Overlay applicator machine and method of providing the same
AssigneeBelkin International, Inc.
InventorsJohn Wadsworth, Eric Beaupre
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Abstract
A machine including a base. The machine also can include a cradle configured to hold an electronic device. The machine further can include an alignment base 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 machine also can include a lid hingedly attached to the base. The machine can be configured such that the lid can be rotated with respect to the base between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The machine can be configured in the closed configuration to facilitate applying the overlay of the overlay applicator to the screen of the electronic device. Other embodiments are described.
Claims20
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 base;
- a cradle configured to hold the electronic device;
- an alignment base configured to engage with the overlay applicator;
- and
- a lid hingedly attached to the base,
- wherein:
- the machine is configured such that the lid can be rotated with respect to the base between an open configuration and a closed configuration;
- and
- the system is configured such that, when (i) the machine is in the closed configuration, (ii) the alignment base is engaged with the overlay applicator, and (iii) the cradle is holding the electronic device, the pull tab extends through an end slot of the machine in the closed configuration to extend outside of 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.
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;
- and
- providing a machine comprising:
- a base;
- a cradle configured to hold the electronic device;
- an alignment base configured to engage with the overlay applicator;
- and
- a lid hingedly attached to the base,
- wherein:
- the machine is configured such that the lid can be rotated with respect to the base between an open configuration and a closed configuration;
- and
- the system is configured such that, when (i) the machine is in the closed configuration, (ii) the alignment base is engaged with the overlay applicator, and (iii) the cradle is holding the electronic device, the pull tab extends through an end slot of the machine in the closed configuration to extend outside of 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.