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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2012
Applicant:

West Coast Chain Mfg. Co., Ontario, CA (US);

Inventors:

Boake Paugh, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);

Joshua R. Buesseler, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45F 5/00 (2006.01); A45F 5/02 (2006.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); H04B 1/3877 (2015.01); H04M 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A45F 5/004 (2013.01); A45F 5/021 (2013.01); H04B 1/385 (2013.01); H04B 1/3877 (2013.01); H04M 1/04 (2013.01); A45F 2005/008 (2013.01); A45F 2200/0516 (2013.01); H04B 2001/3855 (2013.01); Y10S 224/93 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus is provided for detachably tethering a phone to a user's person, such as a belt or strap worn by the user. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a case configured to receive the phone, a holster configured to detachably receive the case, a retractable tether having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, the proximal end connected to the holster, and the distal end detachably connected to the case, wherein a portion of the tether is housed in the holster, the tether configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position, and a spring coupled to the tether, the spring configured to bias the tether into the retracted position.


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