fig1 depicts a perspective view of the invention 100 , the preferred embodiment . a top case 20 and bottom case 10 house the working parts of the invention . the two case halves 10 , 20 mate together at surface 11 . contained within lower case 10 is gas cylinder 50 , valve 60 , and puncture valve 70 . contained within valve 60 is tether 30 . tether 30 is shown in the shape of a coil for ease of storage and deployment of tether 30 . tether 30 is secured to valve 60 by end 32 . tether end 31 is secured to the balloon or airfoil 100 at connection 101 shown in fig3 . guide 40 is inserted into the center of the coil of tether 30 . guide 40 prevents tether 30 from tangling as it &# 34 ; plays out &# 34 ; during deployment . tether 30 may be up to 400 feet in length . during storage and transport , top case 20 and bottom case 10 are connected together by a friction fit . all of the elements of the invention are contained within the case halves for ease of storage and portability . the container 1100 is opened by the user simply by pulling the top case 20 and bottom case 10 apart to allow access to the valve 60 . fig2 is an exploded view of a portion of the invention . subassembly 300 comprises tether 30 and puncture valve 70 , valve 60 and gas cylinder 50 . valve is threadably attached to end 51 of gas cylinder 50 . puncture valve 70 is affixed to the center of valve 60 . puncture valve 70 may also comprise a puncture needle . valve 60 is threaded onto end 51 until pointed end 72 of puncture valve 70 just contacts but does not penetrate surface 52 . in operation , valve 60 is turned by a user in direction t sufficient to cause pointed end 72 to puncture surface 52 thereby allowing the pressurized inert gas g to flow through puncture valve 70 . tether 30 is coiled in such a manner so as to be contained within cavity 61 of valve 60 . end 32 of tether 30 is attached to puncture valve 70 at connection 63 . guide 40 is inserted into the center of the tether 30 coil by tube 41 . tube 44 connects puncture valve 70 to quick - release mechanism 80 at end 82 . flange 42 is of a lesser diameter than tether 30 thereby allowing tether 30 to &# 34 ; play out &# 34 ; around guide flange 42 during deployment . quick - release mechanism 80 is contained within the interior of guide 40 . quick - release mechanism 80 and airfoil connection 90 comprise the quick - release assembly 200 . airfoil connection 90 is releasably connected to quick - release mechanism 80 . airfoil 100 is attached to tube 91 . fig3 is an exploded view of the components from the puncture valve to the airfoil . subassembly 400 comprises the components from the valve 60 to airfoil 100 , excluding the gas cylinder 50 . valve 60 has puncture valve 70 attached to its center . cavity 61 receives the coiled tether 30 . end 32 of tether 30 is attached to puncture valve 70 . this securely fastens the tether to the deployed airfoil or balloon to a sufficient weight or anchor , in this case , the relatively heavy gas cylinder 50 . end 31 of fill tube 44 connects to puncture valve 70 over serrated surface 71 . guide tube 41 slides on the outside of fill tube 44 and within the coil of tether 30 . tube 82 of quick - release mechanism 80 has an interference fit within fill tube 44 so tube 82 is firmly affixed . airfoil connection 90 releasably slides over tube 81 from quick - release mechanism 80 . opening 102 of airfoil 100 fits over tube 91 of airfoil connection 90 . once the airfoil is full of inert gas , one way valve 103 closes preventing loss of the inert gas upon release of airfoil connection 90 . one way valve 103 is well known in the art . fig4 is an exploded perspective view of the quick - release assembly 200 . pin 94 slidingly fits through hole 98 in tab 95 on airfoil connection 90 . latch 84 on quick - release mechanism 80 slidingly fits between tab 95 and tabs 96 when flexible hinge 85 is folded at 90 degrees to the centerline c of quick - release mechanism 80 . it is depicted in fig4 in the released mode . fig5 is a perspective view of guide 40 . flange 42 is of a diameter less than the diameter of tether 30 so as to allow tether 30 to play out as the airfoil 100 is deployed . quick - release mechanism 80 is contained within cavity 43 . tube 41 fits inside the coil of tether 30 . fig6 depicts a side cut - away view of quick - release assembly 200 . spring 93 is contained within tube 91 . tube 81 slidingly fits within tube 91 . shoulder 86 fits within recess 94 . latch 84 fits between tab 95 and tab 96 . fig7 depicts a side cut - away view of the quick - release assembly 200 . quick - release mechanism 80 is shown fully inserted into airfoil connection 90 . spring 93 is compressed within