Patent ID: 8474112

Claim:
A carabiner comprising: a body having a first end and a second end; a gate pivotally attached to the first end of the body and movable between a closed position and an open position, the gate extending from the first end of the body to the second end of the body in the closed position; and a locking member movable between a locked position and a retainable unlocked position, the locking member being biased to the locked position and configured to prevent the gate from opening when the gate is in the closed position and the locking member is in the locked position and to allow the gate to open when the gate is in the closed position and the locking member is in the retainable unlocked position, wherein pivoting the gate relative to the body of the carabiner beyond a threshold angle upon opening the gate causes the locking member to move out of the retainable unlocked position.