Apparatus for securing and storing payment card

Abstract

An apparatus for securing and storing a payment card having a hollow container body with a back side for mounting to a vehicle. A lockable door attached to the front of the container body provides controlled access by a user to an interior chamber within the container body, said interior chamber serving as a secure compartment for storing a payment card. A retractable tether line couples the payment card to the interior chamber of the container body. A retractable spool that is biased to retract the tether line is mounted within a spool housing. The spool housing may be attached to the interior chamber or alternatively, to a proximal end of the payment card. A user-actuated trigger is attached to the spool housing and is configured to allow a user to apply tension to the tether line to halt the extension and retraction of the tether line.

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