Patent ID: 7416099

Claim:
A neck strap for a mobile electronic device, comprising: a flexible loop arrangeable around the neck of a user; and a connector configured to connect the flexible loop to the mobile electronic device; wherein at least one section of the flexible loop includes at least one securing element configured to secure a cable to the at least one section of the flexible loop; and wherein the neck strap further comprises a sliding element slideably arranged on the flexible loop, whereby a motion of the sliding element in a first direction along the flexible loop engages the cable with the securing element and whereby a motion of the sliding element in a second direction along the flexible loop, opposite the first direction, disengages the cable from the securing element; wherein the at least one securing element comprises a recess in the at least one section of the flexible loop which is engageable with the cable; and wherein the recess is essentially C-shaped and has an inner diameter which has essentially the same as an outer diameter of the cable.