Touch screen protector
First Claim
1. A touch screen protector for a hand held electronic device having a front face that includes a touch screen portion and an outer perimeter:
- the touchscreen protector comprising front and back sides, an outer perimeter that corresponds to that of the device, and a transparent window that corresponds in size to the touch screen portion; and
the touchscreen protector further comprising a spacer provided along the outer perimeter and continuously surrounding the transparent window, having a thickness sufficient to space the protector near but not in contact with the touch screen portion, and an exposed adhesive for removably mounting the protector upon the outer perimeter of the front face to form an enclosed air space between the transparent window, the spacer and the touch screen portion of the device;
wherein the window can be pressed against the touch screen portion for operation of the electronic device while preventing direct contact of a user'"'"'s fingers with the touch screen portion and without producing visible interference patterns during use,wherein the spacer consists only of the adhesive and optionally an opaque band, andwherein micro-particles are present on the back side of the protector sufficient to avoid the generation of interference patterns when the protector is pressed against the touch screen portion.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a touch screen protector for a hand held electronic device having a front face that includes a touch screen portion and a non-functional band. The touch screen protector of the invention comprises a plastic film having front and back sides, an outer perimeter that corresponds to that of the device, and a transparent window; a spacer provided along the outer perimeter of the plastic film surrounding the transparent window, having a thickness sufficient to space the plastic film near but not in contact with the touch screen portion; an exposed adhesive for removably mounting the protector upon the outer perimeter of the front face to form an enclosed air space between the transparent window of the plastic film, the spacer and the touch screen portion of the device; and a joining adhesive for adhering the spacer to the back side of the plastic film.
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22 Claims
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1. A touch screen protector for a hand held electronic device having a front face that includes a touch screen portion and an outer perimeter:
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the touchscreen protector comprising front and back sides, an outer perimeter that corresponds to that of the device, and a transparent window that corresponds in size to the touch screen portion; and the touchscreen protector further comprising a spacer provided along the outer perimeter and continuously surrounding the transparent window, having a thickness sufficient to space the protector near but not in contact with the touch screen portion, and an exposed adhesive for removably mounting the protector upon the outer perimeter of the front face to form an enclosed air space between the transparent window, the spacer and the touch screen portion of the device; wherein the window can be pressed against the touch screen portion for operation of the electronic device while preventing direct contact of a user'"'"'s fingers with the touch screen portion and without producing visible interference patterns during use, wherein the spacer consists only of the adhesive and optionally an opaque band, and wherein micro-particles are present on the back side of the protector sufficient to avoid the generation of interference patterns when the protector is pressed against the touch screen portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A touch screen protector for a hand held electronic device having a front face that includes a touch screen portion and an outer perimeter:
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the touchscreen protector comprising front and back sides, an outer perimeter that corresponds to that of the device, and a transparent window that corresponds in size to the touch screen portion; and the touchscreen protector further comprising a spacer provided along the outer perimeter and continuously surrounding the transparent window, having a thickness sufficient to space the protector near but not in contact with the touch screen portion, and an exposed adhesive for removably mounting the protector upon the outer perimeter of the front face to form an enclosed air space between the transparent window, the spacer and the touch screen portion of the device; wherein the window can be pressed against the touch screen portion for operation of the electronic device while preventing direct contact of a user'"'"'s fingers with the touch screen portion and without producing visible interference patterns during use, wherein the exposed adhesive has sufficient adhesiveness to mount the protector onto the device but to enable easy removal and re-application of the protector without leaving adhesive residue on the device, and wherein micro-particles are present on the back side of the protector sufficient to avoid the generation of interference patterns when the protector is pressed against the touch screen portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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