Patent ID: 8662269

Claim:
A carrying case for a portable electronic device, the carrying case comprising: an outer case having a front wall, a rear wall, and a side wall extending between and peripherally around the front and rear walls; an inner compartment located within the outer case, the inner compartment including a front panel and a side panel extending peripherally around the front panel to define a hollow interior into which the portable electronic device can be received; a pivotal flap extending across width of the front panel to thereby close the hollow interior of the inner compartment, the pivotal flap being formed as an upper part of the front panel connected thereto through a living hinge that extends across the width of the front panel; and a plurality of spaced resilient dimples extending into the interior of the inner compartment from at least the front panel, the living hinge comprises at least an internal crease in a front panel material formed between two adjacent rows of the resilient dimples, said internal crease extends inwardly in to the material toward an exterior of the inner compartment from the front panel, so that thickness of the material at the living hinge is being minimized.