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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2009
Benjamin Walker, Draper, UT (US);
Paul Oddou, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Bill Belcourt, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Paul Terry, Park City, UT (US);
Benjamin Walker, Draper, UT (US);
Paul Oddou, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Bill Belcourt, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Paul Terry, Park City, UT (US);
Black Diamond Equipment Ltd., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
An automatically locking carabiner system including a frame, a gate, a gate biasing system, and a gate locking system. The frame and gate form a continuously enclosed inner region in a closed configuration with respect to the frame. When in an engaged state, the gate locking system is configured to automatically lock the gate in the closed configuration with respect to the frame. The gate locking system may include a trigger coupled to the frame such that the position of the trigger corresponds to the state of the gate locking system. The trigger may be positioned on an opposite side of the frame from the gate with respect to the inner region. The force required to disengage the gate locking system may be substantially opposite that which is required to transition the gate to the open configuration with respect to the frame.