Patent ID: 7555325

Claim:
A protective sleeve for small portable electronic devices comprising at least one loop that when fitted on the device at least partly surrounds external surfaces of the device and encloses at least the external circumference of the device, wherein the loop is an elastic tube ring, wherein the material, diameter, height and wall thickness thereof are sized such that an external circumferential surface of the device is covered and when the loop is fitted taut on the external surfaces of the device, end edges of the loop on a front face of the device are drawn elastically inwards over front and back edges of the device and rest on the front faces in the form of narrow strips to frame the device, wherein the tube ring is constructed of material selected from one of rubber, caoutchouc, silicone, thermoplastic polyethylene, elastomer, and latex, wherein the material is stretchable at least 300%, and wherein the tube ring is approximately 0.4 mm to 2.5 mm in thickness.