Removable anti-glare films for flat panel displays
OwnerJeffrey A. Lev, Paul J. Doczy +1inventors
InventorsJeffrey A. Lev, Paul J. Doczy, Mark S. Tracy
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Abstract
A removable and reusable anti-glare film for a flat panel display. In one embodiment, the film includes a body portion including an outer surface having a matte finish that diffuses ambient light, and attachment features associated with the body portion that are adapted to attach the anti-glare film to the flat panel display, wherein the body portion overlies a display screen of the flat panel display when the anti-glare film is attached to the flat panel display.
Claims20
A removable and reusable anti-glare film for a flat panel display, the film comprising:
- a body portion including an outer surface having a matte finish that diffuses ambient light;
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- attachment features associated with the body portion that are adapted to attach the anti-glare film to the flat panel display;
- wherein the body portion overlies a display screen of the flat panel display when the anti-glare film is attached to the flat panel display.
A removable and reusable anti-glare film for a flat panel display, the film comprising:
- a rectangular body portion including a plurality of edges having dimensions that are similar to the dimensions of the edges of a display screen of the flat panel display, the body portion including an outer surface having a matte finish that diffuses ambient light;
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- attachment tabs that are unitarily formed with the body portion and that extend outward from edges of the body portion, the attachment tabs being adapted slide into attachment slots provided in a front bezel of the flat panel display that are substantially coplanar with the display screen;
- wherein anti-glare film is formed from a single sheet of polymeric material having a thickness of approximately 0.5 to 1.0 millimeters.
Apparatus comprising:
- a flat panel display comprising an outer housing that includes a front bezel and a rectangular display screen that is surrounded by the front bezel, the front bezel comprising attachment slots having openings positioned at the junction of the display screen and the front bezel;
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- an anti-glare film comprising a rectangular body portion having dimensions similar to the dimensions of the display screen and including an ;outer surface having a matte finish that diffuses ambient light, the anti-glare film further comprising attachment tabs that extend out from edges of the body portion, the attachment tabs being adapted to insert into the attachment slots of the front bezel;
- wherein when the attachment tabs of the anti-glare film are inserted into the attachment slots of the flat panel display, the body portion of the anti-glare film overlies the display screen of the flat panel display.
A notebook computer comprising:
- a base portion;
- a display portion pivotally connected to the base portion, the display portion including an outer housing that supports a display screen that has a glossy outer surface, the outer housing including;
- attachment slots that are adapted to receive attachment tabs of an anti-glare film;
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- an anti-glare film comprising a body portion having dimensions similar to the dimensions of the display screen and including an outer surface having a matte finish that diffuses ambient light, the anti-glare film further comprising attachment tabs that extend out from edges of the body portion, the attachment tabs being adapted to be received by the attachment slots of the display portion outer housing;
- wherein when the attachment tabs of the anti-glare film are inserted into the attachment slots of the display portion outer housing, the body portion of the anti-glare film overlies the display screen of the display portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.