Attachable/detachable covering lens
View Patent ↗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.
1. An attachable/detachable lens for covering an eyeglass lens, comprising:
a transparent optical material comprising temporary eyesight correction configured for 3-D viewing and suitably shaped to cover at least a portion of a prescription eyeglass lens to provide a 3-D viewer; 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 of 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 of claim 1 , wherein the temporary eyesight correction comprises a 3-D polarized filter.
4. The attachable/detachable lens for covering an eyeglass lens of claim 3 , further comprising:
a tab suitably shaped to be used for orienting the transparent optical material to provide an optical effect orientation, or
a removable orientation marker suitably shaped to be used for orienting the transparent optical material to provide the optical effect orientation.
5. The attachable/detachable lens for covering an eyeglass lens of claim 4 , wherein the optical effect orientation comprises a polarization orientation or an astigmatism orientation.
6. The attachable/detachable lens for covering an eyeglass lens of claim 1 , wherein the 3-D viewer comprises: a 3-D movie viewer, a 3-D TV viewer, a 3-D image viewer, or a 3-D industrial viewer application.
7. The attachable/detachable lens for covering an eyeglass lens of claim 1 , wherein temporary eyesight correction for 3-D viewing comprises: a colored lens, a polarized lens, a polarized passive 3-D lens, a polarized active 3-D lens, or an LCD shutter.
8. The attachable/detachable lens for covering an eyeglass lens of claim 7 , wherein the LCD Shutter is operable to alternately block and transmit light.
9. The attachable/detachable lens for covering an eyeglass lens of claim 1 , wherein the prescription eyeglass lens comprises an eyesight power correction.
10. A lens assembly, comprising:
a frame comprising prescription eyeglass lenses coupled to one another by means of a bridge piece; and
covering lens means comprising a 3-D viewer and 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 for 3-D viewing suitably shaped to cover at least a portion of the prescription eyeglass lenses.
11. The lens assembly of claim 10 , wherein the 3-D viewer comprises: a 3-D movie viewer, a 3-D TV program viewer, a 3-D image viewer, or a 3-D industrial viewer.
12. The lens assembly of claim 10 , wherein the temporary eyesight correction for 3-D viewing comprises: a colored lens, a polarized lens, a polarized passive 3-D lens, a polarized active 3-D lens, or an LCD shutter.
13. The lens assembly of claim 10 , wherein the prescription eyeglass lens comprises an eyesight power correction.
14. 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 for 3-D viewing 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.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising providing by the temporary eyesight correction a 3-D movie functionality, 3-D TV program viewing, 3-D image viewing, or a 3-D industrial viewing application.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the attachable/detachable covering lens comprises: a polarized 3-D movie viewing glass, a polarized passive 3-D lens, or a polarized active 3-D lens.
17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising orienting a direction of the attachable/detachable covering lens to set a polarization angle of the at least one polarized filter relative to the prescription eyeglass lens.
18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising orienting a direction of the attachable/detachable covering lens to set an astigmatism correction angle of the at least one polarized filter relative to the prescription eyeglass lens.
19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising orienting a direction of the attachable/detachable covering lens relative to the prescription eyeglass lens.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the attachable/detachable covering lens comprises: an LCD shutter, a colored filter, or an LCD-Shutter glass.