Patent ID: 7912522

Claim:
A carrier for a cellular flip-phone having a base with a keypad, comprising: a rigid support panel having a length and a width, a front side and a back side, and an opening near one end of the length for attaching to a lanyard; an elongate strip of flexible, pliable material having two fold seams dividing the strip into a first, a second, and a third section, the second being a middle section, each section having a width substantially the width of the rigid support panel, the first section joined by adhesive to the back of the rigid support panel; a pliable, transparent window substantially centered in the middle section; a first fastener mechanism implemented on a surface of the third section; and a second fastener mechanism implemented on an opposite surface of the first section, facing away from the rigid panel; wherein placing a base of a cellular flip-phone on the front side of the rigid panel and wrapping the elongate strip around the phone base with the third section overlying the back side of the rigid panel places the transparent window over the keypad, and aligns the first and second fastener mechanisms to be joined to secure the flip phone in the carrier.