Cover removal tab for optical products
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1. A method of making an optical product, the method comprising:
- providing an optical film sheet having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having an array of prism elements;
laminating a protective cover sheet to the first surface of the optical film sheet to form a web;
cutting the web to form the optical product, comprised of an optical film and a protective cover, with a cover removal tab; and
cutting essentially only the optical film sheet of the web between the optical product and the cover removal tab so that the cover removal tab remains connected to the optical product by the protective cover.
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Abstract
An optical product comprised of an optical film and a protective cover has a cover removal tab attached along one edge. The cover removal tab allows the protective cover to be easily and efficiently removed from the optical film. In addition, there is no imprint of the cover removal tab on the optical film when multiple optical products are stacked or rolled up for storage, the protective cover remains the same size as the optical film, adding the cover removal tab to the optical product only requires a one punch-head converting machine, and there is minimal waste of material and time to add the cover removal tab.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of making an optical product, the method comprising:
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providing an optical film sheet having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having an array of prism elements; laminating a protective cover sheet to the first surface of the optical film sheet to form a web; cutting the web to form the optical product, comprised of an optical film and a protective cover, with a cover removal tab; and cutting essentially only the optical film sheet of the web between the optical product and the cover removal tab so that the cover removal tab remains connected to the optical product by the protective cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of making an optical product, the method comprising:
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cutting essentially only an optical film sheet of a web comprised of the optical film sheet and a protective cover sheet with a first die shaped to divide an optical film and a removal tab; and cutting the web with a second die having a shape of the optical film with the removal tab. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method of making an optical product, the method comprising:
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laminating a protective cover sheet to an optical film sheet to form a web; severing the web to form the optical product, comprised of a protective cover and an optical film, with a removal tab; and severing, between the optical product and the removal tab, the optical film so that the removal tab remains connected to the optical product by the protective cover. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An optical product with a removal tab comprising:
a protective cover stacked on an optical film, the protective cover being continuous between the optical product and the removal tab, the optical film being discontinuous between the optical product and the removal tab such that the removal tab is connected to the optical product by the protective cover. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An optical product with a removal tab comprising:
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an optical product comprised of a layer of protective cover stacked on a layer of optical film, the layers having aligned edges; a tab comprised of the layers and attached to an edge of the product such that the layer of protective cover is continuous between the product and the tab; and a cut in the layer of optical film, the cut dividing the product and the tab such that the optical film is discontinuous between the product and the tab. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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