Foam support for mobile electronic device display
View Patent ↗A foam support for use between a mobile electronic device display and a mobile electronic device frame having side edges for housing the display is provided. The foam support comprises a base and side tabs located around a perimeter of the base and configured to be folded into a position substantially perpendicular to the base and affixed to the side edges of the frame.
1. A method of assembling a mobile electronic device display and mobile electronic device frame, the frame having side edges substantially perpendicular to a frame base for retaining edges of the display, comprising the steps of:
placing a foam support on a fixture assembly to expose a first surface of the foam support, the foam support, formed of a foam material for separating the display from the device frame and for cushioning movement of the display relative to the device frame, having a substantially planar base, flanged side tabs extending from selected locations on a perimeter of, and in the same plane as, the substantially planar base and slots located between the flanged side tabs and the substantially planar base, and an adhesive layer provided on the first surface of the planar base and the side tabs and the fixture assembly being configured to receive the frame,
pressing the frame onto the fixture assembly to form the foam support to the frame, the flanged side tabs being thereby folded against the side edges, such that the adhesive layer on the planar base and flanged side tabs adheres to the frame base and the side edges, respectively;
removing the frame and affixed foam support from the fixture assembly; and
placing the display into the frame such that it is retained by the side edges and cushioned by the affixed foam support.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a surface opposite the first surface is provided with an adhesive to further retain the display within the frame.