Patent 7500908 was granted and assigned to Essilor on March, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The pneumatic blocking support which is used to block an optical lens (200) on a machine or device has means (3) for fixing it on a corresponding element of the machine or device. The blocking means comprise a central cavity (8) and a joint (9) having at least one annular part (9) against which the lens rests in order to define a depression chamber (11) with said cavity and joint. The blocking elements include stop members (10) which are created in order to provide the optical lens with a rigid seat after the elastic compression of the joint.