Patent ID: 8899458

Claim:
A holder for a small item such as a cell phone configured to be secured to a belt loop, the holder comprising: a backing member that is divided near an upper end of the backing member by a lateral fold to thereby form a first flap, said backing member defining an opening through said backing member that is located below and adjacent to said fold, the opening sized to accept a belt loop; a second outwardly extending flap attached to said backing member at a location adjacent to and below the bottom of the opening, said second flap arranged to cover the belt loop when the flap is folded inwardly and upwardly toward said backing member; a belt loop capture strap secured at a first end to the backing member at a first side of the opening through said backing member, a second free strap end arranged to pass through a belt loop extending through the opening of said backing member and to then detachably fasten to a second opposite side of the opening through said backing member; and a cover attached to the lower region of the backing member, said cover and said backing member forming a pocket to accommodate the item.