Parachute automatic release for personnel

Claim 1

A JUMPER-OPERATED, OPTIONALLY AUTOMATIC, PERSONNEL RELEASE MECHANISM FOR A PARACHUTE HARNESS, SAID MECHANISM COMPRISING FRONT AND REAR PORTIONS AND INCLUDING RELEASABLE CONNECTOR MEANS FOR CONNECTION IN A PARACHUTE HARNESS AND SUBJECT TO DESCENDING TENSION IMPOSED THEREON, SAID RELEASE MECHANISM INCLUDING TENSION LOCK MEANS RETAINING SAID CONNECTOR MEANS ON SAID MECHANISM DURING DESCENT OF THE JUMPER, SAID RELEASE MECHANISM INCLUDING MANUALLY OPERABLE SAFETY-LOCK MEANS FOR CONTROLLING DETACHMENT OF SAID CONNECTOR MEANS FROM SAID RELEASE MECHANISM IN ALL ATTITUDES OF DESCENT OF PERSONNEL, SAID SAFETY-LOCK MEANS INCLUDING AN OPERATING MEMBER LOCATED IN AN UNOBSTRUCTED AND IMMEDIATELY ACCESSIBLE POSITION OUTSIDE THE INWARD-REARWARD PROJECTION FROM SAID CONNECTOR MEANS FOR INSTANT OPERATION BY PERSONNEL, SAID SAFETY LOCK MEANS INCLUDING A MANUALLY DISPLACEABLE PORTION POSITIONABLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID CONNECTOR MEANS IN A POSITIVE LOCK POSITION, AN AUTOMATIC RELEASE POSITION, AND A RELOCK POSITION AT THE JUMPER''S OPTION DURING DESCENT, AND MOTOR MEANS ON SAID RELEASE MECHANISM AND SUBJECT TO CONTROL BY SAID SAFETY LOCK MEANS DISPLACEABLE PORTION, SAID MOTOR MEANS NORMALLY REACTING TO DISCONNECT SAID CONNECTOR MEANS WHEN THE SAFETY LOCK MEANS IS UNLOCKED AND DESCENDING TENSION IS NOT IMPOSED ON THE PARACHUTE HARNESS.