Ballistic actuated device for reeling in an elongated flexible element

Claim 1

A BALLISTIC ACTUATED DEVICE FOR REELING IN AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE ELEMENT COMPRISING AN ELONGATED HOUSING HAVING A PAIR OF LONGITUDINALLY SPACED END CLOSURES IN SEALING ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH, AND A PERIPHERAL WALL EXTENDING THEREBETWEEN DEFINING AN ELONGATED CHAMBER THEREIN BETWEEN SAID END CLOSURES, SAID HOUSING HAVING AN OPENING FORMED IN THE PERIPHERAL WALL THEREOF COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CHAMBER FOR RECEIVING THE ELONGATED FLEXIBLE ELEMENT THERETHROUGH, A REEL MOUNTED WITHIN SAID HOUSING CHAMBER FOR LONGITUDINAL AND ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT ABOUT A LONGITUDINAL AXIS FROM A FIRST OPERATIVE POSITION WHEREIN ONE END OF SAID REEL IS DISPOSED ADJACENT ONE OF SAID END CLOSURES TO A SECOND OPERATIVE POSITION WHEREIN THE OTHER END OF SAID REEL IS DISPOSED ADJACENT THE OTHER OF SAID END CLOSURES, SAID REEL BEING ARRANGED TO FIXEDLY RECEIVE ONE END OF THE FLEXIBLE ELEMENT AND HAVING AN EXTERIOR PERIPHERY AROUND WHICH THE FLEXIBLE ELEMENT IS ARRANGED TO BE WOUND IN RESPONSE TO THE LONGITUDINAL AND ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF SAID REEL FROM SAID FIRST POSITION TO SAID SECOND POSITION, AN ELONGATED RIGID STRUCTURE FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID HOUSING AND EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY THERETHROUGH, SAID ELONGATED RIGID STRUCTURE HAVING A CYLINDRICAL EXTERIOR PERIPHERAL PORTION AND A NON-CYLINDRICAL EXTERIOR PERIPHERAL PORTION, SAID HOUSING CHAMBER INCLUDING A CYLINDRICAL PORTION ADJACENT SAID ONE END CLOSURE, SAID REEL INCLUDING MEANS SEALINGLY ENGAGING THE