Patent ID: 7029353

Claim:
A line capture device, comprising: a body having a line attachment section disposed at a proximal end and a line retainer portion attachment section disposed at a distal end; at least one line retainer, being radially disposed and coupled to the line retainer portion attachment section at the distal end, for retaining a line to be captured, each line retainer having a cavity for accommodating a captured line; and means for binding the line retainer portion to the body within a line retainer portion groove disposed within the line retainer portion attachment section for preventing bending, tipping, or misaligning of the line retainer portion, wherein each at least one line retainer comprises: a line retainer portion coupled to the line retainer portion attachment section, the line retainer portion having a generally straight arm configuration; and a latching portion mechanically coupled to the line retainer portion attachment section, the latching portion having a pivoting end and being in movable relation to the line retainer portion, the pivoting end being selected from a group consisting of a proximal end of the latching portion and a distal end of the latching portion, and wherein the latching portion comprises a mechanism disposed at the pivoting end which selected from a group consisting essentially of a spring and a flexure for allowing a line to be captured to be thereagainst pressed and to thereby effect opening of the latching portion.