Releasable attachments for parachute harness

Claim 1

A LOAD CARRYING AND RELEASE DEVICE COMPRISING A BODY, SAID BODY INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED LUGS PROJECTING FROM ONE SIDE THEREOF, A CATCH HAVING A LINK ABUTMENT SURFACE FORMED ON ONE OF ITS SIDES, PIVOT MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID CATCH TO SAID LUGS WHEREBY SAID CATCH MAY BE PIVOTED FROM A CLOSED POSITION WHEREBY SAID BODY AND ABUTMENT SURFACE FORM A CHAMBER FOR A LINK TO AN OPEN POSITION WHEREBY SAID ABUTMENT SURFACE FACES AWAY FROM SAID BODY AND HAVING A SHOULDER ENGAGEALLY CONNECTED TO SAID BODY AND HAVING A SHOULDER ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID CATCH TO HOLD IT IN SAID CLOSED POSITION, A PEG ADJACENT SAID TRIGGER SLIDABLE WITHIN A RECESS IN SAID BODY, SAID PEG NORMALLY ENGAGING SAID TRIGGER SO AS TO MAINTAIN SAID SHOULDER IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CATCH, SECURING MEANS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID BODY ADAPTED TO SECURE A STRAP THERETO, SAID ABUTMENT SURFACE WHEN SAID CATCH IS IN CLOSED POSITION BEING OFFSET FROM A LINE CONNECTING SAID SECURING MEANS AND SAID PIVOT MEANS WHEREBY TENSION APPLIED BY A LOAD TO SAID LINK AND SECURING MEANS WILL TEND TO ROTATE SAID CATCH TO SAID OPEN POSITION.