Patent ID: 7904128

Claim:
A retractable lanyard attachment post for a portable electronic device, the attachment post comprising: a cylindrical shaft configured to be slidably received by a recess of the portable electronic device, the cylindrical shaft defining an axis and having a first end and a second end, and configured to have a first orientation and a second orientation about the axis of the cylindrical shaft, the cylindrical shaft further defining: an aperture proximal the first end, the aperture configured to receive a lanyard; a transverse slot perpendicular to the axis, and traversing a surface of the first end, the slot configured to enable rotating the cylindrical shaft about the axis from the first orientation to the second orientation; and a retention member proximal the second end; and a spring coupled to the cylindrical shaft proximal the second end, and configured to be compressed by the cylindrical shaft; wherein: the retention member is configured in the first orientation to engage a retention structure in the recess of the portable electronic device so as to keep the cylindrical shaft in a recessed position within the portable electronic device; and the cylindrical shaft is configured in the second orientation to be pushed by the spring partially out of the portable electronic device so that the aperture is available for receiving a lanyard.