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Method of attaching an auxiliary lens to a mobile telephone

  • US 10,203,474 B2
  • Filed: 04/11/2017
  • Issued: 02/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of attaching an auxiliary lens system to a mobile telephone with an onboard camera and top and bottom edges, and first and second side edges, the method comprising:

  • obtaining an auxiliary lens system comprising a retainer portion and at least one lens, wherein the retainer portion comprises an interior channel with an upper interior region and a lateral interior region;

    sliding the retainer portion onto a mobile telephone until at least a portion of the upper interior region of the retainer portion contacts the top edge of the mobile telephone and until at least a portion of the lateral interior region of the retainer portion contacts the first side edge of the mobile telephone such that the retainer portion is securely attached to the mobile telephone in a slide-resistant manner without requiring a dynamic screw and without requiring contact between the retainer portion and the second side edge of the mobile telephone; and

    attaching the at least one lens to the retainer portion such that the at least one lens is configured to be positioned in optical communication with the onboard camera of the mobile telephone further comprising removing the at least one lens from the retainer portion and replacing it with a second lens.

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