Belt holster for audio-cassette player

Claim 1

A holster for use in releasably attaching a portable audio-cassette player having control knobs to a wearer's waist belt, said player defining a casing having a top wall, a bottom wall, two opposite lateral walls, and outer and inner walls; said holster comprising: (a) a backing member adapted to be mounted to, the waist belt of a person; (b) securing means, integral with said backing member, for releasably attaching said backing member to said waist belt; (c) first loop means, attached to said backing member, for surroundingly engaging said lateral walls and said outer wall of said casing and for mounting said player casing inner wall against said backing member, said first loop means consisting of first and second releasably interconnected attachment members; said first attachment member having a first pair of flexible cord members, each cord member of said first pair of flexible cord members having an inner end and an outer end, wherein said inner ends are attached to and extend from a first edge section of the backing member, and a first flexible connecting strip, said strip being attached to and extending from the outer ends of said first pair of cord members; said second attachment member having a second pair of flexible cord members, each cord member of said second pair of flexible cord members having an inner end and an outer end, wherein said inner ends of said second pair are attached to and extend from a second edge section of the backing member opposite said first edge section thereof, and a second flexible connecting strip, said strip being attached to and extending from the outer ends of said second pair of cord members; each of said first pair of and second connecting strips having complementary adhesive surfaces, for releasable interengagement therebetween; (d) second loop means, attached to said backing member, for surroundingly engaging said top, bottom and outer walls of said casing and for reinforcing said first loop means engagement around said cassette player; and (e) adjustment means, integrally mounted to at least one of said first and second loop means for adjusting at least one of said first and second loop means, to permit adaptation of said holster to cassette players having a variety of casing dimensions; wherein all control knobs of the cassette player remain unhindered by the holster so as to permit free access of said control knobs by the wearer.