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A protective container for a portable electronic device includes a plurality of storage compartments formed in a rear wall, or a tool carrier with tool compartments mounted to the rear wall. Generally flat tools are stored within the compartments and are extractable to allow the protective container

A protective container for a portable electronic device includes a plurality of storage compartments formed in a rear wall, or a tool carrier with tool compartments mounted to the rear wall. Generally flat tools are stored within the compartments and are extractable to allow the protective container and portable electronic device to function as a multifunction pocket tool.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A protective container for a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device having a generally rectangular front portion with a display and user input, a generally rectangular rear portion, left and right side portions, and end portions, the protective contai

The invention claimed is: 1. A protective container for a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device having a generally rectangular front portion with a display and user input, a generally rectangular rear portion, left and right side portions, and end portions, the protective container comprising:a shell shaped to define a cavity to receive and hold the portable electronic device in a form fitting relationship, the shell including a rear wall for covering the rear portion of the device when the device is positioned in the cavity of the shell, left and right side walls that extend from the rear wall for covering the left and right side portions, respectively, of the device, an end wall connected to the rear wall and the left and right side walls for covering one of the end portions of the device, and a front opening through which a user can access the display and user input of the front portion of the portable electronic device, the front opening exposing substantially all of the front portion of the device;a plurality of storage compartments formed in the rear wall and having openings near edges of the shell; anda plurality of generally flat tools having stored positions within the storage compartments and movable through the openings to deployed positions.