Screen protection kit having a sizing grid

• US 20040246386A1
• Filed: 06/04/2003
• Published: 12/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ssb Nexbank
• Original Assignee: Ssb Nexbank
• Inventors: Thomas, Judith M., Dean, Robert A.
• Application Number:
  US10/454,030
• Publication Number:
  US 20040246386A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/818
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2250/24 All layers being polymeric
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2266/0221 Vinyl resin
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2307/584 Scratch resistance
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2367/00 Polyesters, e.g. PET, i.e. polyethylene terephthalate
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/08 of synthetic resin
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/30 comprising vinyl (co)polymers; comprising acrylic (co)polymers
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/36 comprising polyesters
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 7/06 permitting easy separation
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 7/10 at least one layer having inter-reactive properties
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 7/12 using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/65 Holding-devices for protective discs or for picture masks

Abstract

A screen protection shield assembly for protecting an information display screen is provided. The screen protection shield assembly is generally comprised of a transparent overlay sheet having a first and second side, a removable backing sheet, and an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is applied to the first side of the transparent overlay sheet. The removable backing sheet is secured to the first side of the transparent overlay sheet by the adhesive layer. The removable backing sheet includes a sizing grid for sizing the transparent overlay sheet to an information display screen to obtain an application size. The transparent overlay sheet and the removable backing sheet are trimmed to about the application size, and the trimmed transparent overlay sheet is removed from the trimmed removable backing sheet. The trimmed transparent overlay sheet is then secured to the information display screen by the adhesive layer.

Claims

1. A screen protection shield assembly for protecting an information display screen comprising:

a transparent overlay sheet having a first and second side;

an adhesive layer applied to the first side of the transparent overlay sheet; and

a transparent removable backing sheet, having a size similar to the transparent overlay sheet, secured to the first side of the transparent overlay sheet by the adhesive layer, and having a grid for enabling a user to size the transparent overlay sheet according to an information display screen to obtain an application size,

wherein the transparent overlay sheet and the removable backing sheet is trimmed to about the application size, the trimmed removable backing sheet is removed from the trimmed transparent overlay sheet, and the trimmed transparent overlay sheet is secured to the information display screen by the adhesive layer.

2. The screen protection shield assembly of claim 1, wherein the transparent overlay sheet and the removable backing sheet are generally rectangular.

3. The screen protection shield assembly of claim 1, wherein an area adjacent to a corner of the removable backing sheet is scored to aid in removing the removable backing sheet from the transparent overlay sheet.

4. The screen protection shield assembly of claim 1, wherein the transparent overlay sheet is comprised of a vinyl material.

5. The screen protection shield assembly of claim 1, wherein the adhesive layer is a solvent acrylic.

6. The screen protection shield assembly of claim 1, wherein the removable backing sheet is comprised of a transparent polyester material.

7. The screen protection shield assembly of claim 1, wherein the removable backing sheet includes sizing instructions.

8. The screen protection shield assembly of claim 1, wherein an anti-reflective coating is applied to at least one surface of the transparent overlay sheet.

9. The screen protection shield assembly of claim 1, wherein the sizing grid includes a positioning arrow.

10. The screen protection shield assembly of claim 1, wherein the removable backing sheet is markable with a pen or pencil so that a user can superimpose the assembly with an information display screen and mark the removable backing sheet according to the information display screen.

11. A method for applying a screen protection shield assembly to an information display screen comprising:

providing a screen protection shield assembly having a transparent overlay sheet for attachment to an information display screen, the transparent overlay sheet having a removable backing sheet attached thereto by an adhesive layer, and the removable backing sheet having a sizing grid;

superimposing the shield assembly with the information display screen to be protected, facing removable backing sheet of the shield assembly upward;

marking the sizing grid of the removable backing sheet corresponding to a size approximate the information display screen;

trimming the assembly according to the marked grid so that the transparent overlay sheet fits the information display screen;

removing the transparent overlay sheet from the removable backing sheet; and

applying the transparent overlay sheet to the information display screen by placing the transparent overlay sheet on the information display screen.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the transparent overlay sheet and the removable backing sheet are generally rectangular.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein an area adjacent to a corner of the removable backing sheet is scored to aid in removing the removable backing sheet from the transparent overlay sheet.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the removable backing sheet includes application instructions.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising cleaning debris from the information display screen with a cleaning cloth prior to applying the transparent overlay sheet.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising using an applicator card to aid in applying the transparent overlay sheet securely to the information display screen by sliding the applicator card across the information display screen.

17. A screen protection kit for protecting an information display screen comprising:

a plurality of screen protection shield assemblies having a transparent overlay sheet; and

a receptacle for retaining the plurality of screen protection shield assemblies.

18. The screen protection kit of claim 17, wherein the receptacle is comprised of a flexible plastic material having a locking lid that opens to provide access to the contents of the receptacle and closes to secure the contents of the receptacle within.

19. The screen protection kit of claim 17, wherein each screen protection shield assembly is further comprised of an adhesive layer applied to one side of the transparent overlay sheet and a transparent removable backing sheet secured to the transparent overlay sheet by the adhesive layer.

20. The screen protection kit of claim 17, further comprising an applicator card for removing air bubbles between the information display screen and the transparent overlay sheet upon application.

21. The screen protection kit of claim 20, wherein the applicator card is comprised of a rigid plastic material and is generally trapezoidal in shape.

22. The screen protection kit of claim 17, further comprising a cleaning cloth for removing debris from the information display screen.

23. The screen protection kit of claim 22, wherein the cleaning cloth is comprised of a flexible plastic material affixed to a cloth material and is generally rectangular in shape.

24. The screen protection kit of claim 17, further comprising a manual with instructions on how to apply the transparent overlay sheet.

25. The screen protection kit of claim 17, wherein the manual containing application instructions is printed on paper and is generally rectangular in shape.