Patent ID: 11945682
Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 8:
9. A lanyard comprising:
a housing comprising an opening;
a reel rotatably mounted within the housing;
an elongate structure wound around the reel, the elongate structure having an inner end coupled to the reel and an opposing outer end extending out of the opening;
a first coupling mechanism coupled to the outer end of the elongate structure;
a second coupling mechanism coupled to the housing;
an arm slideably coupled to the housing, the arm actuating between a locked position and an unlocked position, the arm interfacing with the reel when in the arm is in the locked position to bias the reel from rotating; and
an arm biasing system that biases the arm to remain in the locked position and that biases the arm to remain in the unlocked position, the arm biasing system comprising a first spring, wherein at least a part of the first spring is located between a top surface of the arm and the reel.