Screen protector laminate applicator

1. A screen protector laminate applicator configured to be used to install a screen protector on a mobile device, the screen protector laminate applicator comprising:

a web configured to be secured to an installation machine;

the screen protector carried by the web with portions of the web extending beyond a perimeter of the screen protector;

a backing layer covering the screen protector opposite the web;

the web, the screen protector and the backing layer being removably coupled together as a laminate;

a tab of the backing layer extending beyond the perimeter of the screen protector; and

the tab comprising an enlarged head connected to the backing layer by a narrower neck.

2. The screen protector laminate applicator of claim 1 , further comprising:

opposite ends of the web being couplable to an installation machine to suspend the web with the screen protector thereon over the mobile device; and

the enlarged head of the tab of the backing layer being insertable in a slot of a spool of the installation machine to wind the backing layer around the spool and expose the screen protector.

3. The screen protector laminate applicator of claim 1 , further comprising:

the backing layer having at least two configurations comprising:

a flat configuration in which the backing layer is substantially parallel with the screen protector and the web; and

a rolled configuration in which the backing layer forms an overlapping cylinder with the tab on the inside of the cylinder and a portion of the backing layer removed from the screen protector wrapped around the tab.

4. The screen protector laminate applicator of claim 1 , further comprising:

the web being a substantially solid strip of film; and

a slit in the film with at least a portion located adjacent the screen protector.

5. The screen protector laminate applicator of claim 4 , further comprising:

the slit in the film and having opposite ends located adjacent the screen protector.

6. The screen protector laminate applicator of claim 4 , further comprising:

perforations extending between the slit and a perimeter of the web so that at least a portion of the web can be removed along the perforations and the slit.

7. The screen protector laminate applicator of claim 1 , further comprising:

the web and the backing layer being substantially solid strips of film;

the web and the backing layer being at least translucent; and

the web and the backing layer being different colors or having different indicia thereon.

8. A method for applying the screen protector of the screen protector laminate applicator of claim 1 to a mobile device, the method comprising:

coupling the web to an installation machine;

inserting the enlarged head of the tab of the backing layer in a slot of a spool of the installation machine; winding the backing layer around the spool to expose the screen protector; and

causing the screen protector to be placed on the mobile device.

9. A screen protector laminate applicator configured to be used to install a screen protector on a mobile device, the screen protector laminate applicator comprising:

a web configured to be secured to an installation machine;

the screen protector carried by the web with portions of the web extending beyond a perimeter of the screen protector;

a backing layer covering the screen protector opposite the web;

a tab of the backing layer extending beyond a perimeter of the screen protector;

the web, the screen protector and the backing layer being removably coupled together as a laminate; and

the backing layer having at least two configurations comprising:

a flat configuration in which the backing layer is substantially parallel with the screen protector and the web; and

a rolled configuration in which the backing layer forms an overlapping cylinder with the tab on the inside of the cylinder and a portion of the backing layer removed from the screen protector wrapped around the tab.

10. The screen protector laminate applicator of claim 9 , further comprising:

opposite ends of the web being couplable to an installation machine to suspend the web with the screen protector thereon over the mobile device; and

the tab of the backing layer being insertable in a slot of a spool of the installation machine to wind the backing layer around the spool and expose the screen protector.

11. The screen protector laminate applicator of claim 9 , further comprising:

the tab comprising an enlarged head connected to the backing layer by a narrower neck.

12. The screen protector laminate applicator of claim 9 , further comprising:

the web being a substantially solid strip of film; and

a slit in the film with at least a portion located adjacent the screen protector.

13. The screen protector laminate applicator of claim 12 , further comprising:

the slit in the film and having opposite ends located adjacent the screen protector.

14. The screen protector laminate applicator of claim 12 , further comprising:

perforations extending between the slit and a perimeter of the web so that at least a portion of the web can be removed along the perforations and the slit.

15. The screen protector laminate applicator of claim 9 , further comprising:

the web and the backing layer being substantially solid strips of film;

the web and the backing layer being at least translucent; and

the web and the backing layer being different colors or having different indicia thereon.

16. A method for applying the screen protector of the screen protector laminate applicator of claim 9 to a mobile device, the method comprising:

coupling the web to an installation machine;

inserting the tab of the backing layer in a slot of a spool of the installation machine;

winding the backing layer around the spool to expose the screen protector; and

causing the screen protector to be placed on the mobile device.

17. A screen protector laminate applicator, comprising:

a web having opposite ends;

a screen protector carried by the web and suspended between the opposite ends of the web;

a backing layer covering the screen protector opposite the web and having a length longer than the screen protector;

the web, the screen protector and the backing layer being removably coupled together as a laminate;

a tab of the backing layer extending beyond a perimeter of the screen protector;

the tab comprising an enlarged head connected to the backing layer by a narrower neck;

the backing layer having at least two configurations comprising:

a flat configuration in which the backing layer is substantially parallel with the screen protector and the web; and

a rolled configuration in which the backing layer forms an overlapping cylinder with the tab on the inside of the cylinder and a portion of the backing layer removed from the screen protector wrapped around the tab.

18. The screen protector laminate applicator of claim 17 , further comprising:

the web being a substantially solid strip of film; and

a slit in the film with at least a portion located adjacent the screen protector.

19. The screen protector laminate applicator of claim 18 , further comprising:

the slit in the film and having opposite ends located adjacent the screen protector.

20. The screen protector laminate applicator of claim 18 , further comprising:

perforations extending between the slit and a perimeter of the web so that at least a portion of the web can be removed along the perforations and the slit.