Auxiliary Eyewear Assembly With Micromagnetic Attachment
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1. An eyewear system comprising:
- a primary lens assembly;
an auxiliary lens assembly;
one or more pair of complementary mating areas disposed on said primary and auxiliary lens assemblies; and
each of said one or more pair of complementary mating areas including one or more micromagnets associated with a first complementary mating area and a magnetically attractable material associated with a second complementary mating area;
wherein said one or more micromagnets couple with said magnetically attractable material to removably affix said auxiliary lens assembly to said primary lens assembly.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to eyewear, and in particular, to an eyewear assembly that incorporates an auxiliary lens assembly for removable attachment to a primary lens assembly. Still more specifically, the present invention relates to an auxiliary lens assembly configured for micromagnetic attachment to a primary lens assembly.
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15 Claims
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1. An eyewear system comprising:
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a primary lens assembly;
an auxiliary lens assembly;
one or more pair of complementary mating areas disposed on said primary and auxiliary lens assemblies; and
each of said one or more pair of complementary mating areas including one or more micromagnets associated with a first complementary mating area and a magnetically attractable material associated with a second complementary mating area;
wherein said one or more micromagnets couple with said magnetically attractable material to removably affix said auxiliary lens assembly to said primary lens assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A process of manufacturing an eyewear system comprising the steps of:
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affixing micromagnetic material to a mating area of an auxiliary lens assembly or a primary lens assembly; and
magnetizing said micromagnetic material to provide one or more micromagnets. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An eyewear system comprising:
- a primary lens assembly comprising one or more primary lens mating areas;
an auxiliary lens assembly comprising one or more auxiliary lens mating areas configured to align with said one or more primary lens mating areas;
one or more micromagnets associated with one or more of said one or more mating areas; and
a magnetically attractable material associated with one or more of said one or more mating areas and capable of coupling with said one or more micromagnets, wherein said one or more micromagnets couple with said magnetically attractable material when said one or more auxiliary lens mating areas are in sufficient proximity and alignment with said one or more primary lens mating areas.
- a primary lens assembly comprising one or more primary lens mating areas;
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15. An auxiliary lens assembly comprising one or more micromagnets for coupling with a magnetically attractable material of a primary lens assembly.
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