Auto Carabiner 20 mm Kortel

The perfect carabiner for paragliding

The carabiner is a common accessory for many outdoor sports. It is essential for paragliding, since its main function is to connect the harness to the glider or reserve parachute. There are many different types of carabiner, including flexible, rigid, self-closing and screw-type.
A carabiner considered functional must be able to withstand a load equivalent to the strength of the anchor points on which they are mounted.

Like the vast majority of carabiners used on harnesses, the Kortel Auto Carabiner is self-locking and made of aluminum alloy. Lighter and easier to handle, they are the ideal solution for free-flying. Their design is similar to that of climbing and mountaineering carabiners, and incorporates all their functions.

Features of the Kortel Auto Carabiner

This self-locking carabiner features an angled opening that makes it much easier to attach straps. It is optimized for a width of 20mm.
Its main axle is designed to withstand a working load of 2,500 kg. Its transverse axis withstands a working load of 1000 kg.

Fatigue failure

Aluminum carabiners are sensitive to fatigue failure. When paragliding, you are constantly suspended from the connectors, but the load is not constant. When you're in flight, the load on the connectors varies according to weight and acceleration. This is known as the "fatigue" phenomenon, as the connectors are alternately loaded and unloaded.
The Kortel Auto carabiner has a maximum lifespan of 5 years, or 500 hours of use.

Caution: Do not use these carabiners in tandem flight on the "spreader-wing " link, or on any link connected to the tandem reserve parachute.