Patent ID: 8393377

Claim:
A film application system for aiding a process of applying a protective film to a device, the system comprising: a roller guide apparatus sized to be larger than the device, the roller guide apparatus including: an inner wall defining a cavity for receiving the device, a roller supporting surface defining an upper boundary of the inner wall and being positioned outside of the cavity, and a pair of roller guiding rails raised above the roller supporting surface, the pair of roller guiding rails separated from one another by the cavity defined by the inner wall; a protective film having a backing portion and an application portion, the protective film removably attached to the roller supporting surface of the roller guide apparatus; a roller configured to fit between and roll between the pair of roller guiding rails to press the application portion of the protective film to the device to apply the application portion to the device when the device is received within the cavity; and a wedge attached to the protective film and configured to separate the backing portion from the application portion upon the roller being pushed towards the wedge to apply the application portion to the device.