Patent ID: 7048162

Claim:
A carrier of articles for wearing around a forearm, the carrier comprising: a carrier body having front and back edges, a top side, a center portion, and an end portion on each side of the center portion, the carrier body having a narrower width at the front edge than at the back edge in order to form a tapered sleeve that conforms to a shape of the forearm when the carrier is worn; means for securing the carrier to the forearm, the securing means including means for fastening the end portions to each other when the end portions are wrapped around opposite sides of the forearm; and a strap extending across at least a portion of the center portion and attached to the top side at a plurality of locations to form an open-ended compartment that extends along the center portion in a longitudinal direction of the forearm, the compartment snugly receiving an article used in cosmetics and urging the article against the center portion to hold the article in place, an open end of the compartment being located at a distance from the front edge such that the article can project out of the compartment while remaining on the center portion.