Overlay applicator machine and method of providing the same
AssigneeBelkin International, Inc.
InventorsJohn Wadsworth, Eric Beaupre, William P. Conley, Vijendra Nalwad, David A. Kleeman
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Abstract
A machine including a cradle configured to hold an electronic device. The machine also can include an alignment base comprising pins configured to engage with an alignment mechanism of an overlay applicator. The overlay applicator can include an overlay configured to be applied to a screen of the electronic device. The alignment base can include a first side and a second side adjacent to the first side. The pins can be located on the first side and the second side. Other embodiments are described.
Claims16
A system comprising:
- an overlay applicator comprising (i) an overlay configured to be applied to a screen of an electronic device, (ii) an adhesive release liner, and (iii) a pull tab configured to be pulled to remove the adhesive release liner from the overlay to expose an adhesive agent of the overlay to the screen of the electronic device;
- and
- a machine comprising:
- a cradle configured to hold the electronic device;
- and
- an alignment base comprising pins configured to engage with the overlay applicator,
- wherein:
- the alignment base comprises a first side and a second side adjacent to the first side;
- the pins are located on the first side and the second side;
- the system is configured such that, when (i) the alignment base is engaged with the overlay applicator, and (ii) the cradle is holding the electronic device, the pull tab extends through an end slot of the machine to extend beyond the machine to enable the pull tab to be pulled to remove the adhesive release liner from the overlay to facilitate applying the overlay of the overlay applicator to the screen of the electronic device;
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- the machine is configured to securely hold a second electronic device having one or more different dimensions than the electronic device in a fixed position with respect to the alignment base.
A method of providing a system, the method comprising:
- providing an overlay applicator comprising (i) an overlay configured to be applied to a screen of an electronic device, (ii) an adhesive release liner, and (iii) a pull tab configured to be pulled to remove the adhesive release liner from the overlay to expose an adhesive agent of the overlay to the screen of the electronic device;
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- providing a machine comprising:
- a cradle configured to hold the electronic device;
- and
- an alignment base comprising pins configured to engage with the overlay applicator,
- wherein:
- the alignment base comprises a first side and a second side adjacent to the first side;
- the pins are located on the first side and the second side;
- the system is configured such that, when (i) the alignment base is engaged with the overlay applicator, and (ii) the cradle is holding the electronic device, the pull tab extends through an end slot of the machine to extend beyond the machine to enable the pull tab to be pulled to remove the adhesive release liner from the overlay to facilitate applying the overlay of the overlay applicator to the screen of the electronic device;
- and
- the machine is configured to securely hold a second electronic device having one or more different dimensions than the electronic device in a fixed position with respect to the alignment base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.