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Publication number: US20060113345A1
Application number: US10/995,781
Authority: US
Inventors: Deborah Zoullas; Elizabeth Faraut
Original assignee: La Loop LLC
Current assignee: La Loop LLC
Priority date: 2004-11-23
Filing date: 2004-11-23
Publication date: 2006-06-01
Also published as: AU2005200443A1; CA2501257A1

Abstract

A lanyard assembly includes a lanyard having an openable hook and an attachment member attachable to an article. The attachment member includes a longitudinal portion having adhesive thereon for attaching to the article such that the longitudinal portion is aligned longitudinally relative to the article. A connecting portion is disposed on the longitudinal portion, extends longitudinally relative to the article and is configured to support the article. The connecting portion is attached to the hook of the lanyard and the lanyard is configured to be placed around a person's neck to support the article in response to the attachment member being attached to the article.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to lanyards and article holders and, more particularly, to lanyard assemblies utilized for carrying various articles.

BACKGROUND ART

A person often has several objects to carry and not enough storage capacity in his or her pockets to accommodate all such objects. Further, sometimes it is desirable for objects, e.g. telephones or personal digital assistants, to be readily accessible without the necessity of removing it from a pocket or bag. Also, it is desirable for objects (e.g. telephones or personal digital assistants) to be securely attached to a person to avoid such objects being lost.

Often lanyards are worn around one's neck or wrist to allow one to more efficiently carry an object and have immediate access thereto along with minimizing the possibility of losing such objects. Lanyards often attach to objects via clips or clasps. Sometimes objects are not configured to allow attachment to such clips, clasps, or other carrying means.

Thus, a need exists for facilitating the transportation of objects via lanyards even when such objects are not configured for attachment to such lanyards.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides, in a first aspect, a lanyard assembly which includes a lanyard having an openable hook and an attachment member attachable to an article. The attachment member includes a longitudinal portion having an adhesive thereon for attaching the longitudinal portion to the article such that the longitudinal portion is aligned longitudinally relative to the article. A connecting portion has an opening configured to receive the hook and is disposed at an end of the longitudinal portion. The connecting portion extends longitudinally relative to the article and is configured to support the article. The cord is also attached to the hook of the lanyard and the lanyard is configured to be placed around a person's neck to support the article in response to the attachment member being attached to the article.

The present invention provides, in a second aspect, a telephone assembly which includes an attachment member fixedly attached to a telephone with the attachment member including a longitudinal portion and a connecting portion. The longitudinal portion has an adhesive thereon and the adhesive is attached to the telephone such that the longitudinal portion is aligned longitudinally relative to the telephone. The connecting portion is disposed on the longitudinal portion and extends longitudinally relative to the telephone and is configured to support the telephone. The connecting portion is attachable to a hook of a lanyard configured to be placed around a person's neck to support the telephone in response to the attachment member being attached to the lanyard by attachment of the connection portion to the hook.

The present invention provides, in a third aspect, an article holder which includes an attachment member attachable to an article, and the attachment member includes a disk portion. The disk portion has an adhesive thereon for attaching the disk portion to an end of the article. A cord is attached to the disk portion and the cord extends longitudinally relative to the article, extends away from the article and is configured to support the article in response to the disk portion being attached to the article. The cord is attachable to a hook of a lanyard configured to be placed around a person's neck to support the article in response to the attachment member being attached to the lanyard by attachment of the connecting portion to the hook.

The present invention provides, in a fourth aspect, a lanyard assembly which includes a lanyard having an openable hook and an attachment member attachable to an article with the attachment member including a disk portion. The disk portion has an adhesive thereon for attaching the disk portion to an end of the article and a cord is attached to the disk portion. The cord extends longitudinally relative to the article, extends away from the article and is configured to support the article. The cord is attached to the hook of the lanyard with the lanyard being configured to be placed around a person's neck to support the article.

