Device for installing a screen protector to an electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10744705-B2
Application number	US-201916578233-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2019
Priority date	Sep 21, 2018
Publication date	Aug 18, 2020
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020

Abstract

A device for installing a screen protector to an electronic device that includes a screen protector unit having a release film, a screen protector, and a protection film wherein the release film has a release tab, the protection film has at least one protection tab where the protection tab includes a hole formed therein; a tray having a panel, at least one alignment protrusion that fits the hole, a guide hole to allow external pressure to be applied onto the screen protector unit when the screen protector unit and the electronic device are received in the tray; and an adhesive strip, via the guide hole, further secures the screen protector unit to the tray. Also included is a method to using the device to install the screen protector to the screen of the electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device ( 10 ) for installing a screen protector ( 22 ) to an electronic device ( 100 ), the device ( 10 ) comprising:
a screen protector unit ( 20 ) comprising a release film ( 21 ), the screen protector ( 22 ), and a protection film ( 23 ) wherein the release film ( 21 ) and the protection film ( 23 ) are removably attached to opposite sides of the screen protector ( 22 ); and
a tray ( 30 ),
wherein the tray ( 30 ) comprises:
a panel ( 31 ) on which the screen protector unit ( 20 ) is placed;
side walls ( 35 ) to help align a screen ( 110 ) of the electronic device ( 100 ) to the screen protector ( 22 ) wherein the side walls ( 35 ) are constructed to project from the panel ( 31 ) such that the electronic device ( 100 ) fits in between the side walls ( 35 ); and
first and second protrusions ( 50 , 52 ) projecting from the panel ( 31 ),

wherein the protection film ( 23 ) includes a first protection tab ( 251 ) extending beyond a boundary of the screen protector ( 22 ), and a second protection tab ( 252 ), and
wherein the first protection tab ( 251 ) includes a first mating hole ( 261 ) formed therein such that the first protrusion ( 50 ) fits in the first mating hole ( 261 ),
wherein the second protection tab ( 252 ) includes a second mating hole formed therein such that the second protrusion ( 52 ) fits in the second mating hole ( 262 ), and
wherein the first protrusion ( 50 ) and second protrusion ( 52 ) are substantially circular and substantially longitudinal respectively, are substantially longitudinal and substantially circular respectively, or are both substantially longitudinal,
wherein the first protrusion ( 50 ) and second protrusion ( 52 ) are in different orientations with respect to each other when the first protrusion ( 50 ) and the second protrusion ( 52 ) are both substantially longitudinal.

2. The device ( 10 ) of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the side walls ( 35 ) is located between the first protrusion ( 50 ) and the second protrusion ( 52 ), and
wherein the portion of the side walls ( 35 ) is located between the first protection tab ( 251 ) and the second protection tab ( 252 ) of the screen protector unit ( 20 ) when the screen protector unit ( 20 ) is placed on the panel ( 31 ).

3. The device ( 10 ) of claim 1 , wherein the tray further comprises a third protrusion ( 54 ) projecting from the panel,
wherein the protection film ( 23 ) further includes a third protection tab ( 253 ) and wherein the third protection tab ( 253 ) includes a third mating hole ( 263 ) formed therein such that the third protrusion ( 54 ) fits in the third mating hole ( 263 ), and
wherein the third protrusion ( 54 ) is either substantially circular or substantially longitudinal.

4. The device ( 10 ) of claim 3 , wherein the tray ( 30 ) further comprises a fourth protrusion ( 56 ) projecting from the panel ( 31 ),
wherein the protection film ( 23 ) further includes a fourth protection tab ( 254 ) and wherein the fourth protection tab ( 254 ) includes a fourth mating hole ( 264 ) therein such that the fourth protrusion ( 56 ) fits in the fourth mating hole ( 264 ), and
wherein the fourth protrusion ( 56 ) is either substantially circular or substantially longitudinal.

5. The device ( 10 ) of claim 4 , wherein a portion of the side walls ( 35 ) is located between the first protrusion ( 50 ) and the second protrusion ( 52 ) and a second portion of the side walls ( 35 ) is located between the third protrusion ( 54 ) and the fourth protrusion ( 56 ),
wherein the portion of the side walls ( 35 ) is located between the first protection tab ( 251 ) and the second protection tab ( 252 ) of the screen protector unit ( 20 ) when the screen protector unit ( 20 ) is placed on the panel ( 31 ), and
wherein the second portion of the side walls ( 35 ) is located between the third protection tab ( 253 ) and the fourth protection tab ( 254 ) of the screen protector unit ( 20 ) when the panel ( 31 ) receives the screen protector unit ( 20 ) thereon.

