Apparatus with self-retracting elastomeric support band

An apparatus, comprising:

• a housing with a mutually engageable cover and a body, the body being selectively attachable to a cell phone or to a protective case or cover for a cell phone or another portable device;
• a flexible elastomeric band disposed inside the housing, the band being accessible through an opening in the housing and being stretchable outwardly through an opening in the housing for a distance;
• an array of rotatable pulleys disposed in spaced-apart relation inside the housing, with each rotatable pulley having a periphery contacting and frictionally engaging the elastomeric band to support the elastomeric band in tension when a portion of the elastomeric band is stretched outwardly through the opening in the housing;
• a plurality of triangularly shaped spaces that are formed between two oppositely disposed sets of pulleys inside the body;
• a kickstand formed from at least a portion of the cover;
• and
• a card holder integrated on an inside portion of the kickstand.