Patent ID: 8651352

Claim:
A holster for a portable electronic device having a display screen, the holster comprising: a housing comprising: a back portion of the housing defined by a support member comprising an interior and exterior surface; and a retaining means for retaining said portable electronic device adjacent at least a portion of said interior surface of the back portion of the housing, the retaining means comprising: at least one retaining surface substantially parallel to the interior surface of the back portion of the housing: and at least one connecting web connecting the at least one retaining surface to the back portion of the housing, the at least one connecting web maintaining the at least one retaining surface in a non-moving and substantially parallel arrangement relative to the back portion, wherein the housing is elongated in a longitudinal direction and has an upper section in the longitudinal direction for slidably receiving said portable electronic device between the interior surface of the support member and the at least one retaining surface; and a cleaning mechanism comprising: a cleaning head movably coupled to the back portion of the housing and positioned adjacent the interior surface, wherein at least a portion of said display screen of said portable electronic device passes over the cleaning head when slidably received within the housing; and an actuator coupled to the cleaning head and positioned on an exterior portion of the back portion of the housing of the holster.