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A casing for a portable electronic device, such as an MP3 player, a cell phone, a smart phone, or a PDA, is formed with two or more sleeves that may be placed onto the electronic device and together form a closed encasement for the electronic device. The encasement is formed to enable operative acce

A casing for a portable electronic device, such as an MP3 player, a cell phone, a smart phone, or a PDA, is formed with two or more sleeves that may be placed onto the electronic device and together form a closed encasement for the electronic device. The encasement is formed to enable operative access to the electronic device while the sleeves are connected to form the closed encasement. A back panel of the encasement is removable so that it may be exchanged for an alternative panel. That is, a first back panel may simply be a planar panel that only forms an integral backwall part of the closed encasement and a second back panel may be provided with a belt clip or belt loop, or the like. The different removable back panels may thus be exchanged to provide the device for mutually different functions of the casing.

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1. A function-convertible casing for a portable electronic device, comprising: a plurality of sleeves to be placed onto the electronic device and together forming a closed encasement for the electronic device when said sleeves are placed on the electronic device, each of said sleeves being formed wi

1. A function-convertible casing for a portable electronic device, comprising: a plurality of sleeves to be placed onto the electronic device and together forming a closed encasement for the electronic device when said sleeves are placed on the electronic device, each of said sleeves being formed with a respective opening in a backwall thereof, said opening in each of said sleeves together forming a backwall opening of the casing when said sleeves are assembled to form the closed encasement;at least one of said sleeves being formed to enable operative access to the electronic device while said sleeves are connected to form said closed encasement; anda plurality of removable back panels each being formed to completely close said backwall opening, said plurality of removable back panels including a substantially planar first back panel forming an integral backwall part of said closed encasement and a second back panel carrying an attachment device for carrying said encasement with the electronic device disposed therein, wherein said plurality of removable back panels may be exchanged with each other to provide the device for mutually different functions of the casing. 2. The casing according to claim 1, wherein said removable back panel and said sleeves are formed with snap connections holding said sleeves in place on the electronic device to maintain the closed encasement. 3. The casing according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of sleeves are formed with snap connections enabling said sleeves to engage with one another in a position when said sleeves are assembled to form the closed encasement. 4. The casing according to claim 1, wherein said openings in said sleeves are formed with an undercut forming a slide track and said back panel is formed with a marginal slide bulge configured to slidably engage in said slide track.