Patent ID: 6860774

Claim:
A detachable handle system comprising in combination an aquatic tow rope, a coupler, and a detachable handle; said detachable handle extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end to thereby define a longitudinal axis and having a manual gripping member therebetween; said coupler having a receiver for said aquatic tow rope to which said aquatic tow rope may be fastened and having a longitudinal handle engaging member; and a locking member which is set to one of a first state or a second state that permits subsequent setting to the other of said first and second states and that is reversible between said first and said second states, and which in a first state locks said coupler to said detachable handle when a separating force of a first magnitude is applied between said coupler and said detachable handle, and which in a second state different from said first state releases said detachable handle from said coupler when said separating force of said first magnitude is applied, said locking member comprising a radially expandible material and a means for expanding said radially expandible material.