Small objects optimized carabiner

A method of coupling an object to a carabiner comprising:

• providing the carabiner, the carabiner comprising a carabiner body forming an opening having a width and forming a chamber, the carabiner body comprising a gate rest notch, a gate rest and a long side, the opening opposite the long side, and a pivotable gate coupled to the carabiner body at a pivotable point and adapted to contact the gate rest notch when in a closed position;
• wherein the opening comprises a first side and a second side, the first side comprising a first angle that is non-perpendicular to the long side of the carabiner body and the second side comprising a second angle that is non-perpendicular to the long side of the carabiner body;
• wherein the carabiner body is sized to accommodate an object with an aperture and a thickness, and the width is approximately less than 100% greater than the thickness;
• placing the gate rest through the object via the aperture;
• and
• sliding the object into the chamber by pivoting the gate to an open position.

A carabiner, comprising:

• a carabiner body defining a carabiner chamber and a gate opening,
• wherein the carabiner body includes a straight section,
• wherein the straight section comprises an opening upper end and an opening lower end, the opening upper end and the opening lower end being spaced apart to define the gate opening therebetween,
• wherein the opening upper end forms an oblique angle relative to the straight section, and
• wherein the carabiner body forms a gate rest notch above and spaced apart from the opening upper end;
• and
• a pivotable gate disposed across the opening,
• wherein a lower end of the pivotable gate is pivotably coupled to the carabiner body below and spaced apart from the opening lower end, and
• wherein an upper end of the pivotable gate rests in the gate rest notch.