Retractor carrying case

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9016531
APP PUB NO 20130168423A1
SERIAL NO

13340505

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Abstract

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A retractor carrying device for personal use has multiple components that allow for easy storage, deployment, and detachment of small items carried inside the device. In one embodiment, the device includes a carrying case having an interior cavity, a retractor assembly having an interior portion and an exterior portion joined to the carrying case, and an attachment assembly connected to the exterior portion so that the device may be connected to a user's belt or strap. A retractable tensile member is rotatably disposed within the interior portion and is moveable between a fully retracted position and an extended position. The device also includes an end fitting connected to the retractable tensile member that is adapted to releasably attach the small portable items. When the retractable tensile member is in the fully retracted position, the end fitting is configured to nest in a recess formed in the interior portion.

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WEST COAST CHAIN MFG CO4245 PACIFIC PRIVADO ONTARIO CA 91762

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buesseler, Joshua R Seattle, US 13 263
Paugh, Boake Rancho Cucamonga, US 12 192

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