A medication inhaler is provided with a lanyard that is formed into a wearer
neck
encircling loop. A wearer is thereby able to carry the medication inhaler about
his or her neck so that it is readily at hand in the event of an asthmatic or allergic
attack. The lanyard may be looped directly about the inhaler and secured thereto
by a cinch, slide, slipknot, or some other means. Alternatively, the lanyard may
be connected to a socket designed to receive and capture the inhaler. A releasable
coupling is provided with a pair of mutually engageable and separable coupling
elements. At least one of the coupling elements is connected to the lanyard so
that if the inhaler becomes caught or snagged on some object, the coupling members
will separate to prevent injury to the user. Preferably the lanyard is formed with
a pair of opposing ends at which the mutually engageable coupling members are located.
In this way the coupling members will separate if either the lanyard or the inhaler
becomes caught on some object.
