Tethered port protector for portable electronic devices and kit of port protectors

An accessory kit for an electronic device, the electronic device having a shell body with a surface and a plurality of ports each with an access opening, the kit comprising:

• a plurality of port protectors respectively configured to protect each of the plurality of ports of the electronic device, each of said port protectors including:
• protective plug having a shape substantially corresponding to a shape of the access opening of the port of the electronic device and being configured to seal the access opening of the port when said plug is inserted into the access opening;
• an elastic tether strip having a first end connected to and integrally formed with said protective plug;
• and
• an attachment tab integrally formed with a second end of said elastic tether strip, opposite and distally from said protective plug, said attachment tab being configured for readily removable attachment to the surface of the shell body of the electronic device, and said tether strip having a length and elasticity enabling said protective plug to be inserted into and removed from the access opening of the port while said attachment tab is attached to the surface of the shell body of the electronic device, and wherein said attachment tab is removably connected to the surface of the electronic device solely by way of a connection selected from the group consisting of a glue connection, a static charge cling connection, and a hook-and-loop connection, and substantially without forming a permanent connection.