Patent ID: 7217176

Claim:
A polishing tool for optical lenses comprising: at least one polishing pad adaptable at least partially to the shape of a lens surface of said lenses and drivable by means of a drive shaft, said polishing pad having a polishing pad membrane, wherein said polishing pad can transmit a bearing force of said polishing pad membrane at least in an orthogonal direction relative to a lens surface, and the polishing pad having a reinforcing member connected to said polishing pad membrane, said reinforcing member being dimensionally stable in a parallel direction relative to a surface of said polishing pad membrane and being flexible in an orthogonal direction relative to the surface of said polishing pad membrane, wherein at least one pressure pad with a flexible pressure membrane is arranged within said polishing pad, wherein said pressure membrane can be made to bear or can be prestressed against said polishing pad membrane or said reinforcing member.