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A clip system includes a first resilient clip member having a curved rear wall portion and finger gripping portions sufficiently resilient that when pressed together by the fingers of an operator, the jaw portions will open and when released will be urged toward an abutted condition, the curved rear

A clip system includes a first resilient clip member having a curved rear wall portion and finger gripping portions sufficiently resilient that when pressed together by the fingers of an operator, the jaw portions will open and when released will be urged toward an abutted condition, the curved rear wall portion having a first aperture with a concave recess at an outer surface, a slot extending from the first aperture to a second aperture located a predefined distance from the first aperture where the slot is narrower than the first aperture and the second aperture, and a detent connected to the clip member and adjacent to the slot, and a tether member rotationally and pivotally connected to and retained in the first aperture.

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1. A clip system comprising: a first resilient clip member having a curved rear wall portion, an upper and a lower generally rectangular longitudinal finger gripping portion diverging forwardly from the curved rear wall portion in opposed relation, a rectangular portion being narrower than the finge

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A clip system comprising: a first resilient clip member having a curved rear wall portion, an upper and a lower generally rectangular longitudinal finger gripping portion diverging forwardly from the curved rear wall portion in opposed relation, a rectangular portion being narrower than the finger gripping portion and extending at a forward end thereof in laterally opposed crossed relation, and an upper and a lower L-shaped jaw portion extending from the rectangular portion, each of which is wider than the rectangular portion wherein each finger gripping portion is sufficiently resilient that when pressed together by the fingers of an operator, the jaw portions will open and when released will be urged toward an abutted condition, the curved rear wall portion having a first aperture with a concave recess at an outer surface that (1) extends a predefined depth into the curved wall portion and (2) defines an internal angle between opposite surfaces forming the concave recess where a combination of the internal angle and the predefined depth of the concave recess permits an article extending through the first aperture to rotate and pivot within the concave recess of the first aperture, a slot extending from the first aperture to a second aperture located a predefined distance from the first aperture wherein the slot is narrower than the first aperture and the second aperture;a tether member having a central shank portion of a first diameter, a first neck portion on a first end of the central shank portion and a second neck portion on a second end of the central shank portion, the first neck portion having a second diameter and being narrower than the central shank portion and having a thickness smaller than the slot in the first clip member and a first end portion connected to the first neck portion, wherein the first end portion is larger than the slot and larger than the first aperture but smaller than the second aperture, wherein the first neck portion extends through the first aperture of the first clip member, wherein the first end portion is disposed adjacent an inward side of the curved rear wall portion to retain the first clip member on the tether member and allow relative rotational and pivotal movement between the clip member and the tether member, and wherein the second end of the central shank portion is removably attachable to an article; anda detent comprising: a detent support member extending transversely a predefined distance from an inner surface of the upper rectangular longitudinal finger gripping portion towards the lower rectangular longitudinal finger gripping portion and terminating in a support member end; anda detent tab attached to the detent support member between the inner surface and the support member end and extending transversely from the detent support member a predefined distance towards the curved rear wall portion adjacent to and aligned with the second aperture wherein the detent tab is positioned to engage the first end portion of the tether member when the first end portion enters through the second aperture and along the slot and to disengage with the first end portion as the first end portion advances past the detent tab to the first aperture while restricting egress of the tether member back past the detent tab to the second aperture, which egress cannot be achieved without user intervention requiring bending the detent tab sufficiently to allow the tether member to pass back to the second aperture. 2. The clip system of claim 1 wherein the detent tab is a bendable member. 3. The clip system of claim 1 further comprising a detent wherein the detent is a lip on a slot wall of the slot wherein the lip forms a slot portion that is narrower than the neck portion of the tether member to permit ingress of the end portion of the tether member from the second aperture to the inward side of the curved end and to restrict egress of the end portion back to the second aperture. 4. The clip system of claim 1 further comprising: an openable container with a connector portion attached to a bottom surface of the openable container and having a through opening through the connector portion, wherein the tether member extends through the through opening to connect the openable container to the tether member; anda container entrance movable between a normally restricted position and an open position. 5. The clip system of claim 4, wherein the openable container is a resilient pouch with an elongated container entrance, the elongated container entrance having a first entrance end, a second entrance end, and an elongated entrance therebetween providing restricted access to an inside of the resilient pouch, wherein forcing the first entrance end toward the second entrance end provides unrestricted access to the inside of the resilient pouch. 6. The clip system of claim 5 wherein the elongated entrance is in an end of the resilient pouch. 7. The clip system of claim 5 wherein the elongated entrance is in a side of the resilient pouch. 