Patent ID: 8209825

Claim:
A release assembly for a personal equipment carrier, the release assembly comprising: a securing component attachable to a personal equipment carrier; a plurality of first cable assemblies, each first cable assembly comprising an outer member and an inner member, and a first end of each first cable assembly outer member anchored to the securing component; a plurality of attachment assembly first portions, each attachment assembly first portion comprising a detachment portion, the detachment portion: attached to a second end of each first cable assembly inner member, and operable, upon tensioning of the attached first cable assembly inner member, for detaching the attachment assembly first portion from an attached attachment assembly second portion; and a trigger termination, connected to a first end of each first cable assembly inner member at the securing component, and a trigger activator connected to the trigger termination, the trigger activator operating to tension each first cable assembly inner member to detach the attachment assembly first portion from the respective second portion attached attachment assembly.