The present invention provides, in a fifth aspect, a lanyard assembly which includes a lanyard having an openable hook. An attachment ring is attached to an article with the ring being configured to support the article. The ring is attachable to the hook of the lanyard with the lanyard being configured to be placed around a person's neck to support the article in response to the article being attached to the lanyard by attachment of the ring to the hook.

The present invention provides, in a sixth aspect, a lanyard having an openable hook and a container having a top and a bottom. The top has a loop attached to the hook and the bottom is releasably attachable to the top with the bottom being configured to hold an article.

The present invention provides, in a seventh aspect, a method for holding an article, which includes providing a user with a lanyard and an attachment member attachable to the lanyard. The attachment member includes an adhesive for attaching the attachment member to an article. The attachment member and the lanyard are configured to be attached to each other to allow the article to be carried by a user in response to the lanyard being worn by the user.

The present invention provides, in an eighth aspect, a method for holding an article, which includes providing a user with a lanyard having an openable hook and attaching the hook to a ring connected to a container for receiving an article.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The subject matter which is regarded as the invention is particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the claims at the conclusion of the specification. The foregoing and other objects, features, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a lanyard having a hook connected to an attachment member connected to a telephone, which is worn around the neck of a user in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front elevational view of the attachment member connected to a portion of the telephone ofFIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the attachment member ofFIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of a lanyard assembly having a hook connected to an attachment member and a lipstick case, which is worn around the neck of a user in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of the attachment member, lipstick case and hook ofFIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the attachment member ofFIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of another embodiment of a lipstick case which has a connecting ring connected to a hook of a lanyard assembly in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a lanyard assembly having a hook connected to a ring attached to a pen with the lanyard assembly worn around the neck of a user in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view of an alternative necklace for connection to the hook of the lanyard assembly ofFIG. 1,FIG. 3,FIG. 7, orFIG. 8 in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 10 is another alternative necklace for connection to the hook of the lanyard assembly ofFIG. 1,FIG. 3,FIG. 7, orFIG. 8 in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of another embodiment of a lanyard assembly which has communication wires threaded through hollow portions of such lanyard assembly in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged front elevational view of another embodiment of an attachment member connected to a telephone;

FIG. 13 is a side elevational view of the attachment member ofFIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view of another embodiment of a lanyard assembly having a hook connected to a sleeve for receiving an electronic device;

FIG. 15 is a front enlarged view of the assembly ofFIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a front elevational view of a further embodiment of a lanyard assembly having a hook connected to a wallet;

FIG. 17 is a front elevational view of an enlarged portion ofFIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a rear elevational view of the assembly ofFIG. 16;

FIG. 19 is an enlarged view of a portion of the assembly ofFIG. 18; and

FIG. 20 is a top elevational view of the wallet ofFIG. 16.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

In accordance with the principles of the present invention, a lanyard assembly is provided. In an exemplary embodiment depicted inFIG. 1, alanyard assembly10 includes alanyard15, which includes anecklace20 and ahook30.Attachment member40 is connectable to hook30.

Attachment member

40 may be attached to atelephone50 to allowtelephone50 to be carried by auser60. As depicted inFIGS. 2-3,attachment member40 may include an adhesive70 to allowattachment member40 to be attached totelephone50. For example, adhesive70 may be a strip having a cover (not shown) for maintaining adhesive70 in a usable condition, which may be removed when it is desired to attachattachment member40 totelephone50.Attachment member40 could be distributed to consumers withlanyard15 thereby allowing a consumer to attachattachment member40 to a telephone or other objects of choice already in the consumer's possession. For example, such objects could include a passport, identification card, personal digital assistant, or any other object which it is desired to retain securely on a person's body while still being readily accessible to the person. Accordingly, adhesive70 may be strong enough to connect theattachment member40 to such objects.

