Patent ID: 8208978

Claim:
A personal portable device, comprising: an electronic processing component adapted to provide processing for a user thereof; an outer housing containing said electronic processing component and having a first hole located thereon, wherein said first hole comprises a jack adapted for providing a media output from said personal portable device; a strap or lanyard adapted to be detachably coupled to said outer housing; and a miniaturized attachment mechanism coupled to said strap or lanyard, said miniaturized attachment mechanism having a pin having a first portion including a first distal end thereof and a second portion located separately from said first portion, wherein said first portion has a diameter of about 1 millimeter or less, includes a groove about its outer circumference near said first distal end, and is adapted for insertion into said first hole on said personal portable device, and wherein said second portion is coupled to said strap or lanyard, a locking mechanism adapted to hold at least part of said first portion within said first hole of said portable device when said first portion is inserted therein, wherein said locking mechanism includes a two-hole receiving component located at said portable device, said two-hole receiving component including said first hole adapted to receive said pin and a second hole, and a release mechanism adapted to operate in conjunction with said second hole to release the hold on said first portion from said first hole when said release mechanism is activated by a user.