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A separating mechanism for releasing an equipment bag. The mechanism includes a base assembly, a removable soft loop assembly, an attachment ring, and a retention member. The base assembly includes a base member, an aperture, and one or more base assembly rings. The soft loop assembly includes a sof

A separating mechanism for releasing an equipment bag. The mechanism includes a base assembly, a removable soft loop assembly, an attachment ring, and a retention member. The base assembly includes a base member, an aperture, and one or more base assembly rings. The soft loop assembly includes a soft loop base and a soft loop. The soft loop is inserted through the aperture and a first of the base assembly rings. The soft loop base is configured to not be pulled through the aperture. A last of the base assembly rings is inserted through the attachment ring. The retention member is inserted through the soft loop to restrain the first base assembly ring. The base assembly rings are sequentially engaged to couple the attachment ring with the base member. The retention member is pulled out of the soft loop to release the base assembly rings thereby releasing the attachment ring.

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1. A separating mechanism for releasing an equipment bag while parachuting, the separating mechanism comprising: a base assembly including a base member, an aperture coupled with the base member, and one or more base assembly rings coupled with the base member;a removable locking soft loop assembly

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A separating mechanism for releasing an equipment bag while parachuting, the separating mechanism comprising: a base assembly including a base member, an aperture coupled with the base member, and one or more base assembly rings coupled with the base member;a removable locking soft loop assembly configured to be removed from the base assembly, the removable locking soft loop assembly including a locking soft loop base and a locking soft loop attached to the locking soft loop base, the locking soft loop configured to be inserted through the aperture and a first of the one or more base assembly rings, the locking soft loop base being configured to not be pulled through the aperture due to an operational load applied to the locking soft loop and configured to be removed from the base member and the aperture of the base assembly so as to facilitate replacement of the removable locking soft loop assembly;an open-ended pocket having one or more open ends, wherein the removable locking soft loop assembly is configured to be separably coupled with the base assembly by insertion into the pocket through one of said one or more open ends and configured to be removed from the base assembly by extraction from the pocket through the same or another of said one or more open ends;an attachment ring, a last of the one or more base assembly rings configured to be inserted through the attachment ring; anda retention member configured to be inserted through the locking soft loop so as to restrain the first base assembly ring, the one or more base assembly rings configured to be sequentially engaged to constrain the last base assembly ring so as to couple the attachment ring with the base member, the retention member configured to be pulled out of the locking soft loop to release the first base assembly ring thereby sequentially releasing the one or more base assembly rings so as to release the attachment ring. 2. The separating mechanism of claim 1, wherein the base member is attached to the equipment bag. 3. The separating mechanism of claim 2, further comprising a releasable leg strap that includes a leg strap aperture through which the locking soft loop is inserted, the leg strap being retained to the base assembly by the retention member until released by the retention member being pulled out of the locking soft loop. 4. The separating mechanism of claim 3, wherein the releasable leg strap includes a leg strap sleeve configured to receive and restrain a free end of the retention member. 5. The separating mechanism of claim 1, wherein the base assembly includes a base assembly sleeve configured to receive and restrain a free end of the retention member. 6. The separating mechanism of claim 1, wherein the one or more base assembly rings include a series of two or more progressively sized rings. 7. The separating mechanism of claim 1, wherein the one or more base assembly rings are substantially rigid. 8. The separating mechanism of claim 1, wherein the removable locking soft loop assembly is not fixedly attached to the base assembly. 9. The separating mechanism of claim 8, wherein the base assembly is configured to retain the removable locking soft loop assembly after the attachment ring is released. 10. The separating mechanism of claim 9, wherein the locking soft loop base is retained between the aperture and the base member after the attachment ring is released. 11. The separating mechanism of claim 10, wherein the removable locking soft loop assembly includes a removal tab coupled with the locking soft loop base, the removable tab providing a gripping surface by which a user can pull the removable locking soft loop assembly free from the base assembly to facilitate replacement of the removable locking soft loop assembly. 12. The separating mechanism of claim 1, wherein: the retention member is flexible; anda grasping feature is attached to the retention member and configured to be pulled by a user to pull the retention member out of the locking soft loop to release the attachment ring. 13. The separating mechanism of claim 1, further comprising: a second aperture coupled with the base member;one or more base assembly second rings coupled with the base member;a second removable locking soft loop assembly including a second locking soft loop base and a second locking soft loop coupled with the second locking soft loop base, the second locking soft loop configured to be inserted through the second aperture and a first of the one or more base assembly second rings, the second locking soft loop base being configured to not be pulled through the second aperture due to the operational load applied to the second locking soft loop;a second attachment ring, a last of the one or more base assembly second rings configured to be inserted through the second attachment ring; anda second retention member configured to be inserted through the second locking soft loop so as to restrain the first base assembly second ring, the one or more base assembly second rings configured to be sequentially engaged to constrain the last base assembly second ring so as to couple second attachment ring with the base member, the second retention member configured to be pulled out of the second locking soft loop to release the first base assembly second ring thereby sequentially releasing the one or more base assembly second rings so as to release the second attachment ring. 14. The separating mechanism of claim 13, wherein: the retention member is flexible;the second retention member is flexible; andthe retention member and the second retention member are attached to a grasping feature configured to be pulled by a user to pull the retention member and the second retention member out of the locking soft loop and the second locking soft loop, respectively, so as to release the attachment ring and the second attachment ring at substantially the same time. 15. The separating mechanism of claim 14, wherein the base assembly includes a grasping feature passageway through which the grasping feature is inserted and by which the grasping feature is retained to the base assembly prior to release of the attachment ring and the second attachment ring. 16. The separating mechanism of claim 13, wherein: the one or more base assembly rings include a series of two or more progressively sized rings; andthe one or more base assembly second rings include a second series of two or more progressively sized rings. 17. The separating mechanism of claim 13, wherein the base assembly is configured to retain the removable locking soft loop assembly and the second removable locking soft loop assembly after the attachment ring and the second attachment ring are released. 18. The separating mechanism of claim 13, wherein: the locking soft loop base is retained between the aperture and the base member after the attachment ring is released; andthe second locking soft loop base is retained between the second aperture and the base member after the second attachment ring is released. 19. The separating mechanism of claim 18, wherein: the removable locking soft loop includes a removal tab coupled with the locking soft loop base, the removable tab providing a gripping surface by which a user can pull the removable locking soft loop free from the base assembly to facilitate replacement of the removable locking soft loop; andthe second removable locking soft loop includes a second removal tab coupled with the second locking soft loop base, the second removable tab providing a second gripping surface by which the user can pull the second removable locking soft loop free from the base assembly to facilitate replacement of the second removable locking soft loop.