Attachment member

40 may also include alongitudinal body portion80 aligned longitudinally relative totelephone50 in response toattachment member40 being attached totelephone50. Acord receiving portion90 may be disposed onlongitudinal portion80. For example,cord receiving portion90 may be integral tolongitudinal portion80 or they may be attached to one another. Further,cord receiving portion90 may be located at one end oflongitudinal portion80. A connecting portion, e.g., acord100, may be attached tocord receiving portion90. For example,cord100 may be connected to an end ofcord receiving portion90 such thatcord100 extends longitudinally relative tolongitudinal portion80. Also,cord100 may extend longitudinally relative totelephone50 in response toattachment member40 being attached totelephone50.Cord receiving portion90 may include a cavity (not shown) to receive one or more ends ofcord100 and to holdcord100 therein. In another example not depicted,attachment member40 could be integral totelephone50.

Attachment member

40 may be attached to a backside oftelephone50 near abottom end51 oftelephone50 or closer tobottom end51 than atop end52 thereof. Such positioning ofattachment member40 facilitates use oftelephone50. In particular, by attachingattachment member40 nearbottom end51, the user may holdtelephone50 to the user's ear withoutassembly10 interfering with the user's use oftelephone50. For example,lanyard assembly10 hangs below the telephone and does not interfere with the user's hand or otherwise get in the user's way whenattachment member40 is attached to telephone50 at a location closer tobottom end51 thantop end52.

Cord

100 may be configured (e.g., shaped, dimensioned, and being of sufficient strength) to allow connection thereof to hook30 and to allowcord100 to supporttelephone50 or other articles which a person may want to suspend fromlanyard15.Cord100 may be flexible to facilitate manipulation of an article attached thereto (e.g., via attachment member40) relative to hook30. For example, ifattachment member40 is attached to telephone50 and it is desired for the person to use (e.g., raise and talk into)telephone50 whilelanyard15 is around his or her neck, the flexible nature ofcord50 allowstelephone50 to be rotated or moved in a variety of ways relative to hook30 which may not be possible ifcord100 was rigid.Cord100 may be formed of nylon, for example. Alternatively,cord100 could be formed rigidly or semi-rigidly. Also, hook30 may include anopenable clasp32 to allow attachment ofcord100 to hook30, as depicted inFIG. 1.

Lanyard

15 may also include a lanyard-restrainingmember25 to prevent movement ofhook30 alonglanyard15. Lanyard-restrainingmember25 may include an aperture for receivinglanyard15 therein to allow restraining-member25 to be moved alonglanyard15 and to restrainhook30 at a particular location alonglanyard15. As depicted inFIG. 1, restrainingmember25 may be spherical, but it could be formed of any of various shapes having an aperture therethrough to allow it to be moved alonglanyard15 such that it may restrain movement ofhook30 alonglanyard15.

In another embodiment,lanyard assembly10 may be attached to adisk attachment member200 as depicted inFIGS. 4-6.Disk attachment member200 may includedisk210 having an adhesive220 attached thereto. For example, adhesive220 may have substantially the same shape asdisk210 except for having a smaller diameter. A cover (not shown) for maintaining adhesive220 in a usable condition may be attached to adhesive220 and may be removed when it is desired to attach adisk attachment member200 to an object which a user desires to attach to hook30 oflanyard assembly10. For example,disk attachment member200 may be attached to a cylindrical lipstick case orholder230 to allow a user to carrylipstick holder230 usinglanyard assembly10. Also,disk attachment member200 may be attached to a variety of objects, preferably those having a cylindrical shape. Acord240 may be attached todisk210 and may extend fromdisk210 substantially perpendicular thereto.Cord240 serves to attachlipstick holder230 to hook30 oflanyard assembly10.

Cord

240 may be flexible to facilitate manipulation of an article attached thereto relative to hook30. For example, ifdisk attachment member200 is attached tolipstick holder230, a top232 oflipstick holder230 may be separated from a bottom234. In particular,lipstick holder230 may be moved such that it is horizontal (i.e., rotated 90 degrees relative to its depiction inFIG. 6). The flexible nature ofcord240 may facilitate such rotation. Further,cord240 may be formed such that it supports a weight oflipstick holder230 or any other such objects that one would desire to suspend fromlanyard assembly10. Also, lipstick or another article desired to be carried may be attached to, or held by, either top232 orbottom234.