tube 91 against shoulder 99 and tube 81 . pin 94 is sufficiently inserted into hole 98 to capture latch 84 between tab 95 and tabs 96 . flexible hinge 85 is shown flexed 90 degrees to the centerline of the quick - release assembly 200 . fig8 depicts a cut - away perspective view of quick - release assembly 200 as described in fig7 . fig9 is a cut - away view of the invention 100 before deployment . gas cylinder 50 is contained within bottom case 10 . valve 60 is threadably attached to gas cylinder 50 at end 53 . puncture valve 70 is connected to valve 60 . tether 30 is coiled within valve 60 . quick - release assembly 200 is attached to puncture valve 70 by tube 44 . airfoil 100 is shown folded and deflated within upper case 20 . airfoil 100 is attached to tether 30 at end 32 . wrist - loop 300 or d - ring 400 are used for ease of carrying the invention . fig1 is a side cut - away view of the puncture valve 170 . tube 74 runs the axial length of the valve . serrated surface 71 is the means by which tube 44 is attached to puncture valve 70 . pointed end 72 is the means by which surface 52 of gas cylinder 50 is punctured . bracket 75 positions pointed end 72 on the centerline of the puncture valve 70 . the &# 34 ;+&# 34 ; shape of bracket 75 allows the gas to flow around the pointed end and through the puncture valve tube 74 enroute to the airfoil 100 once the surface 52 is punctured . fig1 depicts an exploded perspective view of puncture valve 70 . bracket 75 is shown inserted into cavity 73 which communicates with tube 74 . fig1 depicts a perspective cut - away view of an alternate embodiment of puncture valve 700 . threaded point 720 is threadably inserted into threaded tube 730 . a portion of point 720 is removed along a major axis . slot 770 allows the gas to flow from the punctured surface 52 through tube 740 . fig1 depicts an exploded perspective view of the alternate embodiment of puncture valve 700 . threads 760 are used to insert the pointed end 780 into tube 740 at threads 730 . slot 770 allows the gas to flow past the point 780 . fig1 depicts a cross - section view of the valve area . valve 60 is threadably connected to gas cylinder 50 . gas cylinder 50 has one end with threads 53 and puncture surface 52 . pointed end 72 of puncture valve 70 is shown engaging puncture surface 52 . tether 30 is contained within valve 60 . end 32 is tied around puncture valve 70 . end 31 is affixed to airfoil 100 at connection 101 . cord 104 is attached to pin 94 through tube 106 . fig1 depicts a cross - section view of the quick - release assembly with the airfoil . airfoil 100 is attached to quick - release assembly 200 . contained within airfoil 100 is one - way valve 103 . one - way valve 103 is known in the art . cord 104 is attached to pin 94 through tube 106 . cord 104 is attached to airfoil 100 at connection 105 . the operation of cord 104 is described in fig1 . fig1 depicts a cross - section view of the one - way valve . vanes 106 overlap and are flexible so as to open into the position ( c ) as gas flows through the valve . once the gas flow stops , the flexible valve vanes are pressed together ( a ) by pressure &# 34 ; p &# 34 ; within the airfoil sufficiently to seal the aperture 107 . a side view of the vanes 106 is shown in ( b ) fig1 depicts the release pin arrangement on the airfoil . prior to release , as shown , cord 104 is attached to airfoil 100 at connection 105 . cord 104 is also connected to pin 94 . cord 104 is routed through tube 106 . the airfoil 100 is folded at &# 34 ; f &# 34 ; to cause the distance for connection 105 to pin 94 to equal the length of cord 104 . upon deployment , as gas flows into airfoit 100 , the expansion of the airfoil 100 causes the fold &# 34 ; f &# 34 ; to be unfolded . this causes the distance between pin 94 and connection 105 to increase . this , in turn , causes the expansion of the airfoil to pull on cord 104 ultimately pulling pin 94 from tab 95 . this allows quick release assembly 200 to operate as described in fig7 thereby releasing the fully inflated airfoil for flight . fig1 depicts a cross - section view of the tether secured to the puncture valve . end 32 is affixed about serrated surface 71 of puncture valve 70 . it is also held in place by tube 44 . fig1 is a top view of puncture valve 780 as depicted in fig1 . fig2 is a top view of the puncture valve bracket 75 as depicted in fig1 . although the present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments , numerous modifications and variations can be made and still the result will come within the scope of the invention . no limitation with respect to the specific embodiments disclosed herein is intended or should be inferred .