Patent ID: 7480436

Claim:
A securement system comprising: a distribution cable including a breakout location protected by an enclosure; a tether extending from the enclosure and terminating at a connector body, the tether having a length; at least one retention arrangement securing the tether to the distribution cable external to the enclosure; and a release device secured to the distribution cable, the release device extending along at least a portion of the length of tether; wherein pulling the release device away from the distribution cable disengages the retention arrangement to free the tether from the distribution cable; wherein the at least one retention arrangement comprises a first material wrapped around the distribution cable and the tether cable; wherein a first portion of the release device extends along the length of the tether between the first material and the tether and wherein a second portion of the release device loops back along an exterior surface of the first material to form a cutting edge portion of the release device.