Optical system for color television cameras

Claim 1

IN A COLOR TV CAMERA COMPRISING A LUMINANCE SIGNAL PICKUP TUBE LOCATED AT ONE SIDE OF THE CENTRAL LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID CAMERA AND RESPONSIVE TO ALL COLOR COMPONENTS OF SUBJECT-REPRESENTATIVE LIGHT AND A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY ARRANGED CHROMINANCE SIGNAL PICKUP TUBES LOCATED AT THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID CENTRAL LONGITUDINAL CAMERA AXIS AND RESPECTIVELY RESPONSIVE TO SELECTED COLOR COMPONENTS OF SUBJECT-REPRESENTATIVE LIGHT, AN OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR ADMITTING LIGHT FROM A SUBJECT AND DIRECTING SUITABLY SELECTED PORTIONS OF SAID ADMITTED LIGHT TO SAID RESPECTIVE PICKUP TUBES COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A SUBJECT-REPRESENTATIVE LIGHT GATHERING LENS SYSTEM LOCATED ON SAID CENTRAL LONGITUDINAL CAMERA AXIS; A PANCHROMATIC LIGHT DIVIDER LOCATED TO RECEIVE SUBJECTREPRESENTATIVE LIGHT FROM SAID LENS SYSTEM AND TO DIRECT A FIRST PART OF SAID LIGHT TOWARD SAID LUMINANCE SIGNAL PICKUP TUBE AND A SECOND PART OF SAID LIGHT TOWARD SAID CHROMINANCE SIGNAL PICKUP TUBES;