Securing and releasing system

Claim 1

THE IMPROVEMENT IN SECURING AND RELEASING A BAND ENCIRCLING A BODY OF A BOMB, MISSILE OR THE LIKE AND USED TO SUSPEND THE SAME FROM SUPPORTING STRUCTURE IN AN AIRCRAFT BOMB BAY, COMPRISING: SAID BAND BEING DIVIDED BELOW SAID BODY FORMING TWO BAND ENDS AND SECURING AND RELEASING MEANS RELEASABLY SECURING TOGETHER THE BAND ENDS, THE BAND ENDS BEING SEPARABLE PERMITTING THE BODY TO FALL FREE UPON RELEASE BY SAID SECURING AND RELEASING MEANS, SAID SECURING AND RELEASING MEANS INCLUDING A SECURING CABLE, SAID BAND ENDS EACH HAVING END MEMBERS HAVING CABLE PULL BLOCK MEANS EACH GROOVED OPPOSITELY TO THE OTHER BAND END TO RECEIVE SAID SECURING CABLE WHICH IS LACED IN A SERPENTINE MANNER ABOUT SAID PULL BLOCKS IN THE GROOVES FROM ONE BAND END TO ANOTHER IN A MANNER SECURING SAID BAND ENDS TOGETHER; SAID CABLE HAVING TWO ENDS AND MEANS SECURING SAID CABLE ENDS TO ONE OF SAID BAND ENDS, SAID LAST-MENTIONED MEANS BEING OPERABLE TO ADJUSTABLY TENSE SAID CABLE ABOUT SAID PULL BLOCK MEANS THEREBY ADJUSTABLY TENSING SAID BAND ABOUT SAID BODY; AN EXPLOSIVE-POWERED CABLE CUTTING MEANS INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF SAID CABLE OPERABLE TO SEVER THE CABLE TO RELEASE SAID BAND ENDS WHEREBY SAID BODY WILL DROP; AND MEANS OPERABLE TO FIRE THE EXPLOSIVE OF SAID CABLE CUTTING MEANS TO OPERATE THE SAME.