Patent ID: 7422648

Claim:
A method of releasably adhering a vehicle windshield sticker to a vehicle windshield, the method comprising: providing an indicia-bearing windshield sticker having an adhesive layer thereon, the adhesive layer comprising a first strip of adhesive positioned along a peripheral edge of the sticker and a second strip of adhesive positioned along an opposite peripheral edge of the sticker, wherein an indicia bearing portion of the sticker does not have adhesive over that portion; providing a first non-perforated strip of vinyl film having a first side and a second side, the second side having a low-tack adhesive thereon; trimming the first strip of vinyl film to correspond in size to the first strip of adhesive on the sticker; providing a second non-perforated strip of vinyl film having a first side and a second side, the second side of the second strip of film having a low-tack adhesive thereon; trimming the second strip of vinyl film to correspond in size to the second strip of adhesive on the sticker; positioning the first side of the first strip of film to correspond to the first strip of adhesive and adhering the first side of the first strip of film directly to the first strip of adhesive such that the first strip of film cannot be separated from the first strip of adhesive without destroying the first strip of film and the sticker; and positioning the first side of the second strip of film to correspond to the second strip of adhesive and adhering the first side of the second strip of film directly to the second strip of adhesive such that second strip of film cannot be separated from the second strip of adhesive without destroying the second strip of film and the sticker; the sticker, the first and second strips of adhesive and the first and second strips of vinyl film defining a sticker assembly, releasably adhering the sticker assembly to the windshield by placing the second sides of the strips of vinyl film against the windshield so that the low-tack adhesive on the second side of the first strip of vinyl film is positioned against the windshield and the low-tack adhesive on the second side of the second strip of vinyl film is positioned against the windshield and so that the indicia is viewable through the windshield and wherein the sticker assembly can be peeled off the windshield without damage to the sticker.