Patent ID: 8760433

Claim:
A flexible membrane for a resistive touch screen display, said flexible membrane comprising: a glass laminate, wherein said glass laminate comprises: an ultra-thin glass layer and a polymer layer having upper and lower surfaces; and an optical adhesive between said ultra-thin glass layer and said upper surface of said polymer layer, said optical adhesive holding said ultra-thin glass layer to said polymer layer; a non-elastic pressure sensitive adhesive for mounting the glass laminate onto a backing surface, the pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on the side of the lower surface of said polymer layer in a peripheral region of said polymer layer; and an elastic tensioner for applying an outwardly tensioning force to said polymer layer relative to the backing surface for biasing the polymer layer into a taut state, the elastic tensioner disposed on the side of the lower surface of said polymer layer in a peripheral region of said polymer layer and outwardly of the pressure sensitive adhesive.