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OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION

NOTE 8     OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates in a single segment: the supply of carrying/protective solutions for portable electronic devices and other consumer products. This carrying-solution segment includes the design, marketing, and distribution of products to its customers that include manufacturers of consumer hand held medical monitoring and diagnostic kits, bar code scanners, GPS and location devices, and cellular telephones as well as laptop computers, MP3 players, firearms, sporting, recreational, and aeronautical products. The Company’s carrying solution segment operates in geographic regions that include primarily APAC, the Americas, and Europe. Geographic regions are defined by reference primarily to the location of the customer or its contract manufacturer.  The following table presents net sales related to these geographic segments:

                                                                             (all amounts in thousands of dollars)

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Nine Months Ended

June 30,

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

APAC.....................................................

$2,744

 

$1,804

 

$7,944

 

$5,755

Americas................................................

1,768

 

1,876

 

5,054

 

4,832

Europe ...................................................

1,643

 

1,378

 

4,122

 

3,018

Total net sales*....................................

$6,156

 

$5,058

 

$17,120

 

$13,605

*Totals may not total due to rounding