US Patent 7837152 Retractable safety ripcord

An article of manufacture, a retractable safety ripcord device for use with a reserve parachute; the device uses a non-metallic flexible line between a first end with handle, a second end with a loop and at least one rubber shock cord integrated into the line. Also used is a single handle and reserve pin releasably attached via the loop wherein the pin separates from the loop after activation.