Cradle device and method of using the same
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1. A cradle device, comprising:
- a bottom frame, wherein the bottom frame has an upper surface;
a perimeter frame extending from the upper surface of the bottom frame, wherein the perimeter frame and the bottom frame define an end slot, wherein the end slot corresponds to an opening in the perimeter frame, and wherein the opening is defined by an end bar of the perimeter frame and the bottom frame, wherein the opening is positioned between the end bar and the bottom frame;
wherein the perimeter frame further defines a device slot configured to hold an electronic device adjacent to the upper surface of the bottom frame, wherein the perimeter frame is configured to hold the electronic device in the device slot as an overlay layer of an overlay applicator is applied to a screen of the electronic device, wherein the end slot is configured to receive a pull tab of the overlay applicator extending from the device slot, and wherein the pull tab is configured to be pulled through the end slot to remove an adhesive release liner of the overlay applicator and expose an adhesive of the overlay layer to the screen; and
wherein the bottom frame includes an alignment base, wherein the alignment base is configured to engage with an alignment mechanism of the overlay applicator, wherein the alignment base is configured to align the overlay applicator with the screen of the electronic device as the overlay applicator is applied to the screen, and wherein the perimeter frame aligns the screen and the overlay layer as the pull tab is pulled through the end slot.
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Abstract
A cradle device including a device slot configured to hold an electronic device. The device slot includes one or more frames. The one or more frames are configured to securely hold the electronic device in the device slot as an overlay applicator is applied to a screen of the electronic device. The cradle device also includes an alignment base. The alignment base is configured to engage with an alignment mechanism of the overlay applicator. The alignment base is configured to align the overlay applicator with the screen of the electronic device as the overlay applicator is applied to the screen. Other embodiments are provided.
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19 Claims
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1. A cradle device, comprising:
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a bottom frame, wherein the bottom frame has an upper surface; a perimeter frame extending from the upper surface of the bottom frame, wherein the perimeter frame and the bottom frame define an end slot, wherein the end slot corresponds to an opening in the perimeter frame, and wherein the opening is defined by an end bar of the perimeter frame and the bottom frame, wherein the opening is positioned between the end bar and the bottom frame; wherein the perimeter frame further defines a device slot configured to hold an electronic device adjacent to the upper surface of the bottom frame, wherein the perimeter frame is configured to hold the electronic device in the device slot as an overlay layer of an overlay applicator is applied to a screen of the electronic device, wherein the end slot is configured to receive a pull tab of the overlay applicator extending from the device slot, and wherein the pull tab is configured to be pulled through the end slot to remove an adhesive release liner of the overlay applicator and expose an adhesive of the overlay layer to the screen; and wherein the bottom frame includes an alignment base, wherein the alignment base is configured to engage with an alignment mechanism of the overlay applicator, wherein the alignment base is configured to align the overlay applicator with the screen of the electronic device as the overlay applicator is applied to the screen, and wherein the perimeter frame aligns the screen and the overlay layer as the pull tab is pulled through the end slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, comprising:
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inserting an electronic device in a device slot of a cradle device, wherein the cradle device includes; a bottom frame, wherein the bottom frame has an upper surface; a perimeter frame extending from the upper surface of the bottom frame, wherein the perimeter frame and the bottom frame define an end slot, wherein the end slot corresponds to an opening in the perimeter frame, and wherein the opening is defined by an end bar of the perimeter frame and the bottom frame, wherein the opening is positioned between the end bar and the bottom frame; wherein the perimeter frame further defines the device slot configured to hold the electronic device adjacent to the upper surface of the bottom frame, wherein the perimeter frame is configured to hold the electronic device in the device slot as an overlay layer of an overlay applicator is applied to a screen of the electronic device, wherein the end slot is configured to receive a pull tab of the overlay applicator extending from the device slot, and wherein the pull tab is configured to be pulled through the end slot to remove an adhesive release liner of the overlay applicator and expose an adhesive of the overlay layer to the screen; and wherein the bottom frame includes an alignment base, wherein the alignment base is configured to engage with an alignment mechanism of the overlay applicator, wherein the alignment base is configured to align the overlay applicator with the screen of the electronic device as the overlay applicator is applied to the screen, and wherein the perimeter frame aligns the screen and the overlay layer as the pull tab is pulled through the end slot; and engaging the alignment mechanism of the overlay applicator with the alignment base of the cradle device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A cradle device, comprising:
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a bottom frame, wherein the bottom frame has an upper surface; a perimeter frame extending from the upper surface of the bottom frame, wherein the perimeter frame and the bottom frame define an end slot, wherein the end slot corresponds to an opening in the perimeter frame between corner ends of the perimeter frame, wherein the opening is defined by the corner ends of the perimeter frame and the bottom frame, wherein the opening includes corner slots in the corner ends of the perimeter frame defined as recessed regions within the corner ends, and wherein each recessed region is located between a corner end of the perimeter frame and the bottom frame; wherein the perimeter frame further defines a device slot configured to hold an electronic device above the upper surface of the bottom frame and within the perimeter frame, wherein the perimeter frame is configured to hold the electronic device in the device slot as an overlay applicator is applied to a screen of the electronic device, wherein the end slot is configured to receive a pull tab of the overlay applicator extending from the device slot, and wherein the pull tab is configured to be pulled through the end slot to remove an adhesive release liner of the overlay applicator from a bottom side of an overlay layer to expose an adhesive of the overlay layer to the screen; and wherein the bottom frame includes an alignment base, wherein the alignment base is configured to engage with an alignment mechanism of the overlay applicator, wherein the alignment base is configured to align the overlay applicator with the screen of the electronic device as the overlay applicator is applied to the screen, and wherein the perimeter frame aligns the screen and the overlay layer as the pull tab is pulled through the end slot. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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