IP Library Granted Patent US 8,702,230
Granted Patent B2
US 8,702,230 · App. 13/013,813 · Granted Apr 22, 2014

Attachable/detachable covering lens

Inventors: Jung Soo Yi (San Diego, CA); Young Hee Yi (San Diego, CA); Jung Ho Yi (San Diego, CA)
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Patent No.
US 8,702,230
App. No.
13/013,813
Granted
Apr 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An attachable/detachable covering lens for covering eyeglass lenses is disclosed. A transparent optical material is suitably shaped to cover at least a portion of an eyeglass lens. The transparent optical material is coupled to the eyeglass lens by adhering means. The adhering means may comprise a viscosity of the transparent optical material. Embodiments of the disclosure provide mechanisms to easily provide attachable/detachable temporary lenses such as a sun-shield, temporary eyesight correction to the prescription lenses for applications such as reading, watching TV, or 3-D movie viewing. Embodiments of the disclosure also provide mechanisms for providing an easily attachable/detachable temporary prescription lens over special purpose glasses.

Claims (19)

1. An attachable/detachable lens for covering an eyeglass lens, comprising:

a transparent optical material comprising temporary eyesight correction suitably shaped to cover at least a portion of a prescription eyeglass lens; and

adhering means for coupling the transparent optical material to the prescription eyeglass lens, the adhering means comprising an inherent viscosity of the transparent optical material.

2. The attachable/detachable lens for covering an eyeglass lens according to claim 1 , wherein:

the transparent optical material comprises a tab detached from the prescription eyeglass lens; and

the tab is suitably shaped to be used for detaching the transparent optical material from the prescription eyeglass lens.

3. The attachable/detachable lens for covering an eyeglass lens according to claim 1 , wherein the temporary eyesight correction comprises a reading correction.

4. A lens assembly, comprising:

a frame comprising prescription eyeglass lenses coupled to one another by means of a bridge piece; and

covering lens means detachably coupled to each of the prescription eyeglass lenses by inherent viscosity of the covering lens means, and comprising a transparent optical material comprising temporary eyesight correction suitably shaped to cover at least a portion of the prescription eyeglass lenses.

5. The lens assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the temporary eyesight correction comprises a reading correction.

6. A method for covering eyeglass lenses, the method comprising:

providing a prescription eyeglass lens;

providing an attachable/detachable covering lens comprising a transparent optical material comprising temporary eyesight correction suitably shaped to cover at least a portion of the prescription eyeglass lens; and

adhering the attachable/detachable covering lens to the prescription eyeglass lens by inherent viscosity of the attachable/detachable covering lens.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the prescription eyeglass lens comprises a special purpose lens.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the attachable/detachable covering lens comprises an attachable/detachable prescription lens.

9. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising providing vision correction via the attachable/detachable covering lens.

10. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising providing reading glass correction via the attachable/detachable covering lens.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61299008 · Jan 28, 2010
Related Publication 20110181828A1 · Jul 28, 2011