Eyewear retention system and method
US7686449B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02C7/02
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is an eyewear retention system. In some embodiments, the eyewear retention system retains a lens by using at least one padding structure located between the lens and the lens holder. In some embodiments, the lens can be press fit into the frame and retained by the resulting interference fit. The lens holder, such as an orbital, can fully or partially surround the lens.
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