National Systems of Innovation: towards a theory of innovation and interactive learning London: Pint

An emergency retraction means is provided for removing the extended manipulator arm of a nuclear reactor vessel inspection device from within a nozzle thereof or from a fully extended position should power for normal extension drive fail. A cable is looped about the interior of a carriage assembly which drivingly engages the remainder of the manipulator arm. The cable is fixedly clamped at one location within the carriage assembly and looped about a first idler pulley mounted in the manipulator arm and is guided therefrom by another idler to an accessible point where the end of the cable is formed into a ring. The ring is detachably secured thereat to the carriage assembly.