Patent ID: 8457481

Claim:
A protective cover for a camera having a lens and an image viewer, the protective cover comprising: a molded elasticized housing forming a chamber having a body shaped portion and a lens shaped portion for receiving the camera and lens respectively, the housing having a lens opening with a peripheral edge in the lens shaped portion and an image viewer opening with a peripheral edge in the body shaped portion; a first fastening system for the lens opening, the first fastening system having an internal fastener attachable to the lens of the camera and an external fastener attachable to the internal fastener, the internal fastener and external fastener capturing therebetween the peripheral edge of the lens opening when secured to each other; a second fastening system for the image viewer opening, the second fastening system having an internal fastener attachable to the image viewer of the camera and an external fastener attachable to the internal fastener, the internal fastener and external fastener capturing therebetween the peripheral edge of the image viewer opening when secured to each other; and wherein at least one of the openings is stretchable so as to form a passage of sufficient dimension to insert or remove the camera and lens from the housing.