In a further embodiment,lanyard assembly10 may be attached to asecond lipstick holder300 having anattachment member310 attached thereto, as depicted inFIG. 7. More specifically,lipstick holder300 may include atop portion320 and abottom portion330.Top portion320 may have one ormore apertures340 for receiving one or more ends ofconnector310 to attachconnector310 totop portion320.Connector310 may be rigid and shaped to connect totop portion320 andhook30 as depicted inFIG. 7. For example,connector310 may be triangular shaped as depicted inFIG. 7 or it could be ring-shaped (not shown).

Bottom portion

330 may be separated fromtop portion320 to allow a user to access a lipstick held inbottom portion330. In another example,bottom portion330 may hold items other than lipstick for use by the user. In a further example,top portion320 may hold lipstick or other items desired by the user.

In yet a further embodiment,lanyard assembly10 may be attached to apen400 having an attachment member orconnector410 attached thereto, as depicted inFIG. 8. More specifically,pen400 may include atop portion420 and abottom portion430.Top portion420 may have one ormore apertures440 for receiving one or more ends ofconnector410 to attachconnector410 totop portion420.Connector410 may be rigid and shaped to connect totop portion420 andhook30 as depicted inFIG. 8. For example,connector410 may be ring-shaped as depicted inFIG. 8 or it could be triangular shaped (not shown) or any of various other shapes. Further,connector410 could be flexible as described above forconnector240 and it could be made of nylon, for example. Moreover,connector410 could be attached totop portion420 via adhesive or other means, instead of being received in apertures oftop portion420. Also,bottom portion430 may be separated fromtop portion420 to allow a user to access a stylus (not shown) for writing held inbottom portion430. In another example, the stylus may be held intop portion420.

Lanyard15 (e.g., necklace20) is depicted in the figures as a simple cord, and such cord may be flexible and/or resilient for example. Alternatively,lanyard15 may include an ornamental jewelry chain, such asjewelry chain necklaces16 and17 shown inFIGS. 9-10 or a string of beads. For example,jewelry chain necklace16 could be a jewelry chain made of gold, silver or other precious metal or of a mock-tortoise-shell or mock-ivory plastic material. Also,lanyard15 could be a flexible and/or resilient cord having beads (not shown) strung along it. Further,lanyard15 could be a ribbon. Moreover,lanyard15 could have ends which are attachable to each other such as by a knot to allowlanyard15 to be opened, e.g., to allowlanyard15 to be tied around a user's neck.

In another embodiment depicted inFIG. 11, alanyard assembly500 includes alanyard515, similar tolanyard assembly10. Also,lanyard515 includes anecklace520 and ahook530.Lanyard515 may include a hollow portion (not shown) for receiving communication wires, for example. As depicted inFIG. 11,telephone550 may be connected to hook530 via anattachment member540 similar or identical toattachment member40. Also,telephone550 may be connected to anearphone wire560 which may pass throughlanyard515 and may be connected to aearphone565 held in a user's ear. Also, amicrophone wire570 may pass throughlanyard515 and a microphone575 may be attached tolanyard515 at a position to allow a user to speak into microphone575. For example, the use of microphone575 andearphone565 may allow the user to utilizetelephone550 whiletelephone550 is suspended fromhook530 as depicted inFIG. 11. Further, the communication wires (e.g.,earphone wire560 or microphone wire570) may be connected to devices other thantelephone550, e.g. a personal digital assistant, pager, or other handheld electronic device.

In a further embodiment,FIGS. 12-13 depict anattachment member600 which may be substituted forattachment member40 orattachment member540 to allow a telephone (e.g., telephone50) to be connected to a lanyard assembly (e.g.,lanyard assembly10 or lanyard assembly500).Attachment600 may include alongitudinal portion610 and a connecting portion, e.g., arounded portion620.Longitudinal portion610 androunded portion620 may be formed of a same material, may be integral to one another, and may have a substantially same thickness as best depicted inFIG. 13. In another example,longitudinal portion610 androunded portion620 may be formed of different thicknesses and/or be formed of different materials connected to one another.Longitudinal portion610 may include an adhesive or anadhesive pad630 attached toattachment member600 and attachable to telephone50, for example. Adhesive pad670 may have a removable cover (not shown) which may be removed to expose adhesive pad670 and allowattachment member600 to be attached to telephone50 or another object which it is desired to retain securely on a person's body utilizing a lanyard assembly (e.g.,lanyard assembly10 or lanyard assembly500). As would be evident from the figures,rounded portion620 includes anopening625 to allowattachment member600 to be attached to a hook (e.g. hook30).Rounded portion620 may also be semi-rigid or rigid.

