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1. A retractable and extendable tether device for attaching to a hand-held electronic device and for selectively replaceably attaching the hand-held electronic device to a user, comprising:
a) a retractor; b) a retainer; c) a tether; and d) a disconnect mechanism; wherein said retractor is for replaceably attaching to the user; wherein said retainer is for attaching to the hand-held electronic device; and wherein said tether retracts into, and extends from, said retractor and replaceably attaches to said retainer so as to selectively replaceably attach the hand-held electronic device to the user; wherein said disconnect mechanism is operatively connected to, and selectively severs, said tether for allowing the hand-held electronic device to be separated from the user by disconnecting said retainer from said retractor; wherein said retainer includes a plate; wherein said plate of said retainer is for replaceably attaching to the hand-held electronic device; wherein said plate of said retainer is rectangular-shaped, and as such, has: a) an initial short edge; b) a terminal short edge c) a pair of long edges; d) a longitudinal centerline; e) a front face; and f) a rear face; wherein said plate of said retainer further has: a) an initial through slot; b) a terminal through slot; c) an intermediate through slot; and d) a blind slot; wherein said retainer includes a double-sided tape patch; wherein said double-sided tape patch of said retainer is: a) for attaching said retainer to the hand-held electronic device; and b) disposed on said rear face of said plate of said retainer; wherein said blind slot of said plate of said retainer extends along said front face of said plate of said retainer from, and communicates with, said initial through slot of said plate of said retainer to, and communicates with, said intermediate through slot of said plate of said retainer, and is disposed along said longitudinal centerline of said plate of said retainer; wherein said tether has: a) a proximal portion; and b) a distal portion; wherein said proximal portion of said tether is singular; wherein said distal portion of said tether: a) extends from said disconnect mechanism; and b) is doubled so as to form a loop; and wherein said loop of said distal portion of said tether first extends along said rear face of said plate of said retainer, in proximity to said initial short edge of said plate of said retainer, to said initial through slot of said plate of said retainer, then passes through said initial through slot of said plate of said retainer to said front face of said plate of said retainer, then extends in said blind slot of the plate of the retainer to said intermediate through slot of said plate of said retainer, than passes through said intermediate through slot of said plate of said retainer to said rear face of said plate of said retainer, then extends along said rear face of said plate of said retainer to said terminal through bore of said plate of said retainer, and then engages around said inverted U-shaped perimeter of said tab of said plate of said retainer. |
