Carabiner systems and methods

A carabiner system comprising:

• a frame including an opening between a pivot region and a keyed region;
• a gate pivotably coupled to the frame across the opening, wherein the gate and frame form a continuously enclosed inner region in a closed configuration, and wherein the gate is pivotably rotated about the pivot region forming a gap between the gate and frame in the open configuration, and wherein the gate further includes a key-lock region, a gate region, and an attachment region;
• a gate biasing system between the pivot region of the frame and the attachment region of the gate, wherein the gate biasing system biases the key-lock region of the gate toward the keyed region of the frame and the closed configuration;
• wherein the closed configuration includes a coupling between the key-lock region of the gate and the keyed region of the frame in the closed configuration;
• wherein the gate region of the gate includes a plurality of independent elongated members extending between the key-lock region and the attachment region;
• wherein the attachment region is pivotably coupled to the pivot region of the frame in both the open and closed configurations;
• wherein the key-lock region includes a partially enclosed concave region corresponding in shape to the keyed region of the frame, and wherein the key-lock region is hookless;
• and
• wherein the key-lock region, gate region, and attachment region of the gate are integral and molded.

A carabiner system comprising:

• a frame including an opening between a pivot region and a keyed region;
• a gate pivotably coupled to the frame across the opening, wherein the gate and frame form a continuously enclosed inner region in a closed configuration, and wherein the gate is pivotably rotated about the pivot region forming a gap between the gate and frame in the open configuration, and wherein the gate further includes a key-lock region, a gate region, and an attachment region;
• a gate biasing system between the pivot region of the frame and the attachment region of the gate, wherein the gate biasing system biases the key-lock region of the gate toward the keyed region of the frame and the closed configuration;
• wherein the closed configuration includes a coupling between the key-lock region of the gate and the keyed region of the frame in the closed configuration;
• wherein the gate region of the gate includes a plurality of independent elongated members extending between the key-lock region and the attachment region, wherein the elongated members include only non-circular cross-sectional regions, and wherein the elongated members include substantially variable thicknesses;
• wherein the attachment region is pivotably coupled to the pivot region of the frame in both the open and closed configurations;
• wherein the key-lock region includes a partially enclosed concave region corresponding in shape to the keyed region of the frame;
• and
• wherein the key-lock region, gate region, and attachment region of the gate are integral.