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Hinge mechanism for a fluid filled lens assembly

US8876283B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

Adlens Beacon, Inc. · US

Inventors

Daniel Senatore · San Francisco, US
Matthew Wallace Peterson · San Francisco, US
Jonathan Downing · Belmont, US
Amitava Gupta · Seattle, US
William Egan · Jackson, US
Lisa Nibauer · Short Hills, US
Frank Stangota · Bound Brook, US
Bruce Decker · Solebury, US
Thomas M. McGuire · Princeton, US
Urban Schnell · Münchenbuchsee, CH
Karim Haroud · Yverdon-les-Bains, CH
Pascal Loser · Bern, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 11, 2013
Grant date	Nov 4, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 11, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02C2200/22
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In an embodiment, a hinge for a fluid-filled lens assembly includes a base having a first end configured to connect to a temple arm of the lens assembly and a second end configured to connect to a frame of the lens assembly, wherein the base includes a gap that is shaped to allow for tubing to pass from the first end to the second end of the base. In an embodiment, the first end of the base includes a cammed surface configured to engage a surface of the temple arm. In an embodiment, the first and second ends of the base are configured to flex around a rotation axis of the hinge.

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