IP Library Granted Patent US 11,878,496
Granted Patent B1
US 11,878,496 · App. 17/322,289 · Granted Jan 23, 2024

Film laminator for cell phones

Inventors: Qiang Xiong (Shenzheng, CN); Shaoyu Lin (Shantou, CN)
Assignee: Alpha Comm Enterprises, LLC
B32B37/0046B32B37/003B32B38/1841B32B2307/412B32B2457/208
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,878,496
App. No.
17/322,289
Granted
Jan 23, 2024
Kind
B1
Abstract

According to the utility model, there is provided a film laminator for cell phones, useful for film lamination on a surface of a cell phone, including: a cell phone fixing plate, on which a through hole for receiving the cell phone is established, and a top surface of which is a horizontal face; with at least one position limiting plate for abutting the cell phone within the through hole being also fixed on the top surface. The film laminator for cell phones further includes: a film laminating plate for fixing a cell phone film; one end of which is hinged to the cell phone fixing plate, and the other end of which is movable freely so that the film laminating plate is bonded with the top surface of the cell phone fixing plate. With respect to the film laminator for cell phones according to the utility model, because the position limiting plate is provided on the cell phone fixing plate, the surface of the cell phone to which a film is to be attached can handily be kept in flush with the top surface of the cell phone fixing plate. Upon film lamination, the film laminating plate can contact with the top surface of the cell phone fixing plate and the surface of the cell phone to which a film is to be attached at the same time, so that the stress that is laid on it in the course of film lamination is very even, and a good effect of film lamination is obtained.

Claims (15)

1. An apparatus for applying protective film to a screen surface of a portable electronic device comprising:

a fixing plate, comprising:

a through hole shaped to accommodate insertion of the portable electronic device; and

at least one position limiting plate, wherein a first portion of the position limiting plate overlaps an edge of the through hole and a second portion of the position limiting plate is bonded to the edge of the through hole;

a film laminating plate, comprising:

an upper side joined by a hinge to an upper portion of the fixing plate, and

a lower side, comprising:

a groove comprising a bottom and an exhaust through hole disposed in the bottom;

a protective film assembly affixed to the bottom of the groove,

comprising:

a primary protective film layer having a first side and a second side,

a first outer film removably adhered to the first side of the primary protective film layer, and

a second outer film having a lower side removably adhered to a second side of the primary protective film layer and an upper side removably adhered to the bottom of the groove.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the protective film assembly layer has flexibility sufficient such that digital pressure exerted on the protective film assembly layer through the exhaust through hole results in the protective film assembly contacting the screen surface.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge is adapted to permit the lower side of the film laminating plate to rotate from a first position wherein the lower side of the film laminating plate is in substantial contact with the fixing plate to a second position.

Assignments (1)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2025
From: ALPHA COMM ENTERPRISES, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
To: TRUIST BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 16815808 · Mar 11, 2020
Continuation 16102426 · Aug 13, 2018
Continuation 14945189 · Nov 18, 2015