Patent ID: 7293872

Claim:
A method of connecting eyeglass lenses to eyeglass components comprising: providing a lens having a first surface, a second surface, and a lens aperture having a first region and a second region such that the lens aperture extends from the first surface to the second surface; providing a lens support having a surface facing toward the lens and a lens support aperture extending from the surface facing toward the lens; placing a compressible element at least partially within the first or the second region of the lens aperture; placing a washer between the first surface of the lens and the surface of the lens support facing toward the lens, the washer having a higher durometer than the compressible element; providing a fastener having a head and a shaft extending from the head; placing the head at least partially within the first region of the lens aperture; and placing the shaft at least partially within the second region of the lens aperture such that the shaft extends through the compressible element, the washer, and into the lens support aperture.