Patent ID: 8250980

Claim:
A release mechanism apparatus, comprising: a rod with a first end portion, a middle portion, and a second end portion, wherein said first end portion includes an integral cage-like element, wherein said cage-like element is comprised of a plurality of restraining wall elements to define an interior chamber with a volume sufficient to accommodate a cable stop element and defining an aperture, which is in communication with the interior chamber, and wherein the aperture includes a size to accommodate a cable, but small enough to prevent the cable stop element from passing while the plurality of restraining wall elements are constrained, even if the cable is under tension; and a restraining element comprising an axial bore with a first region for constraining the restraining wall elements of the cage-like element to a closed position, and a second region having an enlarged geometry, wherein the restraining wall elements elastically deform to an open position, and wherein the volume of the chamber and the size of the aperture is increased sufficiently to release a connected cable terminated with an attached stop element.