In yet a further embodiment,FIGS. 14-15 depict a sleeve700 having acavity705 for receiving an electronic device710 (e.g., a digital music player such as an IPOD type player) attached to a lanyard assembly (e.g.,lanyard assembly10 or lanyard assembly500). Sleeve700 may include atop opening707 for receivingelectronic device710 andside openings720 aligned to correspond with displays ofelectronic device710, such as a play list or a means for entering information into, or programming, the device.

In another un-illustrated embodiment, sleeve700 could be connected to a lanyard assembly (not shown) which has one or more headphone wires threaded through one or more cavities thereof, similar toheadphone wire560 inlanyard assembly500 depicted inFIG. 11.

In a further embodiment depicted inFIGS. 16-20, awallet800 attached to a lanyard assembly (e.g.,lanyard assembly10 or lanyard assembly500) is configured to receive acredit card810, money, small documents, or other items normally carried in a conventional wallet or purse.Wallet800 may include apocket820 for receivingcredit cards810 or other small items. As depicted inFIG. 16,pocket820 may be less than the longitudinal height ofwallet800. For example,pocket820 may be about half the height ofwallet800, or it may be any other height relative thereto.Wallet800 also includes asecond pocket840 which may receive credit cards, money, or any other documents normally carried in a conventional wallet as described forpocket820. Further, on an opposite side of thewallet800, an opening830 (e.g., a circular opening) may be present to allow a user to accesssecond pocket840 therethrough. Also,pocket820 may be defined by a firstouter layer850 and aninner layer860, whilesecond pocket820 may be defined byinner layer860 and a secondouter layer870. Further,inner layer860 may include an aperture configured to receivehook30 to connectwallet800 thereto.

Sleeve700 andwallet800 may be formed of a textile, plastic, or other material configured to attach to hook30 and hold an object such aselectronic device710 orcredit card810. Sleeve700 and/orwallet800 may be rigid, flexible, or semi-rigid.

Also, in an embodiment not depicted,lanyard15 orlanyard515 could include a ring or loop, instead ofhook30 orhook530. Such ring or loop (not shown) may be attached to a hook (not shown) previously attached to articles (e.g., attachment members, pens, lipstick holders, electronic devices, wallets) desired to be attached tolanyard15. In this manner, a hook attached to such articles may be opened to attach such articles to a lanyard instead of hooks attached to such lanyards being opened for attachment to the articles.

Although preferred embodiments have been depicted and described in detail herein, it will be apparent to those skilled in the relevant art that various modifications, additions, substitutions and the like can he made without departing from the spirit of the invention and these are therefore considered to be within the scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.

Claims

1. A lanyard assembly, the assembly comprising:

a lanyard having an openable hook; and

an attachment member attachable to an article, said attachment member comprising:

a longitudinal portion having an adhesive thereon for attaching said longitudinal portion to the article such that said longitudinal portion is aligned longitudinally relative to the article;

a connecting portion having an opening configured to receive said hook;

said connecting portion disposed at an end of said longitudinal portion, said connecting portion extending longitudinally relative to the article and configured to support the article;

said connecting portion attached to said hook of said lanyard, said lanyard configured to be placed around a person's neck to support the article, in response to said attachment member being attached to the article.

