Patent ID: 7499037

Claim:
A touch screen assembly, comprising: a panel of transparent material having a transparent panel front side and a transparent panel back side opposite the transparent panel front side; an independently functioning touch screen device having a device interactive side and a device back side opposite the device interactive side, the touch screen device being positioned at least about 30/1000 of an inch away from the transparent panel front side, the touch screen device being positioned in an orientation generally corresponding to the orientation of the transparent panel front side, the device back side being in an opposed relationship to the transparent panel front side; and a resilient panel disposed between at least a portion of the transparent panel front side and the device back side, the resilient panel having a low modulus of elasticity relative to the transparent panel, the resilient panel being permanently attached to at least a portion of the transparent panel front side and at least a portion of the device back side; and wherein the transparent panel, the touch screen, and the resilient panel comprising a unitary assembly and the unitary assembly is removably attached to a display screen.