A CATCH DEVICE AND TETHERED DEVICE HOLDER

摘要

A shell or case for holding a cell phone, with a releasable tether (400) attached to the case, for quickly locating and retrieving the cell phone from the depths of a handbag or tote bag. A catch device (200) with a push-button release mechanism (230) is attached to an external surface of the shell. The tether has a post (410) and anchor head (414) that is catchable within the catch device. Pushing the release mechanism opens the catch. A biasing spring (271, 272) ejects the anchor head from the device. The tether may be attached at its other end to a handbag, so that it is easily and quickly located. Pulling on the tether retrieves the shell with phone or other electronic device from the bag. Pushing the release button automatically releases and ejects the anchor-head end of the tether from the shell, so that the user may use the cell phone or device freely, without any restraint on freedom of the movement.