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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2019
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Ian R. Jenkins, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Leo K. Greeley, Shoreham, NY (US);
Chi-Ming Wang, Taipei, TW;
Huang Chih Huang, Taoyuan, TW;
Sheng Du, East Setauket, NY (US);
Jason H. Le Goff, Miller Place, NY (US);
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
A tethering device includes a primary housing supporting a retraction mechanism; a secondary housing configured to be connected to a tethered object; a retractable tether extending from the retraction mechanism to the secondary housing to movably couple the secondary housing to the primary housing; a first magnet assembly supported by the primary housing; and a second magnet assembly supported by the secondary housing, wherein the second magnet assembly is configured to engage with the first magnet assembly to bias the secondary housing towards the primary housing.