A releasable restraint for an evacuation system comprising: a first female fastener; a second female fastener; and a center member coupled between the first female fastener and the second female fastener, wherein the center member is configured to separate in response to a predetermined tensile force; wherein the center member comprises: a first end coupled to the first female fastener; a second end coupled to the second female fastener; and a midpoint between the first end and the second end, wherein the center member is tapered from the first end to the midpoint and from the second end to the midpoint, and the center member is configured to separate at the midpoint, further comprising: a first tape extending from the first female fastener; and a second tape extending from the second female fastener, wherein the first tape is located opposite the first female fastener from the center member and the second tape is located opposite the second female fastener from the center member; wherein the first female fastener is configured to receive and retain the first tape and the second female fastener is configured to receive and retain the second tape, and wherein the releasable restraint comprises a plastic material, and wherein the first female fastener, the second female fastener, the center member, the first tape, and the second tape comprise a single, unitary member, and wherein first tape comprises first plurality of teeth configured to engage with a first pawl in the first female fastener and the second tape comprises a second plurality of teeth configured engage with a second pawl in the second female fastener. a first female fastener; a second female fastener; and a center member coupled between the first female fastener and the second female fastener, wherein the center member is configured to separate in response to a predetermined tensile force; wherein the center member comprises: a first end coupled to the first female fastener; a second end coupled to the second female fastener; and a midpoint between the first end and the second end, wherein the center member is tapered from the first end to the midpoint and from the second end to the midpoint, and the center member is configured to separate at the midpoint, further comprising: a first tape extending from the first female fastener; and a second tape extending from the second female fastener, wherein the first tape is located opposite the first female fastener from the center member and the second tape is located opposite the second female fastener from the center member; wherein the first female fastener is configured to receive and retain the first tape and the second female fastener is configured to receive and retain the second tape, and wherein the releasable restraint comprises a plastic material, and wherein the first female fastener, the second female fastener, the center member, the first tape, and the second tape comprise a single, unitary member, and wherein first tape comprises first plurality of teeth configured to engage with a first pawl in the first female fastener and the second tape comprises a second plurality of teeth configured engage with a second pawl in the second female fastener. a first end coupled to the first female fastener; a second end coupled to the second female fastener; and a midpoint between the first end and the second end, wherein the center member is tapered from the first end to the midpoint and from the second end to the midpoint, and the center member is configured to separate at the midpoint, further comprising: a first tape extending from the first female fastener; and a second tape extending from the second female fastener, wherein the first tape is located opposite the first female fastener from the center member and the second tape is located opposite the second female fastener from the center member; wherein the first female fastener is configured to receive and retain the first tape and the second female fastener is configured to receive and retain the second tape, and wherein the releasable restraint comprises a plastic material, and wherein the first female fastener, the second female fastener, the center member, the first tape, and the second tape comprise a single, unitary member, and wherein first tape comprises first plurality of teeth configured to engage with a first pawl in the first female fastener and the second tape comprises a second plurality of teeth configured engage with a second pawl in the second female fastener. a first tape extending from the first female fastener; and a second tape extending from the second female fastener, wherein the first tape is located opposite the first female fastener from the center member and the second tape is located opposite the second female fastener from the center member; wherein the first female fastener is configured to receive and retain the first tape and the second female fastener is configured to receive and retain the second tape, and wherein the releasable restraint comprises a plastic material, and wherein the first female fastener, the second female fastener, the center member, the first tape, and the second tape comprise a single, unitary member, and wherein first tape comprises first plurality of teeth configured to engage with a first pawl in the first female fastener and the second tape comprises a second plurality of teeth configured engage with a second pawl in the second female fastener.