Patent ID: 9610917
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A62B,B60R,B64D

Claim:
1. A dual release strap for use in securing an occupant within a restraint system, the restraint system having a first component comprising a vest having first and second attachment points secured to a single ring and a second component, the dual release strap comprising: a length of a webbing having a first end and a second end; an automatic release mechanism having first and second mounting members, the first mounting member fixedly attached to the first end of the webbing and the second mounting member releasably coupled directly to the single ring, the automatic release mechanism separating the second mounting member from the single ring in response to a triggering event; a manual release mechanism having first and second ends, the first end of the manual release mechanism fixedly attached to the second end of the webbing, the second end of the manual release mechanism releasably coupled directly to the second component of the restraint system, the manual release mechanism including a trigger for allowing the occupant to selectively separate the second end of the manual release mechanism from the second component of the restraint system.