Film laminator for cell phones

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.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for applying protective film to a portable electronic device characterized by a defined planform and a defined thickness, the portable electronic device comprising a screen and a plurality of device sides having a defined side length, the apparatus comprising:
 a fixing plate comprising:
 a first upper edge; 
 through hole having a shape corresponding to that of the defined planform, the hole comprising a plurality of through hole edges corresponding to each of the plurality of device sides such that each of the plurality of through hole edges are in proximity to the plurality of device sides when the portable electronic device is surrounded by the through hole; 
 wherein the fixing plate is characterized by a fixing plate thickness being approximately equal to the defined thickness of the portable electronic device such that the screen and a horizontal top surface of the fixing plate are approximately coplanar when the portable electronic device is surrounded by the through hole; 
   a hinge comprising a single sheet of flexible material comprising a bottom side and an adhesive applied to the bottom side, wherein an upper portion of the bottom side is affixed by the adhesive to the first upper edge of the fixing plate; and   a protective film assembly comprising:
 a removable protective sheet; and 
 a protective film; 
   wherein the protective film assembly is adapted to rotate from a first position to a second position.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first position is characterized by the removable protective sheet being exposed such that the removable protective sheet may be easily removed, and the second position is characterized by the protective film assembly being substantially parallel to the horizontal top surface of the fixing plate.