Assembly and device for a display having a perimeter touch guard seal
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDavid Brower, Robert Fortenberry, Richard Harris
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Abstract
An assembly and device that provides a flexible, removable and sealable touch guard system for use with retail display systems and more specifically for use with displays requiring repeated human interactive use is provided for. More particularly, the present invention relates to an assembly and device that provides a sealable touch guard between a bezel, a protective covering and a display while under compression. Additionally the present invention is readily used with customer-specific bezel covers and displays often used with point of sale (POS)-like terminals.
Claims22
A bezel assembly for a touch sensitive device capable of receiving touch-based inputs from users of said assembly, comprising:
- a rigid bezel forming an exterior portion of said assembly;
- a protective covering;
- a rigid bezel support having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- and a bezel fastening means for forming a primary seal;
- wherein said bezel is comprised of a rigid material and is adapted to be removably fastened via said bezel fastening means between said upper surface of said bezel support and a touch sensitive device positioned below said lower surface of said bezel support.
A point of sale device having a sealed bezel assembly, comprising:
- a point of sale display having a display having an upper surface and side edge portions defining a thickness of said display;
- a rigid bezel forming an exterior portion of at least said display and having a bulb edge along and defining a window opening portion;
- a protective covering having a surface thickness of at least 0.004 inches and a surface area greater than a surface area of said display;
- a rigid bezel support having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- and an adjustable, compressive bezel fastening means for forming a primary seal;
- wherein, said bezel is comprised of a rigid material and is adapted to be removably fastened via said bezel fastening means between said upper surface of said bezel support and said display below said lower surface of said bezel support, and provides a primary seal between said bulb edge and said display along said window opening portion that is liquid-tight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.