Sliding miniature lens cover

1. A lens cover configured to selectively cover and expose a camera lens on a mobile device, the lens cover comprising:

a) a base with an inner side configured to be affixed to a back of the mobile device, the base having an opening configured to be aligned with the camera lens of the mobile device;

b) a slider slidably coupled to the base and disposed on top of the base opposite the inner side of the base, the slider having an exposed face and an interior face abutting to the base; and

c) the slider sliding with respect to the base between two positions, comprising:

i) an open position configured to expose the camera lens; and

ii) a closed position configured to cover the camera lens;

d) a pair of undercuts opposing one another on opposite sides of the opening of the base; and

c) a pair of separate and discrete tabs spaced-apart from one another and extending from the interior face of the slider and into the pair of undercuts of the base.

2. The lens cover in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising:

a) indicia on the exposed face of the slider; and

b) the indicia being indicative of or representing a business, a product, or both.

3. The lens cover in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the base and the slider have matching perimeters in the closed position.

4. The lens cover in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the pair of undercuts are elongated and extend along a majority of the opening; and wherein the pair of tabs slide in the pair of undercuts.

5. The lens cover in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the pair of undercuts extend under the base and on the inner side of the base.

6. The lens cover in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the entire exposed face of the slider is exposed.

7. A lens cover configured to selectively cover and expose a camera lens on a mobile device, the lens cover comprising:

a) a base with an inner side configured to be affixed to a back of the mobile device, the base having an opening configured to be aligned with the camera lens of the mobile device;

b) a slider slidably coupled to the base and disposed on top of the base opposite the inner side of the base, the slider having an exposed face and an interior face abutting to the base;

c) the slider sliding with respect to the base between two positions, comprising:

i) an open position configured to expose the camera lens; and

ii) a closed position configured to cover the camera lens;

d) the base and the slider having matching perimeters in the closed position; and

e) the base and the slider have a length less than approximately 20 mm and a height less than or equal to 8 mm.

8. The lens cover in accordance with claim 7 , further comprising:

a) indicia on the exposed face of the slider; and

b) the indicia being indicative of or representing a business, a product, or both.

9. The lens cover in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the base and the slider have perimeters with a length and a height with a ratio of approximately 19:8.

10. The lens cover in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the base has a surface area greater than approximately 100 mm 2 and the slider has a surface area less than approximately 150 mm 2 .

11. The lens cover in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the opening of the base has an area less than approximately 50 mm 2 .

12. The lens cover in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the slider has a surface area less than 150 mm 2 and the opening in the base has an area less than 50 mm 2 .

13. The lens cover in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the base and the slider have surface areas with a ratio of 2:3.

14. The lens cover in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the base comprises a base ring with a perimeter width that is continuous between approximately 2.3 to 2.5 mm.

15. The lens cover in accordance with claim 7 , further comprising:

a) a pair of undercuts opposing one another on opposite sides of the opening of the base; and

b) a pair of separate and discrete tabs spaced-apart from one another and extending from the interior face of the slider and into the pair of undercuts of the base.

16. The lens cover in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the pair of undercuts are elongated and extend along a majority of the opening; and wherein the pair of tabs slide in the pair of undercuts.

17. The lens cover in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the pair of undercuts extend under the base and on the inner side of the base.

18. The lens cover in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the entire exposed face of the slider is exposed.

19. A lens cover configured to selectively cover and expose a camera lens on a mobile device, the lens cover comprising:

a) a base with an inner side configured to be affixed to a back of the mobile device and an opposite outer side, the base having an opening configured to be aligned with the camera lens of the mobile device;

b) a slider slidably coupled to the base and disposed on top of the outer side of the base opposite the inner side of the base, the slider having an exposed face and an interior face abutting to the outer side of the base;

c) the base and the slider having matching perimeters in the closed position;

d) the slider sliding with respect to the base between two positions, comprising:

i) an open position configured to expose the camera lens; and

ii) a closed position configured to cover the camera lens;

e) a pair of undercuts extending under the base in the inner side of the base, and opposing one another on opposite sides of the opening of the base; and

f) a pair of separate and discrete tabs spaced-apart from one another and extending from the interior face of the slider and into the pair of undercuts of the base.

20. The lens cover in accordance with claim 19 , wherein the entire exposed face of the slider is exposed.