eta: Hinged snap ring? [link]

oooh, yes! But bigger. At least now I know what to call it :) Thanks tommyrot! And thanks to all of you who tried to figure out what the hell I was talking about but weren't able to make sense of it.

Oop, tommyrot beat me...

Here's my example, anyway.

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keyring was my first thought too, sumi. But then I thought of that thing you use with rock climbing, the grimp? (I learned the word in French, never quite learned what it's called in English.)

these things

Thanks tommyrot!

I could picture it in my head! So I had to google....

ah, okay

Oh, those things! My mom used to use those to anchor kitchen towels to the handle on the stove. Kept them from slipping off onto the floor.

you can get them in office supply stores, I think. Also possibly a drug or grocery store that has a section with pens and papers.

Hardware stores usually have a rack or something with all different sizes.

But then I thought of that thing you use with rock climbing, the grimp? (I learned the word in French, never quite learned what it's called in English.)

Carabiner.

Carabiner.

huh. I'm going to have a hard time remembering that, but thanks Hil.