Releasable tether retention system
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1. A releasable tether retention system comprising:
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a tether retention member including a portion movably mounted in the housing,a groove formed about the tether retention member,a locking member engaged with said groove to retain the tether retention member,wherein said locking member engaged with said groove retains a tether on the member when the member is positioned in a first position, andwherein the system is configured so that a tether retained on the tether retention member is released from the tether retention member during movement of the tether retention member from the first position to a second position different from the first position, andwherein the tether retention member has a first portion and a second portion extending from the first portion, and wherein the first portion is configured to slidably move within a bore of the housing, andwherein at least one opening is formed in the first portion to enable fluid communication between a first side of the first portion and a second side of the first portion opposite the first side.
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Abstract
A releasable tether retention system includes a housing and a tether retention member including a portion movably mounted in the housing. The system is configured to retain a tether on the member when the member is positioned in a first position, and configured so that a tether retained on the member is released from the member during movement of the member from the first position to a second position different from the first position.
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1. A releasable tether retention system comprising:
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a housing; and a tether retention member including a portion movably mounted in the housing, a groove formed about the tether retention member, a locking member engaged with said groove to retain the tether retention member, wherein said locking member engaged with said groove retains a tether on the member when the member is positioned in a first position, and wherein the system is configured so that a tether retained on the tether retention member is released from the tether retention member during movement of the tether retention member from the first position to a second position different from the first position, and wherein the tether retention member has a first portion and a second portion extending from the first portion, and wherein the first portion is configured to slidably move within a bore of the housing, and wherein at least one opening is formed in the first portion to enable fluid communication between a first side of the first portion and a second side of the first portion opposite the first side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A releasable tether retention system comprising:
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housing defining a bore tether retention member having a first portion configured for moving along the bore and a second portion configured for retaining a portion of a tether thereon, wherein the first portion has at least one opening to enable fluid communication between a first side of the first portion and a second side of the first portion opposite the first side to release an associated tether, and wherein the retention member is movable along the bore responsive to passage of a pressurized fluid through the at least one opening from the first side to the second side.
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