Method of forming and using a lens holder
First Claim
1. A method of forming a lens holder comprising mounting a support member on a lens-holding body, forming a curved contact surface on the support member, positioning a former on the curved contact surface so that a curved surface defined by the former seats on and generally follows the curvature of said curved contact surface, introducing a settable mass of flowable material into a cavity defined between said curved surface and the lens-holding body, and removing the former from the curved contact surface after the material has set whereby the set material and curved contact surface together define a permanent lens-supporting surface for a lens having a curved surface substantially corresponding to the curved surface of the former.
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Abstract
A method of forming a lens holder comprising mounting a support member in a lens-holding body, forming at least one contact surface on the support member, positioning a former on the contact surface such that a curved surface defined by the former engages the contact surface, introducing a settable mass of flowable material into a cavity between the curved surface and the lens-holding body, and removing the former from the contact surface after the material has set. The set material defines a surface for supporting a lens having a curved surface substantially corresponding to the curved surface to the former. A plurality of support members may be formed by the method of the invention on a single lens holder.
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- 1. A method of forming a lens holder comprising mounting a support member on a lens-holding body, forming a curved contact surface on the support member, positioning a former on the curved contact surface so that a curved surface defined by the former seats on and generally follows the curvature of said curved contact surface, introducing a settable mass of flowable material into a cavity defined between said curved surface and the lens-holding body, and removing the former from the curved contact surface after the material has set whereby the set material and curved contact surface together define a permanent lens-supporting surface for a lens having a curved surface substantially corresponding to the curved surface of the former.
- 16. A method of supporting a lens in a lens holder comprising mounting a support member on a lens-holding body, forming at least one curved contact surface on the support member, positioning a former on the curved contact surface so that a curved surface defined by the former seats on and generally follows the curvature of the curved contact surface, introducing a settable mass of flowable material into a cavity defined between said curved surface and the lens-holding body, removing the former from the curved contact surface after the material has set, and using the surface defined by the set material and said curved contact surface to support a lens having a curved surface substantially corresponding to the curved surface of the former.
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