Patent ID: 8058597

Claim:
A deployment system for utilization onboard an airborne object including a deployable element, the deployment system comprising: a circumferential restraint disposed at least partially around the airborne object in a constraining position wherein the circumferential restraint prevents deployment of the deployable element, a portion of the circumferential restraint following a serpentine path in the constraining position; a pin actuation mechanism, comprising: a casing mounted to the airborne object; and a pin slidably mounted to the casing, the pin normally residing in an extended position wherein the pin engages the circumferential restraint to maintain the circumferential restraint in the constraining position, the pin movable to a retracted position to release the circumferential restraint from the constraining position and permit deployment of the deployable element; and a guide member mounted to the airborne object, the guide member engaging the circumferential restraint in the constraining position to help guide the circumferential restraint along the serpentine path.