2. The assembly ofclaim 1 further comprising a cord receiving portion disposed on said longitudinal portion.

3. The assembly ofclaim 2 wherein said connecting portion comprises a cord attached to said cord receiving portion.

4. The assembly ofclaim 3 wherein said cord comprises a flexible cord.

5. The assembly ofclaim 1 further comprising a telephone wherein said attachment member is attached to said telephone closer to a bottom end of said telephone than to a top end of said telephone.

6. The assembly ofclaim 1 further comprising an identification card wherein said attachment member is attached to said card.

7. The assembly ofclaim 1 further comprising a handheld electronic device wherein said attachment member is attached to said handheld electronic device.

8. The assembly ofclaim 1 wherein said lanyard further comprises a hollow for receiving communication wires.

9. The assembly ofclaim 8 further comprising a microphone wire and an ear phone wire received in said hollow, said microphone wire and said ear phone wire being connectable to a telephone, when the telephone is attached to said attachment member.

10. A telephone assembly, the assembly comprising:

an attachment member fixedly attached to a telephone, said attachment member comprising a longitudinal portion and a connecting portion;

said longitudinal portion having an adhesive thereon, said adhesive attached to said telephone such that said longitudinal portion is aligned longitudinally relative to said telephone;

said connecting portion disposed at an end of said longitudinal portion;

said connecting portion extending longitudinally relative to said telephone and configured to support said telephone; and

said connecting portion attachable to a hook of a lanyard configured to be placed around a person's neck to support said telephone in response to said attachment member being attached to the lanyard by attachment of said connecting portion to the hook.

11. The assembly ofclaim 10 further comprising a cord receiving portion disposed on said longitudinal portion.

12. The assembly ofclaim 11 wherein said connecting portion comprising a cord attached to a longitudinal end of said cord receiving portion,

13. The assembly ofclaim 12 wherein said cord comprises a flexible cord.

14. The assembly ofclaim 10 further comprising a lanyard having a hook, said hook attached to said connecting portion.

15. The assembly ofclaim 14 wherein said lanyard comprises a hollow for receiving communication wires, and further comprising at least one communication wire having a first end extending from a first end of said hollow and connecting to said telephone, and said at least one communication wire having a second end extending from a second end of said hollow to allow communication between a user and said telephone.

16. An article holder, the holder comprising:

an attachment member attachable to an article, said attachment member comprising a disk portion;

said disk portion having an adhesive thereon for attaching said disk portion to an end of the article;

a cord attached to said disk portion, said cord extending longitudinally relative to the article, extending away from the article and configured to support the article in response to said disk portion being attached to the article; and

said cord attachable to a hook of a lanyard configured to be placed around a person's neck to support the article in response to said attachment member being attached to the lanyard by attachment of said cord to the hook.

17. The holder ofclaim 16 further comprising a lanyard having a hook, said hook attached to said cord.

18. The holder ofclaim 16 wherein the article comprises a lipstick holder.

19. The holder ofclaim 16 wherein said cord is attached to a center of said disk portion.

20. A lanyard assembly, the assembly comprising:

a lanyard having an openable hook;

a cord attached to said disk portion, said cord extending longitudinally relative to the article, extending away from the article and configured to support the article; and

said cord attached to the hook of the lanyard, the lanyard configured to be placed around a person's neck to support the article.

21. The assembly ofclaim 20 wherein the article comprises a lipstick holder.

22. The assembly ofclaim 20 wherein said cord is attached to a center of said disk portion.

23. The assembly ofclaim 20 wherein the article comprises a cylindrical container.

24. A lanyard assembly, the assembly comprising:

a lanyard having an openable hook; and

an attachment ring attached to an article, said ring configured to support the article; and

said ring attached to said hook of said lanyard, wherein said lanyard is configured to be placed around a person's neck to support said article in response to said article being attached to said lanyard by attachment of said ring to said hook.

25. The assembly ofclaim 24 wherein said article comprises a lipstick holder.

26. The assembly ofclaim 24 wherein said article comprises a writing instrument.

27. The assembly ofclaim 24 wherein said article comprises a cylindrical container.

28. A lanyard assembly, the assembly comprising:

a lanyard having an openable hook; and

a container having a top and a bottom, said top having a loop attached to the hook, said bottom being releasably attachable to said top, said bottom configured to hold an article.

