Overlay for an electronic device
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- an overlay comprising a top side and a bottom side, the overlay comprising dimensions coterminous with a screen of an electronic device, and the overlay comprising at least one of glass, tempered glass, silica-infused plastic, or polyethylene terephthalate; and
an adhesive component comprising a top side and a bottom side, the top side of the adhesive component being adhered to the bottom side of the overlay, the adhesive component being optically clear, the adhesive component being configured to adhere the bottom side of the overlay to the screen of the electronic device in a single-use application of the overlay by adhering the bottom side of the adhesive component to the screen of the electronic device, and the apparatus being configured such that a display of the screen of the electronic device is viewable through the overlay and the adhesive component without noticeable distortion when the bottom side of the adhesive component is adhered to the screen of the electronic device,wherein;
the apparatus is configured such that, while the overlay is being removed from being adhered to the screen of the electronic device after the single-use application of the overlay, at least a portion of the adhesive component is automatically being detached from at least a portion of the overlay.
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Abstract
An apparatus including an overlay with a top side and a bottom side. The apparatus also can include an adhesive component with a top side and a bottom side. The top side of the adhesive component can be adhered to the bottom side of the overlay. The adhesive component can be configured to adhere the bottom side of the overlay to a screen of an electronic device in a single-use application of the overlay by adhering the bottom side of the adhesive component to the screen of the electronic device. The apparatus can be configured such that, when the overlay is removed from being adhered to the screen of the electronic device after the single-use application of the overlay, at least a portion of the adhesive component is detached from at least a portion of the overlay. Other embodiments are provided.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an overlay comprising a top side and a bottom side, the overlay comprising dimensions coterminous with a screen of an electronic device, and the overlay comprising at least one of glass, tempered glass, silica-infused plastic, or polyethylene terephthalate; and an adhesive component comprising a top side and a bottom side, the top side of the adhesive component being adhered to the bottom side of the overlay, the adhesive component being optically clear, the adhesive component being configured to adhere the bottom side of the overlay to the screen of the electronic device in a single-use application of the overlay by adhering the bottom side of the adhesive component to the screen of the electronic device, and the apparatus being configured such that a display of the screen of the electronic device is viewable through the overlay and the adhesive component without noticeable distortion when the bottom side of the adhesive component is adhered to the screen of the electronic device, wherein; the apparatus is configured such that, while the overlay is being removed from being adhered to the screen of the electronic device after the single-use application of the overlay, at least a portion of the adhesive component is automatically being detached from at least a portion of the overlay. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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providing an overlay, the overlay comprising a top side and a bottom side, the overlay comprising dimensions coterminous with a screen of an electronic device, and the overlay comprising at least one of glass, tempered glass, silica-infused plastic, or polyethylene terephthalate; and providing an adhesive component, the adhesive component comprising a top side and a bottom side, the top side of the adhesive component being adhered to the bottom side of the overlay, the adhesive component being optically clear, the adhesive component being configured to adhere the bottom side of the overlay to the screen of the electronic device in a single-use application of the overlay by adhering the bottom side of the adhesive component to the screen of the electronic device, and the apparatus being configured such that a display of the screen of the electronic device is viewable through the overlay and the adhesive component without noticeable distortion when the bottom side of the adhesive component is adhered to the screen of the electronic device, wherein; the overlay and the adhesive component are configured such that, while the overlay is being removed from being adhered to the screen of the electronic device after the single-use application of the overlay, at least a portion of the adhesive component is automatically being detached from at least a portion of the overlay. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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