Belt-supportable carrier for portable articles

An article carrier supportable by a user belt and adaptable to carry articles of rectangular shape and variable size, said carrier comprising:

• an elongated central strap of flexible material having an intermediate portion between first and second end portions, said first end portion being folded and fixed to itself to form a fixed loop;
• a cross-strap of flexible material fixed to the intermediate portion of said central strap to form first and second transverse segments extending substantially perpendicularly outward from opposite sides of the intermediate portion of said central strap, each of said first and second transverse segments having a distal end portion adapted to overlap with the distal end portion of the other transverse segment within said fixed loop, and one of said distal end portions comprising a panel of hook material and the other of said distal end portions comprising a panel of loop material such that said overlapped end portions are releasably engageable to configure said carrier from said cross-strap and said central strap, said configured carrier forming an article holding enclosure for receiving and engaging five sides of said rectangular article to hold said article in said carrier, and an article receiving opening for placing said article in said enclosure;
• and,
• a cross-tab fixed to the second end portion of said central strap and comprising a releasably engageable panel, said cross-tab being separated from said cross-strap by a releasable loop portion of said central strap foldable upon itself to cause said cross-tab panel to releasably engage a corresponding releasably engageable panel fixedly secured to said central strap and thereby provide a releasable loop adapted to receive said user belt, one of said engageable panels comprising loop material and the other of said engageable panels comprising hook material.