Patent ID: 8517367

Claim:
A kit, comprising: a tray, wherein the tray has a first cutout, wherein the first cutout extends from a top surface of the tray into a body of the tray, and wherein a first cavity of the first cutout has a first shape that matches a portion of a portable electronic device hereby enabling the portion of the portable electronic device to be capable of being at least partially placed within the first cavity such that a first surface of the portion of the portable electronic device faces a first bottom surface of the first cavity; a protective film for the portable electronic device, wherein the protective film has a second shape that is equal to a third shape of the first surface of the portion of the portable electronic device; at least one alignment tab, wherein a first side of the at least one alignment tab comprises at least one first adhesive material and attaches to the tray by utilizing the at least one first adhesive material, and wherein a second side of the at least one alignment tab comprises at least one second adhesive material and attaches to a first film surface of the protective film by utilizing the at least one second adhesive material; and an alignment mechanism that: i) comprises the tray and the at least one alignment tab; ii) is configured to align the protective film within the first cavity of the first cutout of the tray when the protective film is placed within the first cavity of the first cutout of the tray, hereby resulting in the protective film being secured within the tray and a second film surface of the protective film being aligned with the first surface of the portion of the portable electronic device when the portion of the portable electronic device is lowered into the first cavity of the first cutout of the tray to install the protective film onto the first surface of the portion of the portable electronic device; and iii) is configured to release, from the tray, the protective film installed onto the first surface of the portion of the portable electronic device, by the at least one alignment tab disengaging from the protective film without compromising adherence of the protective film to the portion of the portable electronic device.