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1. A carrying case assembly for portable electronic devices, the carrying case assembly designed to be worn around a person's torso and comprising:
a carrying case comprising:
an exterior casing that creates an interior compartment within which a portable electronic device can be inserted for storage and use therein; anda fastener for securing the portable electronic device within the compartment when the electronic device has been inserted in the compartment; and a user wearable strap for wearing around a torso of a user; an interlocking mechanism having:
a first component attached to a top surface of the exterior casing, the first component being a buckle providing a female receptacle with a push button release and which extends in a vertically downward facing orientation; anda second component that is attached to the user wearable strap, wherein the second component is a multi-segmented component which has a first segment that, when the user wearable strap is being worn around the torso of the user, extends vertically upwards as a male latching portion of the interlocking mechanism to latch into the female receptacle of the buckle, the first segment being connected to a second segment that extends vertically upwards away from a first connecting end with the first segment and is connected at an opposing end to a third segment that extends vertically downward from the opposing end of the second segment, wherein the second and third segments attach the second component to the user wearable strap and holds the first segment rigidly vertically upwards such that the first segment extends in a vertically upward orientation away from the strap being worn around the torso of the user to enable vertical interlocking with the vertically downward facing buckle;wherein the interlocking mechanism comprises a buckle and latch assembly configured to enable vertical attaching, detaching, and hanging of the carrying case on the user wearable strap, where the buckle and latch mate together into a locked position when the buckle is pressed down into contact with the first segment of the second component extending vertically upward, such that the carrying case suspends downwards away from the strap and interlocking mechanism. |