Lens pattern blank
AssigneeJames Industries Limited
InventorJames Cingone
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Abstract
A lens pattern blank has an axis scale pattern on the front face thereof to enable the user to check the axis of the pattern before cutting lenses, particular for bifocal lenses. The axis scale pattern includes a mark along the X axis and to the left of the origin on the front face of the blank and a range of angles with a 0 point at the X axis and a radial center at the cross. The angular markings are disposed to the right of the origin.
Claims6
In a lens pattern blank having two planar faces, a mounting hub on one face, a circular mounting hole passing through the faces and the hub and a first grid pattern on the other face and having the origin of the axes thereof coincident with the center of the mounting hole, the improvement comprising:
- an axis scale pattern on said other face including a first mark along one axis of the first grid pattern and spaced apart from the origin on one side of the other axis and angular markings with a zero degree line coincident with said one axis and having the radial center at said mark, wherein the angular markings are spaced apart from the origin on the other side of said other axis.
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