Lanyards and Clips

You have options for how to wear your badge

Ames Lab will provide everyone with badge holders, lanyards, clips, and armbands. We will have plenty of each type so you can choose the one that works best for you. Realized the option you picked doesn't work well for you? That's okay - bring it back to 105 TASF to trade for another choice.

You are welcome to obtain any type of lanyard, clip, or armband you prefer (you don’t have to wear one of the provided options).

Neck lanyards

We’ve heard your concerns about lanyard discomfort. We are modifying existing lanyards with new breakaway clips, and these will be available later in January. A new type of lanyard with a reel is available now. These lanyards have slightly shorter straps with some stretch.

All lanyards have fabric straps with official Ames Lab branding.
All lanyards connect in the back with a clasp that breaks open for safety when the lanyard is pulled with some force.

Original lanyards: Straps are 91.4 cm (36 inches) long and 2.5 cm (1 inch) wide and do not have stretch. We are modifying these with new, more comfortable breakaway clips. Stay tuned.

We ordered the 3 designs out of 7 that received the most votes in a Lab-wide poll.

Clips

In addition to lanyards, you can choose from 3 different kinds of clips:

Slip clips that slide onto to the fabric of a shirt or jacket
Carabiner clips that attach to a button hole or belt loop
Bulldog clips that you squeeze to open and clamp onto fabric

Below are details and photos of each type.

Note: The clips in these pictures are samples, so they don't include Ames Lab branding. The ones we ordered do have Ames Lab branding (except the bulldog clip, which does not have any branding).

Slip clips

Slide onto to the fabric of a shirt or jacket
Retractable
Size: 4 cm by 3 cm
Weight: 24 g
Composition: Metal body and metal hardware
Branding: Ames Lab logo on the side facing out

Carabiner clips

Attach to a button hole or belt loop
Retractable
Size: 6.5 cm by 4 cm
Weight: 21 g
Composition: Plastic body with metal hardware
Branding: Ames Lab logo on one side

Bulldog clips

Tension clip (squeezed to open and clamp onto fabric)
Not retractable
Size: 2.5 cm by 1.2 cm
Weight: 3 g
Composition: Metal body and metal hardware
Branding: No logo or branding

Armbands

Lanyards and clips not a good option for you? We also have armbands available in the Badging Office.

Is the lanyard, clip, or armband you picked not working well for you? Bring it back to 105 TASF to trade for another choice!

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