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

Claim 0:
1. 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;
a retraction system coupled to the reel, wherein the retraction system biases the elongate structure to be rewound onto the reel; and
an arm coupled to the housing, the arm comprising a body, a first end of the body, and an opposing second end of the body, wherein the arm actuates between:
a locked position in which the first end extends out of the housing and the second end does not extend out of the housing, the arm interfacing with the reel to bias the reel from rotating when the arm is in the locked position; and
an unlocked position in which the second end extends out of the housing and the first end does not extend out of the housing, wherein the arm does not bias the reel from rotating when the arm is in the unlocked position.