Apparatus for orienting eyeglasses for scanning by electronic scanner
First Claim
1. Apparatus adapted to orient a pair of eyeglasses having an optical lens mounted in each half-section of a frame having a predetermined geometry with respect to an electronic scanner positioned behind a window and trained thereon so that its optical axis passes through a site on the window, the apparatus which acts to orient the half-section so that it can be scanned to generate digital data defining the geometry, comprising:
- A. An anchor bonded to said window at said site and adapted to socket a pedestal;
B. A miniature pedestal attachable to said lens so that when socketed in said anchor, the half-section of the frame in which the lens is mounted is then viewable by the scanner and in a position to be scanned; and
C. A fixture provided with a table having a socket to accommodate the pedestal so that it can be adhesively attached to the lens, the lens with the pedestal attached thereto then being transferred to the window where the attachment is then socketed in the anchor.
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Abstract
Apparatus for orienting a pair of framed eyeglasses relative to an electronic scanner whereby the scanner then generated digital data defining the geometry of the frame. This data is entered into a computer to cause it to control a milling machine which shapes a blank to form a filter lens for an accessory that clips onto the frame and has a matching geometry.
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1. Apparatus adapted to orient a pair of eyeglasses having an optical lens mounted in each half-section of a frame having a predetermined geometry with respect to an electronic scanner positioned behind a window and trained thereon so that its optical axis passes through a site on the window, the apparatus which acts to orient the half-section so that it can be scanned to generate digital data defining the geometry, comprising:
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A. An anchor bonded to said window at said site and adapted to socket a pedestal;
B. A miniature pedestal attachable to said lens so that when socketed in said anchor, the half-section of the frame in which the lens is mounted is then viewable by the scanner and in a position to be scanned; and
C. A fixture provided with a table having a socket to accommodate the pedestal so that it can be adhesively attached to the lens, the lens with the pedestal attached thereto then being transferred to the window where the attachment is then socketed in the anchor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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