Adhesive pocket for mobile phones
An adhesive pocket for mobile phones adapted in size and shape to carry credit-card-sized items, and method of making the same. The adhesive pocket includes a base having a front, a back, a first side, a second side, a top, and a bottom. The adhesive pocket includes an elastic sheet affixed to the back of the base, the elastic sheet wrapped around the first side of the base, sealed at the bottom of the base, and sealed at the second side of the base, thereby forming a pocket between the elastic sheet and the base. The adhesive pocket includes an adhesive layer disposed on the elastic sheet. The adhesive pocket includes a removable backing disposed on the adhesive layer, the removable backing configured to expose the adhesive layer when removed.
1. An adhesive pocket for mobile phones comprising:
a base having a front, a back, a first side, a second side, a top, and a bottom;
an elastic sheet affixed to the back of the base, the elastic sheet wrapped around the first side of the base and extending across the front of the base to the second side of the base, the elastic sheet sealed at the bottom of the base, and the elastic sheet sealed at the second side of the base, thereby forming a pocket between the elastic sheet and the front of the base;
an adhesive layer disposed on the elastic sheet; and
a removable backing disposed on the adhesive layer, the removable backing configured to expose the adhesive layer when removed.
2. The adhesive pocket of claim 1 , in which the adhesive layer is disposed on a portion of the elastic sheet that is affixed to the back of the base.
3. The adhesive pocket of claim 1 , in which no portion of the adhesive layer is in contact with the base.
4. The adhesive pocket of claim 1 , in which the adhesive layer is disposed between the elastic sheet and the removable backing.
5. The adhesive pocket of claim 1 , in which a pull tab is disposed between the adhesive layer and the removable backing.
6. The adhesive pocket of claim 1 , in which the pocket is adapted in size and shape to carry credit-card-sized items.
7. The adhesive pocket of claim 1 , in which the elastic sheet is selected from a group of materials comprising: lycra, spandex, and elastane.
8. The adhesive pocket of claim 1 , in which the adhesive layer comprises acrylic adhesive.
9. The adhesive pocket of claim 1 , in which the base is selected from a group of semi-flexible materials comprising: thick paper, cardboard, polycarbonate.
10. A mobile phone having the adhesive pocket of claim 1 affixed to at least a portion of the mobile phone.
11. A mobile phone case having the adhesive pocket of claim 1 affixed to at least a portion of the mobile phone case.
12. A method of making an adhesive pocket for mobile phones adapted in size and shape to carry credit-card-sized items comprising:
providing a base having a front, a back, a first side, a second side, a top, and a bottom;
affixing an elastic sheet to the back of the base;
forming a pocket between the elastic sheet and the front of the base by:
wrapping the elastic sheet around the first side of the base so that the elastic sheet extends across the front of the base to the second side of the base;
sealing the elastic sheet at the bottom of the base;
sealing the elastic sheet at the second side of the base;
disposing an adhesive layer on the elastic sheet;
disposing a removable backing on adhesive layer, the removable backing configured to expose the adhesive layer when removed.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising disposing the elastic sheet on a portion of the elastic sheet that is affixed to the back of the base.
14. The method of claim 12 , in which no portion of the adhesive layer is in contact with the base.
15. The method of claim 12 , in which the adhesive layer is disposed between the elastic sheet and the removable backing.
16. The method of claim 12 , in which the pocket is adapted in size and shape to carry credit-card-sized items.
17. The method of claim 12 , in which the elastic sheet is selected from a group of materials comprising: lycra, spandex, and elastane.
18. The method of claim 12 , in which the adhesive layer comprises acrylic adhesive.
19. The method of claim 12 , in which the base is selected from a group of semi-flexible materials comprising: thick paper, cardboard, and polycarbonate.