Phone case

1. A phone case comprising:

a back including a recessed portion having a base, the back further including at least one overhang overlying part of the base of the recessed portion;

sides extending downward from the back, such that the sides and the back define a phone-receiving recess configured to receive and secure a phone therein; and

a finger-hold attached to the base of the recessed portion, the finger-hold having a top member and a bottom member, the finger-hold being movable between an extended position in which an opening is defined between the top member and the bottom member for use in gripping the phone case and a collapsed position in which the top member is substantially flat against the bottom member, wherein the finger-hold is biased to the extended position,

wherein the top member comprises a first pair of ears at a first end thereof and a second pair of ears at a second end thereof, wherein the top member is pivotally attached to the bottom member by a first pin extending through the first pair of ears and the first neck and a second pin extending through the second pair of ears and the second neck.

2. The phone case as recited in claim 1 , wherein the bottom member includes tabs at each end thereof.

3. The phone case as recited in claim 2 , wherein the back includes two overhangs at diagonally opposite locations of the recessed portion.

4. The phone case as recited in claim 2 , wherein the back includes two overhangs, each overhang being centered between tab-receiving portions of the recessed portion.

5. The phone case as recited in claim 2 , wherein the finger-hold is configured to be positioned such that the tabs of the bottom member are between a base of the recessed portion and the at least one overhang, thereby maintaining the finger-hold in the collapsed position.

6. The phone case as recited in claim 1 , wherein the finger-hold comprises a ribbed gripping surface.

7. The phone case as recited in claim 1 , wherein the back includes a ribbed depression for gripping.

8. The phone case as recited in claim 1 , wherein the finger-hold is rotatably attached to the base of the recessed portion such that the finger-hold is freely rotatable relative to the base of the recessed portion when the finger-hold is in the extended position.

9. The phone case as recited in claim 1 , wherein the bottom member of the finger-hold comprises a central portion, a first tab at a first end of the bottom member, a first neck between the central portion and the first tab, a second tab at a second end of the bottom member, and a second neck between the central portion and the second tab.

10. A method comprising:

providing a phone case comprising:

a back including a recessed portion having a base, the back further including at least one overhang overlying part of the base of the recessed portion;

sides extending downward from the back, such that the sides and the back define a phone-receiving recess configured to receive and secure a phone therein; and

a finger-hold rotatably attached to the base of the recessed portion, the finger-hold having a top member and a bottom member, the finger-hold being movable between an extended position in which an opening is defined between the top member and the bottom member for use in gripping the phone case and a collapsed position in which the top member is substantially flat against the bottom member, wherein the finger-hold is biased to the extended position;

collapsing the finger-hold from the extended position to the collapsed position by pressing the top member substantially flat against the bottom member and rotating the finger-hold until at least one tab of the bottom member is positioned between the base of the recessed portion and the at least one overhang, and

extending the finger-hold from the collapsed position to the extended position by rotating the finger-hold until the at least one tab of the bottom member is free from the at least one overhang.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the bottom member includes tabs at each end thereof.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the back includes two overhangs at diagonally opposite locations of the recessed portion.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the back includes two overhangs, each overhang being centered between tab-receiving portions of the recessed portion.

14. The method as recited in claim 11 , wherein the finger-hold is configured to be positioned such that the tabs of the bottom member are between a base of the recessed portion and the at least one overhang, thereby maintaining the finger-hold in the collapsed position.

15. The method as recited in claim 10 , wherein the finger-hold comprises a ribbed gripping surface.

16. The method as recited in claim 10 , wherein the back includes a ribbed depression for gripping.

17. The method as recited in claim 10 , wherein the top member comprises a first pair of ears at a first end thereof and a second pair of ears at a second end thereof, wherein the top member is pivotally attached to the bottom member by a first pin extending through the first pair of ears and the first neck and a second pin extending through the second pair of ears and the second neck.

18. The method as recited in claim 10 , wherein the finger-hold is rotatably attached to the base of the recessed portion such that the finger-hold is freely rotatable relative to the base of the recessed portion when the finger-hold is in the extended position.

19. The method as recited in claim 10 , wherein the top member of the finger-hold is pivotally attached to the bottom member of the finger-hold.

20. The method as recited in claim 10 , wherein the bottom member of the finger-hold comprises a central portion, a first tab at a first end of the bottom member, a first neck between the central portion and the first tab, a second tab at a second end of the bottom member, and a second neck between the central portion and the second tab.