Patent ID: 9221417
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A releasable tether retention system comprising: 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.