Bezelless display system having a display assembly with an overlay including a transparent section optically bonded to a display region with an optical layer that includes a pre-cured adhesive preform

A method for construction of a display system comprising:

• applying an optical adhesive to a substantially transparent section of an overlay;
• customizing a second section of the overlay;
• aligning the transparent section of the overlay with a viewable portion of a display assembly;
• bonding the overlay and the display assembly so that the optical adhesive is disposed between the display assembly and the viewable portion of the display;
• and
• pre-curing the optical adhesive and the overlay prior to aligning the transparent section of the overlay with the viewable portion of the display assembly.

A display system comprising:

• a first display assembly with a display region of a first size;
• a continuous overlay having a first substantially transparent section corresponding to the size of the display region of the first display assembly and a second customized section extending beyond the first substantially transparent section;
• and
• an optical layer disposed between the first display assembly and the first substantially transparent section of the overlay, the first display assembly optically bonded to the first substantially transparent section of the overlay by the optical layer;
• wherein the optical layer comprises an adhesive;
• and
• wherein the adhesive includes a two-part cured silicone adhesive.