8. The clip system of claim 4 wherein the openable container includes an outer sleeve and an inner housing defining an inside container volume, the inner housing being slidably received in the outer sleeve and slidable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the inner housing has an entrance communicating with the inside container volume and wherein the outer sleeve blocks the entrance to the inside container volume when the outer sleeve and the inner housing are in the closed position and wherein the entrance provides unrestricted access to the inside container volume when the outer sleeve and the inner housing are in the open position. 9. The clip system of claim 1 wherein the tether member has a stop extending from the outer surface of the central shank portion. 10. The clip system of claim 1 wherein the internal angle is selected from the group consisting of (1) a range of greater than 0° and less than 180°, (2) a range from about 45° to about 150°, and (3) a range from about 90° to about 130°. 11. The clip system of claim 10 wherein the internal angle is 120°. 12. The clip system of claim 1 further comprising a floatation component connected to the tether member. 13. The clip system of claim 1 further comprising: a second clip member having a curved rear wall portion, an upper and a lower generally rectangular longitudinal finger gripping portion diverging forwardly from the curved rear wall portion in vertically opposed relation when viewed from the side, a rectangular portion being narrower than the finger gripping portion and extending at a forward end thereof in laterally opposed crossed relation, and an upper and a lower L-shaped jaw portion extending from the rectangular portion, each of which is wider than the rectangular portion wherein each of the finger gripping portions being sufficiently resilient that when pressed together by the fingers of an operator, the jaw portions will open and when released will be urged toward an abutted condition, the curved rear wall portion having a first aperture with a concave recess at an outer surface that (1) extends a predefined depth into the curved wall portion and (2) defines an internal angle between opposite surfaces forming the concave recess where a combination of the internal angle and the predefined depth of the concave recess permits an article extending through the first aperture to rotate and pivot within the concave recess of the first aperture, a slot extending from the first aperture to a second aperture located in the upper finger gripping portion adjacent the rear curved end wherein the slot is narrower than the first aperture and the second aperture, and a detent connected to the clip member and adjacent to the slot;the tether member having a second neck portion connected on a second end of the central shank portion opposite the first neck portion, the second neck portion having a second diameter and being narrower than the central shank portion and having a thickness smaller than the slot in the second clip member, and a second end portion connected to the second neck portion wherein the second end portion is larger than the slot and larger than the first aperture but smaller than the second aperture, the second clip member being removably connectable to the tether member at the second neck portion; anda detent comprising: a detent support member extending transversely a predefined distance from an inner surface of the upper rectangular longitudinal finger gripping portion towards the lower rectangular longitudinal finger gripping portion and terminating in a support member end; anda detent tab attached to the detent support member between the inner surface and the support member end and extending transversely from the detent support member a predefined distance towards the curved rear wall portion adjacent to and aligned with the second aperture wherein the detent tab is positioned to engage the first end portion of the tether member when the first end portion enters through the second aperture and along the slot and to disengage with the first end portion as the first end portion advances past the detent tab to the first aperture while restricting egress of the tether member back past the detent tab to the second aperture, which egress cannot be achieved without user intervention requiring bending the detent tab sufficiently to allow the tether member to pass back to the second aperture. 14. A method of connecting a clip to a tether, the method comprising: providing a first resilient clip member having a curved rear wall portion, an upper and a lower generally rectangular longitudinal finger gripping portion diverging forwardly from the curved rear wall portion in opposed relation, a rectangular portion being narrower than the finger gripping portion and extending at a forward end thereof in laterally opposed crossed relation, and an upper and a lower L-shaped jaw portion extending from the rectangular portion, each of which is wider than the rectangular portion wherein each finger gripping portion is sufficiently resilient that when pressed together by the fingers of an operator, the jaw portions will open and when released will be urged toward an abutted condition, the curved rear wall portion having a first aperture with a concave recess at an outer surface that (1) extends a predefined depth into the curved wall portion and (2) defines an internal angle between opposite surfaces forming the concave recess where a combination of the internal angle and the predefined depth of the concave recess permits an article extending through the first aperture to rotate and pivot within the concave recess of the first aperture, a slot extending from the first aperture to a second aperture located in the upper finger gripping portion adjacent the rear curved end wherein the slot is narrower than the first aperture and the second aperture, and a detent connected to the clip member and adjacent to the slot;providing a tether member having a central shank portion of a first diameter, a first neck portion on a first end of the central shank portion, the first neck portion having a second diameter and being narrower than the central shank portion and having a thickness smaller than the slot in the first clip member, and a first end portion connected to the first neck portion wherein the first end portion is larger than the slot and larger than the first aperture but