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Abstract

A snap-fit holder for a lens or optical element includes an annular collar having a shoulder supporting the optical element and a sleeve that extends from the shoulder around and beyond the optical element. An annular retaining member includes a skirt fitted into the sleeve and pressed against the optical element opposite the shoulder. The skirt may include an outwardly projecting lip that snaps into a groove or notch formed in an inner surface of the sleeve to secure the retaining member to the collar and maintain a clamping force against the optical element. A resilient insert may be interposed between the optical element and either the collar or retaining member to provide a reaction force that tends to bias the collar and retaining member apart. Also disclosed are stacked kits of holders and an eye guard riflescopes and the like, to protect a user from recoil-related eye injury.

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First Claim