6. The device ( 10 ) of claim 4 , wherein the first protrusion ( 50 ) and the second protrusion ( 52 ) are substantially circular and substantially longitudinal respectively, are substantially longitudinal and substantially circular respectively, are both substantially circular, or are both substantially longitudinal,
wherein the third protrusion ( 54 ) and the fourth protrusion ( 56 ) are substantially circular and substantially longitudinal respectively, are substantially longitudinal and substantially circular respectively, are both substantially circular, or are both substantially longitudinal, and
wherein the first protrusion ( 50 ), the second protrusion ( 52 ), the third protrusion ( 54 ), and the fourth protrusion ( 56 ) are in different orientations with respect to each other when the first protrusion ( 50 ), the second protrusion ( 52 ), the third protrusion ( 54 ), and the fourth protrusion ( 56 ) are substantially longitudinal.

7. The device ( 10 ) of claim 4 , wherein the first protrusion ( 50 ) and the second protrusion ( 52 ) project from one end of panel ( 31 ) and the third protrusion ( 54 ) and the fourth protrusion ( 56 ) project from an opposite end of the panel,
wherein the first protrusion ( 50 ) is substantially circular and the second protrusion ( 52 ) is substantially longitudinal,
wherein the third protrusion ( 54 ) and the fourth protrusion ( 56 ) are both substantially longitudinal and the third and fourth protrusions are oriented substantially same to each other, and
wherein the second protrusion ( 52 ) is oriented differently from the third and the fourth protrusions.

8. The device ( 10 ) of claim 1 , wherein the protection film ( 23 ) further includes a speaker hole ( 27 ) formed therein and wherein the screen protector ( 22 ) includes a speaker hole ( 221 ) formed therein such that the speaker holes of the screen protector and the protection film ( 221 , 27 ) substantially align with a speaker ( 120 ) of the electronic device ( 100 ),
wherein the tray ( 30 ) further comprises a speaker protrusion ( 310 ) projecting therefrom, and
wherein the speaker protrusion ( 310 ) fits in the speaker holes of the screen protector and the protection film ( 221 , 27 ) to align the speaker holes of the screen protector and the protection film ( 221 , 27 ) to the tray ( 31 ).

9. The device ( 10 ) of claim 1 , wherein the device ( 10 ) further comprises an adhesive strip ( 60 ),
wherein the tray ( 30 ) further comprises a guide hole ( 32 ) formed therein, and
wherein the guide hole ( 32 ) allows an external force to be applied to the screen protector unit ( 20 ) via the adhesive strip ( 60 ) when the adhesive strip ( 60 ), through the guide hole ( 32 ), partially adheres to the protection film ( 23 ) of the screen protector unit ( 20 ).

10. The device ( 10 ) of claim 1 , wherein the tray ( 30 ) further comprises side ridges ( 39 ) to align the screen protector unit ( 20 ) to the panel ( 31 ) when the screen protector unit ( 20 ) is received in the side ridges ( 39 ) of the panel ( 31 ).

11. The device ( 10 ) of claim 1 , wherein the tray ( 30 ) further comprises a top ridge ( 70 ) and a bottom recess ( 71 ) to permit stacking with a second tray ( 30 ), and
wherein the bottom recess ( 71 ) of the tray ( 30 ) is constructed to receive the top ridge ( 70 ) of the second tray ( 30 ).

12. The device ( 10 ) of claim 1 , wherein the tray ( 30 ) is substantially translucent or substantially transparent.

13. A method for using a device ( 10 ) to install a screen protector to an electronic device ( 100 ), the device ( 10 ) comprising a screen protector unit ( 20 ) and

Assignees

• Spigen Korea Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cho Jae Hong
• Woo Sang Hyup
• Hyun Youngkwang
• Choi Dong Kyung

Classifications

• G06F2200/1634

  Integrated protective display lid, e.g. for touch-sensitive display in handheld computer · CPC title

• B29C63/02

  using sheet or web-like material (B29C63/26 {and B29C63/38} take precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/1637

  Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing · CPC title

• B29C63/0056

  Provisional sheathings · CPC title

• G11B23/0316

  Constructional details, e.g. shape · CPC title