Screen Protector

Abstract

A screen protector includes an upper light-pervious substrate, a printed layer, an adhesive layer, and a lower light-pervious substrate. The printed layer is disposed at one side of the upper light-pervious substrate. The printed layer has a hollow light-pervious area. The adhesive layer is disposed at one side of the printed layer opposite the upper light-pervious substrate. The adhesive layer is configured to fill the hollow light-pervious area so that one side of the adhesive layer, opposite the printed layer, is a flat surface. The lower light-pervious substrate is disposed at the side of the adhesive layer opposite the printed layer. An edge of the screen protector is provided with a curved section corresponding to a curved surface of an edge of a screen. Thereby, the screen protector can be easily and accurately attached to the screen to fully protect the screen.

Claims

1. A screen protector, comprising an upper light-pervious substrate, a printed layer, an adhesive layer, and a lower light-pervious substrate; the printed layer being disposed at one side of the upper light-pervious substrate, the printed layer having a hollow light-pervious area; the adhesive layer being disposed at one side of the printed layer opposite the upper light-pervious substrate, the adhesive layer being configured to fill the hollow light-pervious area so that one side of the adhesive layer, opposite the printed layer, is a flat surface; the lower light-pervious substrate being disposed at the side of the adhesive layer opposite the printed layer; an edge of the screen protector being provided with a curved section corresponding to a curved surface of an edge of a screen.

2. The screen protector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light-pervious area corresponds in shape to the screen.

3. The screen protector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the curved section is bent toward one side of the lower light-pervious substrate opposite the adhesive layer.

4. The screen protector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper light-pervious substrate and the lower light-pervious substrate are made of one of poly ethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE), polycarbonate (PC), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

5. The screen protector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the printed layer is formed with various patterns and colors by translucent or opaque pigments.

6. The screen protector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adhesive layer is made of highly transparent and hardenable acrylic, epoxy or silicone by coating.

7. The screen protector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the curved section is formed by thermoforming.

8. A screen protector, comprising a lower light-pervious substrate, a printed layer, an adhesive layer, and an upper light-pervious substrate; the printed layer being disposed at one side of the lower light-pervious substrate, the printed layer having a hollow light-pervious area; the adhesive layer being disposed at one side of the printed layer opposite the lower light-pervious substrate, the adhesive layer being configured to fill the hollow light-pervious area so that one side of the adhesive layer, opposite the printed layer, is a flat surface; the upper light-pervious substrate being disposed at the side of the adhesive layer opposite the printed layer; an edge of the screen protector being provided with a curved section corresponding to a curved surface of an edge of a screen.

9. The screen protector as claimed in claim 8, wherein the light-pervious area corresponds in shape to the screen.

10. The screen protector as claimed in claim 8, wherein the curved section is bent toward one side of the lower light-pervious substrate opposite the printed layer.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an electronic device and a conventional screen protector;

[0017] FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the electronic device and the conventional screen protector;

[0018] FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a tolerance between the electronic device and the conventional screen protector;

[0019] FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view showing the conventional screen protector attached to the electronic device;

[0020] FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view showing another status of the conventional screen protector attached to the electronic device;

[0021] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the present invention;

[0022] FIG. 7 is a top view of the present invention;

[0023] FIG. 8 is a partial sectional view of the present invention; and

[0024] FIG. 9 is a partial sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0025] Embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026] Referring to FIG. 6 to FIG. 8, a screen protector 20 comprises an upper light-pervious substrate 21, a printed layer 22, an adhesive layer 23, and a lower light-pervious substrate 24. The printed layer 22 is disposed at one side of the upper light-pervious substrate 21. The printed layer 22 has a hollow light-pervious area 221. The light-pervious area 221 corresponds in shape to a screen 2 of an electronic device 1. The adhesive layer 23 is disposed at one side of the printed layer 22 opposite the upper light-pervious substrate 21. The adhesive layer 23 is configured to fill the hollow light-pervious area 221 so that one side of the adhesive layer 23, opposite the printed layer 22, is a flat surface. The lower light-pervious substrate 24 is disposed at the side of the adhesive layer 23 opposite the printed layer 22. An edge of the screen protector 20 is provided with a curved section 25 corresponding to a curved surface 6 of the edge of the screen 2. The curved section 25 is bent toward one side of the lower light-pervious substrate 24 opposite the adhesive layer 23. Thereby, the screen protector 20 can be easily positioned to fully protect the screen 2.

[0027] The assembly, the function and the details of the aforesaid embodiment are as follows. As shown in FIG. 6 to FIG. 8, in this embodiment, the upper and lower light-pervious substrates 21, 24 of the screen protector 20 are made of poly ethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE), polycarbonate (PC), or polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The adhesive layer 23 is made of highly transparent and hardenable acrylic, epoxy or silicone by coating. When the screen protector 20 is to be attached to the screen 2 of the electronic device 1, first, the screen protector 20 is placed above the electronic device 1, and the light-pervious area 221 is aligned with the edge of the screen 2, and then the screen protector 20 is slowly put down to be accurately attracted to the screen 2 of the electronic device 1 to complete the bonding operation of the screen protector 20. This can prevent the screen protector 20 from be re-affixed again because of skewing to result in that the screen protector 20 absorbs dust because the adhesive surface is in contact with the air for a long time and that the screen protector 20 has fingerprints. The curved section 25 is made of plastics by thermoforming. The curved section 25 is configured to cover the curved surface 6 of the screen 2 (as shown in FIG. 8), so that the screen protector 20 won't be lifted up or torn off easily due to an unexpected collision. The edge of the screen 2 won't be directly hit by an external force of any direction or angle because the screen 2 is fully covered and protected by the curved section 25. When the screen 2 of the electronic device 1 is impacted, the damage will be minimized, thereby prolonging the service life of the screen. Furthermore, the printed layer 22 may be formed with various patterns and colors by different pigments to exhibit a translucent or opaque texture for decorating the electronic device 1 in a different style to add variety.

[0028] FIG. 9 illustrates another embodiment of the present invention. A screen protector 30 comprises a lower light-pervious substrate 31, a printed layer 32, an adhesive layer 33, and an upper light-pervious substrate 34. The printed layer 32 is disposed at one side of the lower light-pervious substrate 31. The printed layer 32 has a hollow light-pervious area 321. The light-pervious area 321 corresponds in shape to a screen 2 of an electronic device 1. The adhesive layer 33 is disposed at one side of the printed layer 32 opposite the lower light-pervious substrate 31. The adhesive layer 33 is configured to fill the hollow light-pervious area 321 so that one side of the adhesive layer 33, opposite the printed layer 32, is a flat surface. The upper light-pervious substrate 34 is disposed at the side of the adhesive layer 33 opposite the printed layer 32. An edge of the screen protector 30 is provided with a curved section 35 corresponding to a curved surface 6 of the edge of the screen 2. The curved section 35 is bent toward one side of the lower light-pervious substrate 31 opposite the printed layer 32. Thereby, the screen protector 30 can be easily and accurately attached to the screen 2 to fully protect the screen 2.

[0029] Although particular embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the present invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.