Patent ID: 6324957
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: F41H

Abstract:
A cord-stowage device for a deployable tether between two objects, said cord stowage device comprising:a tubing, located between the two objects, having two ends, said tubing being made of flexible material;a cord connecting the two objects, a portion of said cord passing through said tubing, the length of said portion of the cord being greater than the length of said tubing and said portion of the cord being arranged in sinuous fashion within said tubing;a first fastener attaching the cord to said tubing near one of said two ends of the tubing;a second fastener attaching the cord to said tubing near the second of said two ends of the tubing;a strength member connecting the two objects, said strength member being a fabric sock formed over the tubing, the cord and the first and second fasteners.