Patent ID: 8443971

Claim:
A case for a portable electronic device comprising: a first section having a first plurality of apertures; a second section having a second plurality of apertures, the second section being slideable in relation to the first section such that the second plurality of apertures overlaps the first plurality of apertures when the first section and the second section are in a first position or in a second position; a rim around a perimeter of the first section, the rim for engaging and holding the portable electronic device; a locking mechanism for engaging and holding the first section and the second section; and a plurality of decorative pieces, each decorative piece having base; and wherein the base of each decorative piece being sized and configured to pass through a first overlap region defined by an aperture of the first plurality of apertures and an aperture of the second plurality of apertures when the first and second sections are in the first position; and wherein the base being sized and configured such that the base is held in a locked engagement in a second overlap region defined by an aperture of the first plurality of apertures and an aperture of the second plurality of apertures when the first and second sections are in the second position.