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An apparatus for carrying hand held electronic and other types of devices includes a flexible substrate and a lanyard secured to the substrate. The substrate has opposite first and second surfaces and opposite first and second end portions. A layer of adhesive material is applied to at least a porti

An apparatus for carrying hand held electronic and other types of devices includes a flexible substrate and a lanyard secured to the substrate. The substrate has opposite first and second surfaces and opposite first and second end portions. A layer of adhesive material is applied to at least a portion of the substrate first surface, and a protective layer of material is releasably secured to the adhesive material. When the protective layer is removed, the adhesive material is exposed such that the substrate can be secured to a device via the adhesive material. The adhesive material is intended to securely attach the substrate to the device and such that removal therefrom is difficult. The lanyard allows for the substrate and an attached device to be suspended around the neck of a user.

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1. An apparatus, comprising: a flexible substrate having opposite first and second surfaces and opposite first and second end portions, wherein a layer of adhesive material is applied to at least a portion of the substrate first surface;a protective layer of material releasably secured to the adhesi

1. An apparatus, comprising: a flexible substrate having opposite first and second surfaces and opposite first and second end portions, wherein a layer of adhesive material is applied to at least a portion of the substrate first surface;a protective layer of material releasably secured to the adhesive material which, when removed, exposes the adhesive material and allows the substrate to be secured to a housing of a hand held electronic device via the adhesive material; anda lanyard for suspending the substrate and an attached electronic device around the neck of a user, wherein the lanyard is secured to the substrate and wherein the protective layer includes one or more patterns to facilitate forming cutouts in the substrate and securing the substrate to the housing of the hand held electronic device. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises a flexible fabric. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the flexible fabric comprises rip-stop nylon, rip-stop polyester, or silk. 4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the flexible fabric has a thickness of less than about 0.015 inches. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the substrate has a polygonal, round, oval, or hourglass shape. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the substrate has an elongated rectangular shape. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lanyard is secured to the substrate first end portion. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the substrate first end portion includes an attachment loop extending therefrom, and wherein the lanyard is secured to the attachment loop. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the lanyard is secured to the attachment loop via a coupler. 10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the attachment loop comprises a strap of flexible material sewn to the substrate. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the strap of flexible material comprises rip-stop nylon, rip-stop polyester, or silk, and wherein the strap is sewn to the substrate using a heat-resistant aramid fiber. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises an aperture formed therein through which a camera lens in the housing of an electronic device is exposed when the substrate is secured to the housing. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the substrate second surface has a tactile configuration that facilitates gripping by a user's hand. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the tactile configuration comprises an array of raised portions extending outwardly from the substrate second surface. 15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the substrate second surface comprises indicia. 16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the substrate second surface has a blank space area thereon for receiving indicia. 17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the layer of adhesive material comprises an adhesive tape. 18. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a patch adhesively secured to the substrate second surface, wherein the patch comprises indicia. 19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the protective layer of material comprises at least one pattern thereon for facilitating cutting an aperture in the flexible substrate by a user. 20. An apparatus, comprising: a substrate having opposite first and second surfaces and opposite first and second end portions, wherein the substrate first end portion includes an attachment loop extending therefrom, and wherein a layer of adhesive material is applied to at least a portion of the substrate first surface;a protective layer of material releasably secured to the adhesive material which, when removed, exposes the adhesive material and allows the substrate to be secured to a housing of a hand held electronic device via the adhesive material; anda lanyard for suspending the substrate and an attached electronic device around the neck of a user, wherein the lanyard is secured to the attachment loop and wherein the protective layer includes one or more patterns to facilitate forming cutouts in the substrate and securing the substrate to the housing of the hand held electronic device. 21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the substrate comprises rip-stop nylon, rip-stop polyester, or silk. 22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the attachment loop comprises a strap of flexible material sewn to the substrate. 23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the strap comprises a fabric and wherein the strap is sewn to the substrate using a heat-resistant aramid fiber. 24. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the substrate comprises an aperture formed therein through which a camera lens in the housing of an electronic device is exposed when the substrate is secured to the housing. 25. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the substrate second surface has a tactile configuration comprising an array of raised portions extending outwardly from the substrate second surface that facilitates gripping by a user's hand. 26. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the substrate second surface comprises indicia. 27. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the substrate second surface has a blank space area thereon for receiving indicia. 28. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the protective layer of material comprises at least one pattern thereon for facilitating cutting an aperture in the flexible substrate by a user.