Screen protector installation machine

A screen protector installation machine in combination with a screen protector laminate configured to apply a screen protector to a mobile device, the laminate comprising the screen protector carried by a web and a backing layer on the screen protector opposite the web, the machine comprising:

• a base comprising an impression configured to receive and secure the mobile device;
• a lid coupled to the base and closable over the base;
• a first slider carried by the lid and comprising a spool rotatable with respect to the lid;
• the laminate being carried by the lid and positioned between the lid and the spool, and with the spool between the laminate and the impression, during use;
• the web being coupled to the lid and the backing layer coupled to the spool;
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• the spool rotating to wind the backing layer around the spool as the first slider slides with respect to the lid to expose the screen protector.

A screen protector installation machine configured to install a screen protector on a mobile device, the machine comprising:

• a base comprising interchangeable blanks selectively secured to the base, each blank comprising an impression configured to receive and secure the mobile device;
• a lid coupled to the base and closable over the base;
• a hinge coupling the lid to the base, the lid pivoting about the hinge between an open position away from the base and a closed position over the base and an intermediate position over and spaced-apart from the base at an acute angle;
• an opening in the lid;
• the lid configured to carry a screen protector laminate across the opening and over the impression when the lid is in the closed position, the lid configured to receive and secure a web of the laminate carrying a screen protector and a backing, the backing having a tab with an enlarged head on a narrower neck, the head having a narrower leading end and a wider trailing end with a wider edge adjacent the narrower neck;
• a pair of rails carried by the base on opposite sides of the impression and having a leading end near the hinge and a trailing end further from the hinge, the trailing end having a taper declining towards the base;
• a pair of tracks carried by the lid on opposite sides of the opening;
• a pair of racks carried by the lid on opposite sides of the opening;
• a first slider carried by the lid and slidable back and forth along the pair of tracks, and comprising a first handle above the opening and a spool below the first handle, the spool having a slot configured to receive the head of the tab and having a width less than the trailing end of the head with the head compressing to pass through the slot and expanding when withdrawn from the slot with the wider edge abutting a perimeter of the slot to retain the neck of the tab in the slot, the first slider sliding from an initial position nearer the hinge to a subsequent position at the trailing end of the pair of rails;
• a pair of pinions coupled to the spool of the first slider and engaging the pair of racks to rotate the spool as the first slider slides in the pair of tracks, the spool configured to rotate and wind the backing of the laminate around the spool and remove the backing layer from the laminate as the first slider slides from the initial position to the subsequent position;
• a pair of wheels coupled to the first slider and riding on the pair of rails of the base when the lid is in the intermediate position, the pair of wheels following the taper of the trailing end of the pair of rails to allow the lid to move from the intermediate position to the closed position;
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• a second slider carried by the lid and slidable back and forth along the pair of tracks, and comprising a second handle above the opening and a roller below the second handle, the roller configured to abut to the web of the laminate and press the screen protector against the mobile device as the second slider slides back and forth while the lid is in the closed position.