Patent ID: 8879773

Claim:
A retractable storage system for a handheld electronic device, comprising: a protective housing member operative shaped and sized to bound the handheld electronic device and enable wrapping around the handheld electronic device; at least one cable with a plug head and an end piece; an accessory station structured on the housing member and having an aperture for arresting, dispensing and storing the end piece of the cable; one or more storage chambers structured on the housing member; at least one retractable mechanism operably mounted inside one of the storage chambers for automatically retracting and removably storing the cable within a spring-biased spool for storage; a plug head actuation system for operably removing and connecting the plug head of the cable to the audio jack of the handheld device; wherein the end piece is removably secured in the accessory station and is withdrawn from the accessory station with the cable extending from the storage chamber through the aperture when in use; and wherein said at least one retractable mechanism comprises a friction based braking system which comprises at least one damping pad to reduce the rotational speed of the spring-biased spool during the retraction of the cable.