Patent ID: 6869333

Claim:
A lens blocking device comprising; a frame; a light source mounted on said frame; a carriage having a first end and a second end mounted on said frame for sliding movement between first and second positions; a first mirror mounted on said carriage first end; a lens block holder mounted on said carriage second end and shiftable between third and fourth positions with respect to said carriage; a stage disposed between said light source and said carriage, and including an opening, for supporting an object; an at least partially translucent screen operably connected to said support frame generating a display image; at least one second mirror reflecting an image of an object on said stage from said first mirror, when said carriage is in said second position, onto said screen; and an actuator operably connected to said carriage, said actuator shifting said carriage between said first position and said second position and shifting said block holder between said third position and said fourth position; whereby said display image on said screen is visible with the image of the object on said stage when said carriage is in said second position.