Patent ID: 9242736
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: B64D

Claim Text:
1. A parachute canopy release for use with a parachute riser having a terminal end connected to a riser ring, said canopy release comprising: a harness strap having a connector assembly comprising a ring assembly and a latch assembly, said ring assembly having a middle ring and a small ring secured to said harness at middle and small ring securing straps, respectively, wherein said middle ring and said small ring each has an outer diameter, said outer diameter of said middle ring sized to be smaller than said inner diameter of said riser ring, and said outer diameter of said small ring sized to be smaller than said inner diameter of said middle ring, said latch assembly having a base and a latch slide engaging said base, wherein said base defines a ring fastening channel sized to receive said small ring and retain said small ring intermediate said base and said latch slide; wherein said middle ring is inserted through an inner diameter of said riser ring such that said middle ring securing strap secures said riser ring, said small ring is inserted through an inner diameter of said middle ring such that said small ring securing strap secures said middle ring, and said latch assembly is manipulated such that said latch slide retains said small ring intermediate said base and an interior surface of said latch slide when said parachute riser is releasably connected to said harness strap.