Patent ID: 8640867

Claim:
A protective casing for a mobile phone, the casing comprising: a frame operable to enclose the entire periphery of the phone immediately adjacent thereto so as to secure the phone therein by contact; an actuator integral to the frame, the actuator selectively permitting the insertion and removal of the phone with respect to an interior space defined by the frame; and at least one planar insert; wherein the frame encloses the entire periphery of the insert immediately adjacent thereto so as to secure the insert therein by contact; and wherein the actuator selectively permits the insertion and removal of the insert with respect to the interior space; wherein the insert and the frame in combination form a plane and the actuator rotates parallel to the planed formed by the insert and the frame; and wherein the actuator comprises: a latch hingedly affixed to the lever and extending therefrom to engage the frame at a latch point so as to secure the frame in a closed position, the liver hingedly affixed to the frame and operable to engage the frame so as to be substantially flush therewith.