Patent ID: 7963278

Claim:
An apparatus for deploying a bola, said bola being comprised of first, second and third weights attached to respective ends of first, second and third cords, said cords, mutually interconnected at a nexus, said apparatus comprising: a hollow outer cylinder having a diameter and first and second open ends; an inner cylinder slidably housed within outer cylinder and extending from said first open end, said inner cylinder having a third open end and a closed end, said closed end including a circumferentially disposed flange extending to a diameter greater than the inside diameter of said outer cylinder; and a payload stowed within said inner cylinder comprising said bola and first and second spacers for housing said cords, said first spacer being interposed between said first and second weights and having a wall in which an aperture is formed and first and second chambers defined therein, and said second spacer being interposed between said second and third weights and having a wall in which an aperture is formed therein and defining a third chamber, wherein said first, second and third cords are housed within said first, second and third chambers, respectively.