Patent ID: 7568679

Claim:
A cable barrier system, the system comprising: a cable release anchor assembly having a cable mounting plate fixedly positioned proximate the ground level, the plate having a post stop and a bracket defining a landing area, and a leveraging member disposed on the landing area; a length of need section having a line post, the line post having an internal cavity and a slot formed along a sidewall extending downward from its top end; a post-cable connector having an elongated portion forming a loop and a top section angled away from the elongated portion, the top section hung on top of the line post; a cable having a terminal end, the cable connected to the bracket with the terminal end extending over the base of the leveraging member and held in tension by the cable-release anchor assembly proximate the terminal end and the cable slidingly disposed through the loop; and a member positioned within the internal cavity of the line post and releasably connected to the post-cable connector substantially positioning the elongated section substantially within the internal cavity and the loop exterior of the cavity such that when the line post is urged toward the ground level the cable is released from the line post.