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Title: |
US4251302:
Method of coating, locating and maintaining ophthalmic supports of eyewear properly positioned with respect to the eyes on the bridge of the nose of the wearer
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Country: |
US United States of America

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Inventor: |
Leonard, James H.; Brookfield, WI
Henderson, Courtland M.; Xenia, OH

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Assignee: |
Site-Tac, Inc., Xenia, OH
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Published / Filed: |
1981-02-17
/ 1979-06-18

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Application Number: |
US1979000049809

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IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G02C 5/00;
G02C 5/12;
G02C 5/14;
IPC-7:
B05D 1/02;
B05D 1/28;
B05D 5/10;
G02B 7/02;

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ECLA Code: |
G02C5/14E; G02C5/00; G02C5/12H;

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U.S. Class: |
Current:
156/060;
156/329;
156/334;
351/078;
351/122;
351/123;
351/131;
351/132;
351/139;
351/178;
427/162;
427/207.1;
427/208.4;
Original:
156/060;
156/329;
156/334;
351/078;
351/122;
351/123;
351/131;
351/132;
351/139;
351/178;
427/162;
427/207.1;
427/208.4;

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Field of Search: |
156/329,334,60
427/162,207 R,207 B,207.1,207.4
351/078,122,123,131,132,139,178

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Priority Number: |
| 1979-06-18 |
US1979000049809 |

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Abstract: |
A method of coating, locating and maintaining ophthalmic supports of eyewear properly positioned with respect to the eyes and on the bridge of the nose of the wearer. The method comprises the steps of coating selected ones at least of the skin-contacting surfaces of ophthalmic supports of eyewear with a non-toxic pressure-sensitive adhesive, properly positioning the ophthalmic support on the wearer with respect to the eyes and the bridge of the wearer's nose and forming a direct bond between the pressure-sensitive adhesive coated skin-contacting surfaces of the ophthalmic supports and the wearer's skin contacted thereby.

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Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Hoffman, James R.;

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Family: |
None

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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A method of coating, locating and maintaining the opthalmic support of eyewear including an eyewear frame having a lens support portion and a pair of temples hingedly affixed thereto, said lens support portion having nose pieces with skin contacting surfaces, said temples having free ends with facing inside surfaces and the whole properly positioned with respect to the eyes on the bridge of the nose of the wearer, said method comprising the steps of coating selected ones at least of the skin-contacting surfaces of said opthalmic support with a coating having a thickness of 0.0005 inch to about 0.1 inch, said coating being devoid of a reinforcing substrate and comprising a non-toxic pressure-sensitive adhesive that is removable by selected solvents, properly positioning said coated opthalmic support on the wearer's nose and forming a thin and transparent directly bonded coating between said pressure-sensitive adhesive coated skin-contacting surfaces of the opthalmic support and the wearer's skin contacted thereby.

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