Deformation securing lens and mount assemblage
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorAnthony DiRisio
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Abstract
A lens and mount assemblage includes a lens and a mount for the lens which are secured to one another. The mount has elastic retaining members constructed to be deformed against the lens to secure the lens to the mount. A front cover part that fits over the lens and the mount has rigid deforming members arranged to deform the retaining members against the lens when the front cover part is fit over the lens and the mount.
Claims9
A lens and mount assemblage comprising a lens and a mount for said lens, is characterized in that:
- said mount has a plurality of evenly spaced elastic flexible retaining members each constructed to be deformed by bending against said lens to secure said lens to said mount;
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- a front cover part fits over said lens and said mount, and has respective evenly spaced rigid deforming members arranged to deform said retaining members by bending the retaining members against said lens when said front cover part is fit over said lens and said mount.
A lens and mount assemblage comprising a lens and a mount for said lens which are secured to one another, is characterized in that:
- said mount has a plurality of spaced elastic flexible retaining members that are each deformed, in opposition to a tendency to straighten out, by being bent firmly against said lens to secure said lens to said mount;
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- a front cover part with an opening for said lens is fit over said lens and said mount, and has respective rigid deforming members that deform said retaining members only by holding the retaining members bent against said lens in opposition to the tendency of the retaining members to straighten out.
A method of securing a lens and a mount for the lens to one another, comprising the steps:
- placing the lens between elastic flexible retaining members of a mount that are each constructed to be deformed, in opposition to a tendency to straighten out, by being bent against the lens to secure the lens to the mount;
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- fitting a front cover part with an opening for the lens over the lens and the mount, and positioning rigid deforming members of the front cover part to deform the retaining members against the lens by bending the retaining members against said lens in opposition to the tendency of the retaining members to straighten out.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.