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US 4,337,913 AGranted
Means for releasably attaching strands
OwnerWilliam R. Boothinventor
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Abstract
This invention provides an apparatus for releasably attaching all strands or risers of a parachute from a harness of the parachutist and comprises a series of loops each attached to the strands, at least one of these loops attached to each of the strands, each loop being insertable through the preceeding loop of the series and a flexible thong releasably securing the last loop in the series.
Claims6
An apparatus for releasably attaching risers of a parachute from a harness of the parachutist and adapted to permit release of the parachute while said parachutist is in mid-air comprising
- a ring member attached to the harness of the parachutist;
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- a series of loops, each directly attached to a respective set of said risers, a first loop in the series being insertable through said ring member on said harness, and each additional loop being insertable through the preceeding loop in the series;
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- a flexible thong turned around the last loop in said series and through a rip cord assembly with a rip cord inserted into an aperture in said thong for releasably securing the last loop in said series and maintaining said loops in contact one with the other when in a secure position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.