Low static optical removable lens stack

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12153228-B2
Application number	US-202318474860-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2023
Priority date	Sep 26, 2022
Publication date	Nov 26, 2024
Grant date	Nov 26, 2024

Abstract

A removable lens stack comprises a base layer including a substrate and an antistatic coating comprising quaternary ammonium cations on a first side of the substrate and one or more removable lens layers stacked on top of the base layer. Each removable lens layer may include a substrate, an antistatic coating comprising quaternary ammonium cations on a first side of the substrate, and an adhesive on a second side of the substrate opposite the first side. The one or more removable lens layers may be stacked on top of the base layer such that the second side of the substrate of each removable lens layer faces the first side of the substrate of an immediately preceding layer. Refractive indices of the substrate of the base layer, the substrate of each removable lens layer, and the adhesive of each removable lens layer may be matched (e.g., to within 0.2).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sand blasting helmet comprising:
a face shield; and
one or more removable lens layers stacked on the face shield, each removable lens layer including a substrate, an antistatic coating, and an adhesive, the antistatic coating being provided on a first side of the substrate and the adhesive being provided on a second side of the substrate opposite the first side, the one or more removable lens layers being stacked on the face shield such that the second side of the substrate of a first of the one or more removable lens layers faces the face shield and the adhesive provided on the second side of the substrate of each removable lens layer after the first faces and contacts the antistatic coating provided on the first side of the substrate of an immediately preceding removable lens layer from among the one or more removable lens layers.

2. The sand blasting helmet of claim 1 , wherein each removable lens layer further includes an adhesive promoting treatment on the second side of the substrate between the substrate and the adhesive.

3. The sand blasting helmet of claim 1 , wherein each removable lens layer is corona treated on the second side of the substrate.

4. The sand blasting helmet of claim 1 , wherein the substrate of each removable lens layer comprises a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film.

5. The sand blasting helmet of claim 1 , wherein the substrate of each removable lens layer comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) film.

6. A method of manufacturing a removable lens stack, the method comprising:
providing an antistatic coating on a first substrate;
providing an adhesive on a second substrate; and
stacking the second substrate on the first substrate such that the adhesive provided on the second substrate faces and contacts the antistatic coating provided on the first substrate.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising providing an adhesive promoting treatment on the second substrate prior to said providing the adhesive.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising corona treating the second substrate prior to said providing the adhesive.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second substrate comprises a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second substrate comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) film.

11. A removable lens stack comprising:
a base layer including a substrate and an antistatic coating, the antistatic coating being provided on a first side of the substrate; and
one or more removable lens layers stacked on top of the base layer, each removable lens layer including a substrate, an antistatic coating, and an adhesive, the antistatic coating being provided on a first side of the substrate and the adhesive being provided on a second side of the substrate opposite the first side, the one or more removable lens layers being stacked on top of the base layer such that the adhesive provided on the second side of the substrate of each removable lens layer faces and contacts the antistatic coating provided on the first side of the substrate of an immediately preceding layer from among the base layer and the one or more removable lens layers.

12. The removable lens stack of claim 11 , wherein each removable lens layer further includes an adhesive promoting treatment on the second side of the substrate between the substrate and the adhesive.

13. The removable lens stack of claim 11 , wherein each removable lens layer is corona treated on the second side of the substrate.

14. The removable lens stack of claim 11 , wherein the base layer further includes an adhesive, the adhesive being provided on a second side of the substrate opposite the first side.

15. The removable lens stack of claim 14 , wherein the base layer further includes an adhesive promoting treatment on the second side of the substrate between the substrate and the adhesive.

16. The removable lens stack of claim 14 , wherein the base layer is corona treated on the second side of the substrate.

17. The removable lens stack of claim 11 , wherein the substrate of each removable lens layer comprises a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film.

18. The removable lens stack of claim 11 , wherein the substrate of each removable lens layer comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) film.

19. The removable lens stack of claim 11 , wherein the substrate of the base layer comprises a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film.

20. The removable lens stack of claim 11 , wherein the substrate of the base layer comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) film.

Assignees

• Racing Optics Inc
• Laminated Film Llc

Inventors

• Wilson Stephen S
• Wilson Bart E

Classifications

• G02B1/16 Primary

  having an anti-static effect, e.g. electrically conducting coatings · CPC title

• A42B3/20

  Face guards, e.g. for ice hockey (A42B3/22 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A42B3/26

  with cleaning means, e.g. wipers {; Movable or interchangeable vision films or sheets} · CPC title

• G02B3/0068 Primary

  arranged in a single integral body or plate, e.g. laminates or hybrid structures with other optical elements (G02B5/1885, G02B17/002, G02B30/27 take precedence) · CPC title