Patent ID: 6202588
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B63C,F02B

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a. a housing, said housing having a first wall portion, movable from a closed position to an open position when a locking element on said housing is unlocked;b. a float;c. a tether line having an upper end attached to said float, and a lower end passing first through a second wall portion of said housing and then being attached to an article, said float and at least a portion of said tether line being contained within said housing; and,d. an activation cable extending between a vehicle and said locking element on said housing, whereby, when the article becomes separated from the vehicle, said activation cable pulls on said locking element, allowing said first wall portion of said housing to open, exposing said tether line and said float for deployment as the article becomes submerged in a body of water.