Riser release buckle device
OwnerStephen L. Snyderinventor
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Abstract
The riser straps associated with the canopy suspension lines of a parachute are releasably coupled to a body harness by connector devices which include buckle rings through which loop extensions of the riser straps are threaded. A locking pin assembly engaged with each loop extension holds each connector device in a coupling condition. Each locking pin assembly is anchored to a cover protectively enclosing the connector device, by means of which the pin assembly is withdrawn to uncouple the connector device.
Claims13
A releasable connector coupling a body harness strap with a riser strap of a parachute, comprising buckle means connected to the straps, a flexible loop connected to one of the straps and threaded through the buckle means, a locking pin assembly engageable with the threaded loop extension for preventing separation of the riser strap from the buckle means and the harness and release means connected to the locking pin assembly for withdrawing the same laterally from the threaded loop extension.
A releasable connector coupling a body harness strap with a riser strap of a parachute, comprising buckle means connected to the straps, a flexible loop connected to one of the straps and threaded through the buckle means, and a locking pin assembly engageable with the threaded loop extension for preventing separation of the riser strap from the buckle means and the harness, said loop extension including a buckle threading portion from which a terminal loop is formed and an unthreaded lock receiving portion.
A releasable connector coupling a body harness with a riser of a parachute, comprising anchoring elements connected to the harness and the riser, buckle members connected to said anchoring elements, flexible loop means connected to one of the anchoring elements and threaded through the buckle members for transmitting tensile forces between the harness and the riser in one direction, and locking means insertable into the threaded loop means transversely of said one direction for preventing separation of the buckle members under said tensile forces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.