Patent ID: 8831265

Claim:
A method for a using a restraint device comprises: receiving a pair of head phones comprising a pair of ear buds, an audio jack, and headphone cables, wherein a first ear bud is coupled to the audio jack with a first headphone cable, and wherein a second ear bud is coupled to the audio jack with a second headphone cable; receiving a restraint device separate from the pair of headphones, wherein the restraint device is configured to adjacently restrain the audio jack, wherein the restraint device comprises a body portion including at least one internal path, wherein the one internal path comprises an opening, wherein the one internal path is configured to restrain movement of the restraint device relative to at least the first ear bud when the first headphone cable is disposed within the one internal path and when the audio jack is adjacently restrained by the restraint device, and wherein the one internal path is configured to not appreciably restrain movement of the restraint device relative to at least the first ear bud when the audio jack is not adjacently restrained by the restraint device; disposing at least the first headphone cable through the opening thereby disposing the first headphone cable within the one internal path; and sliding the restraint device to a plurality of positions along the first headphone cable including a position proximate to the first ear bud.