Patent ID: 8707595

Claim:
A retractor safety device comprising: a housing having an interior cavity and an aperture; a tape retractor mechanism retained within the interior cavity of the housing, a tape having a length, a width, a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the tape being wound around the tape retractor mechanism and the second end of the tape being capable of being disposed through the aperture of the housing; and a tape cleaning section connected to the housing; wherein the tape cleaning section comprises: a first opening through a first wall, a second opening through a second wall, a third opening through a third wall, a fourth wall, a fifth wall, a sixth wall, an interior cavity formed by the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth walls being connected together to form a substantially sealed enclosure to prevent the influx of debris into the tape cleaning section, and a tape cleaning device retained within the tape cleaning section interior cavity; wherein the third wall is perpendicularly oriented relative to the first and the second walls; wherein a length and a width of the second opening are substantially the same as the length and the width of the tape; wherein the first opening is adjacent to the aperture of the housing; and wherein the third opening is positioned below the tape cleaning device during operation such that debris removed from the tape gravitationally exits the third opening.