A retractor device, comprising: a housing comprising a back plate, a faceplate spaced apart from the back plate, and at least one sidewall extending between the back plate and the faceplate; a rotatable reel inside the housing; a spring biasing rotation of the rotatable reel in one direction; a tether at least partially wound around the rotatable reel, the tether comprising a first end coupled to the rotatable reel and a second end opposite the first end; an end fitting coupled to the second end of the tether, the end fitting comprising an enlarged inner end having a width, wherein the end fitting and the tether are configured to move between a retracted position, a deployed position, and an extended position; a retainer of the housing in contact with the end fitting when the end fitting is in the retracted position; characterized in that the retractor device further comprises: at least one bearing inside the housing proximate to the retainer; first and second extension openings (132, 133) defined in the sidewall of the housing on opposite sides of the retainer; wherein the end fitting is configured to be selectively moved into the deployed position in one of the first and second extension openings (132, 133) and the tether is configured to extend through the one of the first and second extension openings (132, 133) in the extended position, and wherein the tether is configured to engage the bearing when the tether is extended through the one of the first and second extension openings (132, 133) in the extended position. a housing comprising a back plate, a faceplate spaced apart from the back plate, and at least one sidewall extending between the back plate and the faceplate; a rotatable reel inside the housing; a spring biasing rotation of the rotatable reel in one direction; a tether at least partially wound around the rotatable reel, the tether comprising a first end coupled to the rotatable reel and a second end opposite the first end; an end fitting coupled to the second end of the tether, the end fitting comprising an enlarged inner end having a width, wherein the end fitting and the tether are configured to move between a retracted position, a deployed position, and an extended position; a retainer of the housing in contact with the end fitting when the end fitting is in the retracted position; characterized in that the retractor device further comprises: at least one bearing inside the housing proximate to the retainer; first and second extension openings (132, 133) defined in the sidewall of the housing on opposite sides of the retainer; wherein the end fitting is configured to be selectively moved into the deployed position in one of the first and second extension openings (132, 133) and the tether is configured to extend through the one of the first and second extension openings (132, 133) in the extended position, and wherein the tether is configured to engage the bearing when the tether is extended through the one of the first and second extension openings (132, 133) in the extended position. at least one bearing inside the housing proximate to the retainer; first and second extension openings (132, 133) defined in the sidewall of the housing on opposite sides of the retainer; wherein the end fitting is configured to be selectively moved into the deployed position in one of the first and second extension openings (132, 133) and the tether is configured to extend through the one of the first and second extension openings (132, 133) in the extended position, and wherein the tether is configured to engage the bearing when the tether is extended through the one of the first and second extension openings (132, 133) in the extended position.