Adjustable tether line systems and securement methods
AssigneeMISSION Corp.
InventorsCaleb Bedsted, Corey Uchtman, Kristopher Clover, Camron Olson, Mark Bohlig
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Abstract
An adjustable tethering system is disclosed that includes a primary line, a secondary line, and a bail release feature. The secondary line is wound about the primary line to form a frictional locking arrangement that resists translation of the secondary line along the primary line when tension is applied. The bail release feature is operable to be manipulated by a user to reduce the constriction of the windings about the primary line, thereby enabling controlled transition of the system from a secured state to a state in which the secondary line can translate along the primary line.
Claims20
An adjustable tethering system comprising:
- a primary line having a longitudinal length;
- a secondary line defining a bail section and an attachment section, the bail section of the secondary line being wound about the primary line in a first winding direction such that the secondary line further defines a plurality of windings with the bail section extending transversely across the plurality of windings, the secondary line being releasably slidable along the longitudinal length of the primary line;
- a capsule having an internal cavity, wherein the plurality of windings of the secondary line are positioned within the internal cavity;
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- a graspable bail release feature that, when manipulated to cause the bail section to translate in a direction opposite the winding direction, reduces a constriction of the plurality of windings about the primary line.
An adjustable tethering system comprising:
- a primary line having a longitudinal length;
- a secondary line wrapped about the primary line to form a plurality of windings, an attachment section, and a bail section, wherein the bail section is defined by a portion of the secondary line that extends transversely across the plurality of windings, the secondary line being wrapped about the primary line such that a tensile force applied to the attachment section causes constriction of the windings about the primary line to arrest translation of the secondary line along the longitudinal length of the primary line;
- a capsule having an internal cavity, wherein the plurality of windings of the secondary line are positioned within the internal cavity;
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- a graspable bail release feature configured to be manipulated to reduce the constriction of the windings about the primary line thereby enabling translation of the secondary line along the longitudinal length of the primary line.
A method of manufacturing an adjustable tethering system, the method comprising:
- providing a primary line having a longitudinal length;
- winding a secondary line about the primary line in a first winding direction such that the secondary line forms a plurality of windings about the primary line and such that a portion of the secondary line extends transversely across the plurality of windings of the secondary line such that a tensile force applied to an attachment section opposite the portion of the secondary line extending transversely across the plurality of windings causes constriction of the windings about the primary line;
- providing a capsule having an internal cavity and positioning the plurality of windings of the secondary line within the internal cavity;
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- coupling a graspable bail release feature to the secondary line such that, when manipulated to cause the bail section to translate in a direction opposite the winding direction, reduces a constriction of the plurality of windings about the primary line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.