# US 2018/0022964 A1 · Dry apply protective systems > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0022964 A1 - Document ID: US20180022964A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/724,173 - Filed: 2017-10-03 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2010-06-22 - Assignees: ZAGG Intellectual Property Holding Co., Inc. - Applicants: ZAGG Intellectual Property Holding Co., Inc. - Inventors: Jim A. Colby; Gregory E. Booth; Jonathan B. Benson; Derek M. Smith; James McGuire - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180022964A1 ## CPC - C09J 7/29: Laminated material (metallised plastics C09J7/22) - B29C 63/0047: {Preventing air-inclusions} - B29C 63/02: using sheet or web-like material (B29C63/26 {and B29C63/38} take precedence) - B32B 3/02: characterised by features of form at particular places, e.g. in edge regions {(non-uniform thickness B32B3/263)} - B32B 7/06: permitting easy separation - B32B 7/12: using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties - B32B 27/08: of synthetic resin - B32B 27/283: {comprising polysiloxanes} - B32B 27/304: {comprising vinyl halide (co)polymers, e.g. PVC, PVDC, PVF, PVDF} - B32B 27/306: {comprising vinyl acetate or vinyl alcohol (co)polymers} - B32B 27/308: {comprising acrylic (co)polymers} - B32B 27/32: comprising polyolefins {(comprising vinyl (co)polymers or acrylic (co)polymers B32B27/30)} - B32B 27/36: comprising polyesters - B32B 27/40: comprising polyurethanes - C09J 5/00: Adhesive processes in general; Adhesive processes not provided for elsewhere, e.g. relating to primers - C09J 7/403: {characterised by the structure of the release feature} - B29C 65/48: using adhesives {, i.e. using supplementary joining material; solvent bonding} - B29C 65/50: using adhesive tape {, e.g. thermoplastic tape; using threads or the like (B29C65/3444 takes precedence)} - B29C 2063/027: {applied by a squeegee} - B29L 2031/3437: {Cellular phones} - B29L 2031/3475: {Displays, monitors, TV-sets, computer screens} - B32B 43/006: {Delaminating} - B32B 2307/41: Opaque - B32B 2307/412: Transparent - B32B 2307/414: Translucent - B32B 2307/518: bi-axially - C09J 2301/162: the carrier being a laminate constituted by plastic layers only - C09J 2475/006: in the substrate - G06F 1/1626: {with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]} - G06F 1/1656: {Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203)} - H04M 1/0266: {for a display module assembly} - H04M 1/18: Telephone sets specially adapted for use in ships, mines, or other places exposed to adverse environment (H04M1/19 takes precedence) - H04M 1/185: {Improving the shock resistance of the housing, e.g. by increasing the rigidity} - Y10T 156/1168: Gripping and pulling work apart during delaminating - Y10T 156/1195: Delaminating from release surface - Y10T 156/1994: Means for delaminating from release surface - Y10T 428/1471: Protective layer - Y10T 428/24777: Edge feature - C09J: ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES (preparation of glue or gelatine C09H) - B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00) - B32B: LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM - B29L: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A system for protecting a surface of a substrate includes a protective film, which is configured to be applied and secured to the surface, as well as a backing on an adherent surface of the protective film and an application tape over an exterior surface of the protective film. Protruding features, such as tabs, adjacent to different peripheral edges of the protective film may enable removal of the backing and the application tape from the protective film, and may include features that indicate the order in which each protruding feature is to be grasped to peel its corresponding element away from the protective film. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for protecting a surface of a substrate, comprising: a protective film including an adherent surface and an exterior surface opposite from the adherent surface; a backing located adjacent to the adherent surface of the protective film, superimposed with the protective film, extending laterally beyond the protective film and including a protruding feature located beyond a peripheral extent of the protective film and configured to enable a user to manipulate the backing and to remove the backing from the protective film; and an application tape located adjacent to the exterior surface of the protective film, superimposed with the protective film and the backing, extending laterally beyond the protective film and including a protruding feature located beyond a peripheral extent of the protective film and configured to enable a user to manipulate the application tape and to remove application tape from the protective film, the protruding feature of the application tape and the protruding feature of the backing located adjacent to different peripheral edges of the protective film. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the protruding feature of the backing and the protruding feature of the application tape are located adjacent to opposite peripheral edges of the protective film. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the application tape further includes another protruding feature superimposed with the protruding feature of the backing to enable the backing to be pulled away from the application tape. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the application tape is substantially transparent. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the backing is substantially transparent. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the backing and the application tape are substantially superimposed with respect to one another. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein each peripheral edge of the application tape and each peripheral edge of the backing is positioned laterally beyond a corresponding peripheral edge of the protective film. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising: a release layer between the exterior surface of the protective film and an adherent surface of the application tape, the release layer configured to minimized adhesion of the application tape to the protective film. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the release layer has substantially the same lateral dimensions as the protective film. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the protective film includes microchannels formed in and communicating with the adherent surface of the protective film, the microchannels being configured to enable air to escape from between the protective film and a surface of a substrate to which the protective film is adhered. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the backing is rigid. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the backing includes at least two discrete sections. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein each of the protruding feature of the backing and the protruding feature of the application tape includes one or more indicia corresponding to an order in which the backing and the application tape are to be removed from the protective film. ### Claim 14 A system for protecting a surface of a substrate, comprising: a protective film including an adherent surface and an exterior surface opposite from the adherent surface; a rigid backing superimposed with the protective film and secured to the adherent surface of the protective film. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the rigid backing includes two discrete sections. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein at least one of the at least two discrete sections comprises an elongate strip covering a portion of the adherent surface of the protective film located adjacent to a peripheral edge of the protective film. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein another of the at least two discrete sections covers a remainder of the adherent surface of the protective film. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the remainder of the adherent surface comprises a majority of the adherent surface. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the rigid backing is transparent. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the rigid backing comprises a biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate film. ### Claim 21 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein a portion of the backing extends laterally beyond an outer periphery of the protective film. ### Claim 22 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, further comprising: an application tape removably secured to the exterior surface of the protective film.