Patent ID: 6447117
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: G02C

Abstract:
A connection between a rimless eyeglass lens having inner and outer surfaces and a peripheral edge and mounting apparatus for positioning said lens comprising:an aperture defined through the structure of said lens near said peripheral edge and having a uniform cross section throughout, and a wire on said mounting apparatus of uniform cross section throughout its length that is bent to form a U-shaped section of a double thickness of said wire throughout and said wire is doubled back upon itself to define a loop that makes a 180 degree bend that is inserted into said lens from said outer surface thereof, said loop having entry and re-entry portions which reside in direct contact with each other on one side of said U-shaped section and which reside within said aperture, and said wire forms leg portions on the other side of said U-shaped section opposite said loop, and said leg portions reside in direct contact with each other throughout and also in direct contact with said peripheral edge of said lens, whereby said U-shaped section of said wire grips the structure of said lens between said aperture and said peripheral edge.