Protective Sleeve for a Pyrotechnic Reefing Line

A metallic sleeve provides protection and guidance for the actuating lanyard pull of a parachute system reefing line cutter. This device ensures that the reefing line cutter is not damaged during packing or deployment. In addition, the device ensures that the actuating lanyard that initiates the cutter is pulled within the device’s specification cone angle. Combined, these features increase the durability of the reefing line cutter used in parachute reefing systems, and significantly increases the reliability of the underlying reefing cutter. Protecting such a critical element of the controlled deployment of parachutes significantly improves the operation of the parachute reefing system.