smaller than the second aperture;providing a detent comprising: a detent support member extending transversely a predefined distance from an inner surface of the upper rectangular longitudinal finger gripping portion towards the lower rectangular longitudinal finger gripping portion and terminating in a support member end; anda detent tab attached to the detent support member between the inner surface and the support member end and extending transversely from the detent support member a predefined distance towards the curved rear wall portion adjacent to and aligned with the second aperture wherein the detent tab is positioned to engage the first end portion of the tether member when the first end portion enters through the second aperture along the slot and to disengage with the first end portion as the first end portion advances past the detent tab to the first aperture while restricting egress of the tether member back past the detent tab to the second aperture, which egress cannot be achieved without user intervention requiring bending the detent tab sufficiently to allow the tether member to pass back to the second aperture;inserting the first end portion of the tether member through the second aperture; andmoving the first neck portion of the tether member along the slot to the first aperture and past the detent adjacent the slot wherein the detent restricts movement of the tether member back to the second aperture. 15. A method of maintaining articles releasably clipped together using a clip system, the method comprising: providing a first resilient clip member and a second resilient clip member each of the clip members having a curved rear wall portion, an upper and a lower generally rectangular longitudinal finger gripping portion diverging forwardly from the curved rear wall portion in opposed relation, a rectangular portion being narrower than the finger gripping portion and extending at a forward end thereof in laterally opposed crossed relation, and an upper and a lower L-shaped jaw portion extending from the rectangular portion, each of which is wider than the rectangular portion wherein each finger gripping portion is sufficiently resilient that when pressed together by the fingers of an operator, the jaw portions will open and when released will be urged toward an abutted condition, the curved rear wall portion having a first aperture with a concave recess at an outer surface that (1) extends a predefined depth into the curved wall portion and (2) defines an internal angle between opposite surfaces forming the concave recess where a combination of the internal angle and the predefined depth of the concave recess permits an article extending through the first aperture to rotate and pivot within the concave recess of the first aperture, a slot extending from the first aperture to a second aperture located a predefined distance from the first aperture wherein the slot is narrower than the first aperture and the second aperture, and a detent connected to the clip member and adjacent to the slot;providing a tether member having a central shank portion of a first diameter, a neck portion on opposite ends of the central shank portion, each neck portion having a second diameter and being narrower than the central shank portion and having a thickness smaller than the slot in the first and second clip members, and an end portion connected to the neck portion at opposite ends thereof wherein the end portion is larger than the slot and larger than the first aperture but smaller than the second aperture wherein one of the neck portion extends through the first aperture of the first clip member and the other of the neck portion extends through the first aperture of the second clip member wherein the end portion is disposed adjacent an inward side of each curved rear wall portion to rotatably retain each of the clip members on the tether member in axially opposed relation and allow relative rotational and pivotal movement between each of the clip members and the tether member;providing, with each of the first resilient clip member and the second resilient clip member, a detent comprising: a detent support member extending transversely a predefined distance from an inner surface of the upper rectangular longitudinal finger gripping portion towards the lower rectangular longitudinal finger gripping portion and terminating in a support member end; anda detent tab attached to the detent support member between the inner surface and the support member end and extending transversely from the detent support member a predefined distance towards the curved rear wall portion adjacent to and aligned with the second aperture wherein the detent tab is positioned to engage the first end portion of the tether member when the first end portion enters through the second aperture along the slot and to disengage with the first end portion as the first end portion advances past the detent tab to the first aperture while restricting egress of the tether member back past the detent tab to the second aperture, which egress cannot be achieved without user intervention requiring bending the detent tab sufficiently to allow the tether member to pass back to the second aperture;inserting one end portion of the tether member through the second aperture of the first clip member;moving the one neck portion of the tether member along the slot to the first aperture and past the detent adjacent the slot wherein the detent restricts movement of the tether member back to the second aperture;inserting the other end portion of the tether member through the second aperture of the second clip member; andmoving the other neck portion of the tether member along the slot of the second clip member to the first aperture and past the detent adjacent the slot wherein the detent restricts movement of the tether member back to the second aperture. 16. The method claim 15 further comprising connecting a connector portion attached to a bottom surface of an openable container to the central shaft portion of the tether member, wherein the connector portion has a through opening and the tether member extends through the through opening to connect the openable container to the tether member, the openable containing having a container entrance movable between a normally closed position and an open position. 17. The method of claim 15 further comprising connecting a floatation component to the central shaft portion of the tether member.