scars. They came in six sizes and in at leat two generations. The first generation used dipped plastic to protect the carabiner loop, while the second used plastic tubing. The nut dimensions were different for the two generations.
Donald applied for a patent for his Quickeys (described as an "Expandable Piton") on August 6, 1986 and received U. S. Patent #4,715,568 on December 29, 1987.
Second Generation (1986)
1986 second generation Quickies have clear plastic tubing for the carabiner loop end.
↑ Set 672-673: D. Best Mountaineering Quickies; #1, #3
- Made in USA [1986].
- Second Generation.
- 1986 second generation Quickies have clear plastic tubing for the carabiner loop end.
↑ 672: D. Best Mountaineering Quickie; #1
- Made in USA [1986].
- Size: 8 mm.
- Weight: 28 g.
- Second Generation.
- Aluminum wedge with a smaller opposed bronze wedge on a spring–loaded cable.
- Stamped "1" on one side of the trigger bar.
Stamped with "PAT PEND" and "D.BEST PROD" on bottom of trigger bar. - Stamped "MH" on trigger by previous owner Michael Hartley.
- 1986 second generation Quickies have clear plastic tubing for the carabiner loop end.
↑ 673: D. Best Mountaineering Quickie; #3
- Made in USA [1986].
- Size: 12 mm.
- Weight: 51 g.
- Second Generation.
- Two opposed aluminum wedges with smaller upper one on a spring–loaded cable.
- Stamped "3" on one side of the trigger bar.
Stamped with "PAT PEND" and "D.BEST PROD" on bottom of trigger bar. - Stamped "MH" on trigger by previous owner Michael Hartley.
- 1986 second generation Quickies have clear plastic tubing for the carabiner loop end.
Second Generation (1987)
1987 second generation Quickies have color–coded plastic tubing for the carabiner loop end.
↑ Set 655-656,: D. Best Mountaineering Quickies; #0–#2
- Made in USA [1987].
- Second Generation.
- 1987 second generation Quickies have color–coded plastic tubing for the carabiner loop end.
↑ 655: D. Best Mountaineering Quickie; #0
- Made in USA [1987].
- Size: 8 mm.
- Weight: 21 g.
- Second Generation.
- Aluminum wedge with a smaller opposed bronze wedge on a spring–loaded cable.
- Stamped "0" on one side of the trigger bar.
Stamped with "PAT PEND" and "D.BEST PROD" on bottom of trigger bar. - 1987 second generation Quickies have color–coded plastic tubing for the carabiner loop end.
↑ 656: D. Best Mountaineering Quickie; #1
- Made in USA [1987].
- Size: 10 mm.
- Weight: 31 g.
- Second Generation.
- Aluminum wedge with a smaller opposed bronze wedge on a spring–loaded cable.
- Stamped "1" on one side of the trigger bar.
Stamped with "PAT PEND" and "D.BEST PROD" on bottom of trigger bar. - 1987 second generation Quickies have color–coded plastic tubing for the carabiner loop end.
↑ 827: D. Best Mountaineering Quickie; #2
- Made in USA [1987].
- Size: 13 mm.
- Weight: 30 g.
- Second Generation.
- Two opposed aluminum wedges with smaller upper one on a spring–loaded cable.
- Stamped "2" on one side of the trigger bar.
Stamped with "PAT PEND" and "D.BEST PROD" on bottom of trigger bar. - 1987 second generation Quickies have color–coded plastic tubing for the carabiner loop end.