29. The assembly ofclaim 28 wherein said article comprises a lipstick holder.

30. The assembly ofclaim 28 wherein said article comprises a writing instrument.

31. The assembly ofclaim 28 wherein article comprises a cylindrical container.

32. A method for holding an article, the method comprising:

providing a user with a lanyard and an attachment member attachable to the lanyard;

the attachment member including an adhesive for attaching the attachment member to an article; and

the attachment member and the lanyard configured to be attached to each other to allow the article to be carried by a user in response to the lanyard being worn by the user.

33. The method ofclaim 32 wherein the providing the attachment member and the lanyard to the user comprises providing the lanyard and the attachment member when the attachment member is unattached to the article.

34. The method ofclaim 32 further comprising connecting the attachment member to a hook of the lanyard and attaching the adhesive to a telephone to allow the telephone to be carried by the user.

35. The method ofclaim 32 further comprising connecting the attachment member to a hook of the lanyard and attaching the adhesive to a lipstick to allow the lipstick to be carried by the user.

36. The method ofclaim 32 further comprising connecting the attachment member to a hook of the lanyard and attaching the adhesive to a handheld electronic device to allow the device to be carried by the user.

37. The method ofclaim 32 further comprising connecting the attachment member to a hook of the lanyard and attaching the adhesive to an identification card to allow the device to be carried by the user.

38. The method ofclaim 32 wherein the attachment member comprises a longitudinal portion and a cord receiving portion, the longitudinal portion having the adhesive thereon, the adhesive attachable to the article such that the longitudinal portion is aligned longitudinally relative to the article, and the cord receiving portion disposed on said longitudinal portion.

39. The method ofclaim 38 further comprising attaching a cord to a longitudinal end of the cord receiving portion, the cord extending longitudinally relative to the article and configured to support the article.

40. The method ofclaim 39 further comprising attaching the cord to a hook of the lanyard and placing the lanyard around the user's neck to support the article.

41. The method ofclaim 32 wherein the attachment member comprises a disk portion having an adhesive thereon for attaching the disk portion to an end of the article.

42. A method for holding an article, the method comprising:

providing a user with a lanyard having an openable hook; and

attaching the hook to a ring connected to a container for receiving an article.

43. The method ofclaim 42 wherein the container comprises a lipstick holder.

44. The method ofclaim 42 wherein the article comprises a writing instrument.

45. A lanyard assembly, the assembly comprising:

a lanyard having an openable hook;

an object holder connected to said hook, said holder comprising at least one cavity for receiving an object;

said object holder comprising a top side having a top opening, said top opening configured to allow the object to pass into said cavity; and

said object holder having a lateral side, said lateral side having at least one opening configured to allow access to said at least one cavity.

46. The assembly ofclaim 45 further comprising a first outer layer, an inner layer, and a second outer layer, and wherein said inner layer comprises an opening connectable to said hook.

47. The assembly ofclaim 45 further comprising an outer layer and an inner layer and wherein said at least one cavity is defined by said outer layer and said inner layer.

48. A method of holding an article, the method comprising:

providing a user with a lanyard having an openable hook; and

attaching an object holder to the hook, the object holder comprising at least one cavity for receiving an object, a top side having an opening configured to allow the object to pass into the at least one cavity, and a lateral side having at least a second opening configured to allow access to the object in the at least one cavity.

49. The method ofclaim 48 wherein the object holder comprises a first outer layer, an inner layer, and a second outer layer and wherein the hook connects to an opening in the inner layer of the object holder.

50. The method ofclaim 48 wherein the object holder comprises an outer layer and an inner layer and wherein the at least one cavity is defined by the outer layer and the inner layer.

51. The method ofclaim 48 further comprising inserting a music player into the at least one cavity.

52. The method ofclaim 48 further comprising inserting at least of money and a credit card into the at least one cavity.

53. The method ofclaim 45 further comprising a music player received in said at least one cavity.