Adhesive mountable stack of removable layers
First Claim
1. A method of protecting an eye protector, the eye protector having a center portion defining a center of gaze of a wearer, the method comprising:
- selecting a first lens having a first optically clear dry mount adhesive layer on a lower surface of the first lens;
removing a protective liner and exposing the optically clear dry mount adhesive layer on the first lens, the optically clear dry mount adhesive layer being positioned between the lower surface of the first lens and the removable protective liner;
dry mounting the first lens to the eye protector so that the first optically clear dry mount adhesive layer forms a continuous and uninterrupted adhesive layer over the center portion of the eye protector;
selecting a second lens having a second optically clear dry mount adhesive layer on a lower surface of the second lens; and
dry mounting the second lens to the first lens so that the second optically clear dry mount adhesive layer forms a continuous and uninterrupted adhesive layer over the center portion of the eye protector,wherein each of the first optically clear dry mount adhesive layer and the second optically clear dry mount adhesive layers are self-wetting.
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Abstract
An eye protector includes a lens configured to protect the wearer from projectiles, and an optically clear stack attached to the lens. The stack can have one or more removable layers. The eye protector also includes an optically clear dry mount adhesive layer attaching the stack to the lens. The dry mount adhesive may be self-wetting to attach the stack to the lens so that air between the stack and the lens can be removed after the stack is attached and/or adhered to the lens, for example, by applying pressure across the surface of the stack. The refractive indices of the lens, the dry mount adhesive, and each removable layer are matched to within about 0.2.
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1. A method of protecting an eye protector, the eye protector having a center portion defining a center of gaze of a wearer, the method comprising:
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selecting a first lens having a first optically clear dry mount adhesive layer on a lower surface of the first lens; removing a protective liner and exposing the optically clear dry mount adhesive layer on the first lens, the optically clear dry mount adhesive layer being positioned between the lower surface of the first lens and the removable protective liner; dry mounting the first lens to the eye protector so that the first optically clear dry mount adhesive layer forms a continuous and uninterrupted adhesive layer over the center portion of the eye protector; selecting a second lens having a second optically clear dry mount adhesive layer on a lower surface of the second lens; and dry mounting the second lens to the first lens so that the second optically clear dry mount adhesive layer forms a continuous and uninterrupted adhesive layer over the center portion of the eye protector, wherein each of the first optically clear dry mount adhesive layer and the second optically clear dry mount adhesive layers are self-wetting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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