Method of applying a disc surface protective cover

• US 6,054,009 A
• Filed: 05/26/1998
• Issued: 04/25/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AVS Supply, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Armron Corp.
• Inventors: Gadbois, Ronald L., Cote, Armand G.
• Primary Examiner(s): MAYES, MELVIN C
• Application Number:
  US09/084,649
• Time in Patent Office: 700 Days
• Field of Search: 156/247, 156/249, 369/283, 369/286, 369/291, 428/41.8
• US Class Current: 156/249
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 63/0047 Preventing air-inclusions
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 63/02 using sheet or web-like material B29C63/26 and B29C63/38 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2017/003 Records or discs

Abstract

An improved plastic covering, for protecting the top surface of a digital disc, which permanently bonds to the disc and a method for applying the same.

Claims

1. A method for applying an improved protective covering for a digital disc, comprising the steps of,

providing a flexible plastic sheet having an inner and outer perimeter proportional to an inner and outer perimeter of said digital disc and a bottom surface, two tabs removably affixed to said outer perimeter of said plastic sheet, and an adhesive, provided on said bottom surface, which is capable of permanently bonding to a top side of said digital disc;

grasping said tabs and peeling said plastic sheet from a backing, which is removably affixed to said bottom surface so that said adhesive is between said sheet and said backing, without touching the bottom surface of said plastic sheet;

flexing said plastic sheet so that said inner perimeter of said plastic sheet is flexed away from said tabs;

centering said inner perimeter of said plastic sheet over said inner perimeter of said top side of said digital disc so that said inner perimeter of said plastic sheet is slightly touching said digital disc around said inner perimeter of said digital disc;

releasing said plastic sheet so that said sheet falls flat and centered over said top side of said digital disc; and

removing said tabs from said plastic sheet.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of,

smoothing the plastic sheet from the inner perimeter of said plastic sheet outward radially to the outer perimeter of said plastic sheet;

and

pressing around the inner perimeter of said plastic sheet and then said outer perimeter of said plastic sheet.