Securement apparatus for a portable electronic device

A cell phone securement device comprising:

• an elastomeric body having a plurality of openings formed therein, the body having a plurality of bands extending therefrom, the bands at least partially surrounding the openings, each of the openings adapted to receive a corner of a cell phone, wherein the body has four corners and ends of the bands join at each corner, and further wherein the body and the plurality of bands lie in the same plane;
• a tether coupled to and extending from the body;
• a strap coupled to the tether;
• and
• an attachment device coupled to the strap, the attachment device adapted to secure the apparatus to a member.

A method of securing a mobile electronic device to a member comprising:

• providing a securement apparatus including a body having a plurality of elastomeric retainers secured to and extending from the body, each retainer forming a loop defining an opening, the openings adapted to receive therein a corner of a handheld electronic device, wherein the body and elastomeric retainers lie in the same plane;
• providing a tether coupled to and extending from the body;
• providing a strap coupled to the tether;
• providing an attachment device coupled to the strap;
• inserting a corner of the mobile device in one of the openings and stretching the band defining the opening over a surface of the mobile device;
• stretching the remaining bands over the remaining corners of the mobile device wherein each corner of the mobile device enters one of the openings of the securement apparatus, thereby securing the securement apparatus to the mobile device;
• and
• attaching the attachment device to the member.