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US 2006/0231818 A1Published application
Video display and touchscreen assembly, system and method
AssigneeWells Gardner Electronics Corporation
InventorRobert Lube
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Abstract
A touch screen assembly for use with a display, such as, for example, a flat panel display. The touch screen assembly includes a transparent panel, preferably in the form of a panel of tempered glass adhered to a touch screen panel. Consoles having touch screen assemblies are also disclosed.
Claims20
A touch screen assembly, comprising:
- a panel of transparent material having a panel front side and a panel back side opposite the panel front side;
- a touch screen device having a device front side and a device back side opposite the device front side, the touch screen device being positioned a predetermined distance away from the panel front side, the touch screen device being positioned in an orientation generally corresponding to the orientation of the panel front side;
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- an adhesive interposed between at least a portion of the panel front side and the device back side, the adhesive being attached to at least a portion of the panel front side and the device back side.
1 more element
A method of making a unitary touch screen assembly for use with a display, comprising:
- providing a panel of transparent material in a predetermined orientation;
- providing a touch screen device;
- orienting the touch screen device in a position corresponding to the orientation of the panel of transparent material;
- positioning the touch screen device a predetermined distance from the panel of transparent material to define a space therebetween;
- disposing a curable and optically clear adhesive into the space;
- and
- curing the adhesive to form a unitary touch screen assembly.
4 more elements
A method of protecting a video display having a touch sensitive device operably associated therewith, comprising:
- interposing an adhesive between a touch screen device and a rigid panel of transparent material, the adhesive bonding to both the touch screen device and the rigid panel to form a unitary touch screen assembly;
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- removably attaching the unitary touch screen assembly to a video display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.