Patent ID: 8403132

Claim:
A retractor coil lanyard device for mounting in a pouch of a tool pouch for hand tools, the retractor coil device comprising: a tubular housing having a first housing end and a second housing end, the tubular housing having a predefined length wherein when placed within a tool pocket of a tool belt pouch the first housing end is adjacent a bottom of the tool pocket and the second housing end is adjacent a top of the tool pocket; and a resiliently extensible and retractable coil disposed within the tubular housing, the coil having a coil body formed from a cord having a predefined diameter wherein the cord is formed into a helix, a first coil end and a second coil end wherein the first coil end has an enlarged end portion and the first housing end is a closed end having an aperture with a diameter larger than the diameter of the cord diameter of the coil but smaller than the enlarged end portion wherein the aperture receives the first coil end therethrough and the second coil end extends a predefined distance beyond the second housing end and configured for attaching to a hand tool.