Patent ID: 8555470

Claim:
An automatic locking carabiner system comprising: a frame; a gate pivotably coupled to the frame, including a closed configuration within which the gate and frame form a continuously enclosed inner region, and an open configuration within which the gate is pivotably rotated within the inner region to form an opening; a gate biasing system coupled to the frame and gate, biasing the gate toward the closed configuration with respect to the frame; a gate locking system coupled to the frame and gate, wherein the gate locking system includes an engaged state within which the gate is locked in the closed configuration, and a disengaged state within which the gate is pivotably rotatable with respect to the frame; and wherein, the gate locking system is biased toward the engaged state corresponding to the closed configuration of the gate, and wherein the gate locking system is independent of the gate biasing system, and wherein the engaged state corresponds to a releasable magnetic coupling between the gate and the frame.