Viewing scope for turbid environment and use in underwater welding

Claim 2

An underwater welder''s scope for viewing and welding in turbid water comprising: a rigid transparent optically clear light-transmissive one-piece elongated solid mass having a viewing end and an opposing objective end, through which light may enter the mass and then pass through the mass and out of the viewing end, a light-absorbing covering on the solid mass surface except for the two said opposing ends, a welder''s eye-protecting plate, means removably mounting the eye-protecting plate on the solid mass to be removably positioned over the viewing end of the solid mass during welding underwater, a handle, means connecting the handle to the solid mass so that a welder can hold the scope during viewing and welding underwater, a light, and means mounting the light on the solid mass to illuminate an object viewed through the scope during welding.

Claim 3

An underwater welder''s scope according to claim 1 including: a recess in the transparent solid mass, means mounting the light in the recess, and means mounting a light reflector adjacent the light to direct light out the objective end of the solid mass.

Claim 4

An underwater welder''s scope for viewing and welding in turbid water comprising: a rigid transparent optically clear light-transmissive one-piece elongated solid mass having a viewing end and an opposing objective end, through which light may enter the mass and then pass through the mass and out the viewing end, a light-absorbing covering on the solid mass surface except for the two said opposing ends, a first flat optically clear transparent plate and means replaceably mounting the first plate on the solid mass to cover the viewing end, a second flat optically clear transparent plate and means replaceably mounting the second plate on the solid mass to cover the objective end, a welder''s eye-protecting plate, means removably mounting the eye-protecting plate to the solid mass to be removably positioned over the first flat optically clear transparent plate during welding underwater, a handle, means connecting the handle to the solid mass so that a welder can hold the scope during viewing and welding underwater, a light, and means mounting the light to the solid mass to illuminate an object viewed through the scope during welding.

Claim 5

An underwater welder''s scope for viewing and welding in turbid water comprising: a rigid transparent optically clear light-transmissive one-piece elongated solid mass having a viewing end and an opposing objective end, through which light may enter the mass and then pass through the mass and out the viewing end, a light-absorbing covering on the solid mass surface except for the two said opposing ends, a first flat optically clear transparent plate and means replaceably mounting the first plate on the solid mass to cover the viewing end, a second flat optically clear transparent plate and means replaceably mounting the second plate on the solid mass to cover the objective end, a welder''s eye-protecting plate, means removably mounting the eye-protecting plate to the solid mass to be removably positioned over the first flat optically clear transparent plate during welding underwater, a handle, means connecting the handle to the solid mass so that a welder can hold the scope during viewing and welding underwater, a light, and means mounting the light to the solid mass to illuminate an object viewed through the scope during welding.

Claim 6

An underwater welder''s scope according to claim 3 including: means spacing the first plate from the viewing end and water filling the space thereby defined, and means spacing the second plate from the objective end and water filling the space thereby defined.

Claim 7

An underwater welder''s scope according to claim 3 including: at least one battery to provide power for the light, and means mounting the battery to the scope.

Claim 8

An underwater welder''s scope for viewing and welding in turbid water comprising: a rigid transparent optically clear light-transmissive one-piece elongated solid mass having a viewing end and an opposing objective end, through which light may enter the mass and then pass through the mass and out the viewing end, a light-absorbing black covering on the solid mass surface except for the two said opposing ends, a first flat optically clear tRansparent plate and means replaceably mounting the first plate on the solid mass to cover the viewing end, a second flat optically clear transparent plate and means replaceably mounting the second plate on the solid mass to cover the objective end, a welder''s eye-protecting plate, means removably mounting the eye-protecting plate to the solid mass to be removably-positioned over the first flat optically clear transparent plate during welding underwater, a handle, means connecting the handle to the solid mass so that a welder can hold the scope during viewing and welding underwater; a light, means mounting the light on the body to illuminate an object viewed through the scope during welding, a recess in the transparent solid mass, means mounting the light in the recess, means mounting a light reflector adjacent the light to direct light out the objective end of the solid mass, at least one battery to provide power for the light, and means mounting the battery to the scope.

Claim 9

An underwater welder''s scope for viewing and welding in turbid water comprising: a rigid transparent optically clear light-transmissive one-piece elongated solid mass having a viewing end and an opposing objective end, through which light may enter the mass and then pass through the mass and out the viewing end, a light-absorbing black covering on the solid mass surface except for the two said opposing ends, a first flat optically clear tRansparent plate and means replaceably mounting the first plate on the solid mass to cover the viewing end, a second flat optically clear transparent plate and means replaceably mounting the second plate on the solid mass to cover the objective end, a welder''s eye-protecting plate, means removably mounting the eye-protecting plate to the solid mass to be removably-positioned over the first flat optically clear transparent plate during welding underwater, a handle, means connecting the handle to the solid mass so that a welder can hold the scope during viewing and welding underwater; a light, means mounting the light on the body to illuminate an object viewed through the scope during welding, a recess in the transparent solid mass, means mounting the light in the recess, means mounting a light reflector adjacent the light to direct light out the objective end of the solid mass, at least one battery to provide power for the light, and means mounting the battery to the scope.

Claim 10

An underwater welder''s scope according to claim 6 in which: the first and second transparent plates and the eye-protecting plate are replaceably mounted to the solid mass by flexible pressure sensitive tape, and the solid mass, except for the viewing and objective ends, is covered with a protective layer of a pressure sensitive tape.