Patent ID: 8556248

Claim:
A lens holder, comprising: a lens holder body including a clip and a leg for holding a lens having front and back faces circumscribed by a perimeter edge; and a spring fixed to the lens holder body; wherein the leg includes a ledge upon which a portion of the perimeter edge of the lens rests; wherein the spring includes two flexible arms terminating in paddles; wherein the paddles are configured to clasp a lens resting on the ledge; wherein at least the portion of each of the paddles that contact a portion of the perimeter edge of the lens clasped by the paddles is constructed from a resilient non-abrasive material; and wherein the leg is formed so that it is offset relative to the perimeter edge of the lens such that no portion of the leg passes in front or behind either of the faces of the lens such that a lens clasped by the springs and resting on the leg can be visually inspected without removing the lens from the lens holder.