Patent ID: 6086201
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: G02C

Abstract:
A spectacle mount with a locking block screw connection, comprising:two locking blocks having a bore extending through said blocks, said bore having an inner wall peripherally bounding the bore and defining a first diameter bore portion and a second reduced diameter bore portion connected by a circular taper; anda screw for inserted receipt in said bore to connect said blocks and having a threaded region and a pin continuation at one end of the screw following said threaded region, said pin continuation defining an annular groove for engagement with said reduced diameter portion of the bore to provide a locked connection of said blocks by passage of the pin continuation, as the screw is inserted into said bore, along and beyond said circular taper to elastically deform said taper until the annular groove engages said reduced diameter portion to thereby provide the locked connection of the blocks.