Patent ID: 6485213
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: B64G,Y10T

Abstract:
A securing system for securing an element to a structure in a folded position, which element can assume either said folded position or a deployed position relative to the structure, said system comprising:a retaining member passing through the element in the folded position and connected at one end to said structure and bearing at the other end on an external side of the element; means for rupturing said retaining member or its connection to said structure when the element is required to move from its folded position to its deployed position; and a mechanism including drive means for pulling the corresponding part of the retaining member outwards through the element after actuation of said rupture means, the retaining member having an enlargement in the part which is pulled by the drive means, the system further comprising a holding and shock-absorbing device mounted on the element and including a barrel with an orifice passing through it adapted to receive the retaining member concentrically, a plurality of cut-outs in the wall of the barrel forming a plurality of spring tongues adapted to be bent wholly or partially towards the inside of the barrel in order to come into contact with the part of the retaining member which is pulled by the drive means, the enlargement being adapted to cooperate with said tongues to hold the retaining member after actuation of the drive means.