US4172636A
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Door scope
Assignee: NICON CO Ltd
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Filing: 1977-09-26
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Granted: 1979-10-30
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Expires: 1997-09-26
Abstract
Abstract A door scope provided in a door for viewing outside from inside includes an optical system consisting of five lenses: a large diameter objective having a concave rear face, two auxiliary objectives having concave rear faces, a biconcave compensation lens and an eyepiece. The compensation lens is located behind the two auxiliary objectives or therebetween. A peep preventing device consisting of two polarizers one of which is made rotatable with respect to the other is attachable to the door scope. The compensation lens is preferably made of glass material different from that of the other lenses to correct chromatic aberration.
Inventors
- 👤 Masanori Yanagimachi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:15
CPC Classifications
E; E06; E06B; E06B7/00; E06B7/28; E06B7/30; G; G02; G02B; G02B25/00; G02B25/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A door scope adapted to be mounted in a door for enabling a person inside the door to view outside, said door scope comprising an objective of negative power having a convex front face and a concave rear face, two auxiliary objectives of negative power having concave rear faces located behind said objective, a biconcave compensation lens of negative power located behind said two auxiliary objectives for correcting the curvature of the image plane produced by said objective and said two auxiliary objectives from a parabolic plane to a spheric plane, an eyepiece of positive power located behind said compensation lens, and means for containing said objectives, compensation lens and eyepiece.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A door scope adapted to be mounted in a door for enabling a person inside the door to view outside, said door scope comprising an objective of negative power having a convex front face and a concave rear face, two auxiliary objectives of negative power having concave rear faces located behind said objective, a biconcave compensation lens of negative power located behind said two auxiliary objectives for correcting the curvature of the image plane produced by said objective and said two auxiliary objectives from a parabolic plane to a spheric plane, an eyepiece of positive power located behind said compensation lens, and means for containing said objectives, compensation lens and eyepiece.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A door scope as defined in claim 1 wherein said compensation lens is made of a glass material different from that of which said objectives are made.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A door scope as defined in claim 1 wherein said auxiliary objectives are planoconcave lenses.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A door scope as defined in claim 1 wherein said auxiliary objectives are biconcave lenses which have a front concave face or large radius of curvature and a rear concave face of small radius of curvature.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A door scope as in claim 3 where said eyepiece is a biconvex lens.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
A door scope as in claim 1 where containing means includes a lens barrel having a front flange to be engaged with the outside face of the door and said door scope further includes a sleeve connected to said barrel connected with said lens barrel having a rear flange to be engaged with the inside face of the door.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A door scope as in claim 4 where said eyepiece is a biconvex lens.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
106 words
A door scope adapted to be mounted in a door for enabling a person inside the door to view outside, said door scope comprising an objective of negative power having a convex front face and a concave rear face, a first auxiliary objective of negative power having a concave rear face located behind said objective, a biconcave compensation lens of negative power located behind said first auxiliary objective, a second auxiliary objective of negative power having a concave rear face located behind said compensation lens, an eyepiece of positive power located behind said second auxiliary lens, and means for containing said objectives, compensation lens and eyepiece.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
106 words
A door scope adapted to be mounted in a door for enabling a person inside the door to view outside, said door scope comprising an objective of negative power having a convex front face and a concave rear face, a first auxiliary objective of negative power having a concave rear face located behind said objective, a biconcave compensation lens of negative power located behind said first auxiliary objective, a second auxiliary objective of negative power having a concave rear face located behind said compensation lens, an eyepiece of positive power located behind said second auxiliary lens, and means for containing said objectives, compensation lens and eyepiece.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A door scope as defined in claim 8 wherein said compensation lens is made of a glass material different from that of which said objectives are made.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
A door scope as defined in claim 8 wherein said auxiliary objectives are planoconcave lenses.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
A door scope as defined in claim 8 wherein said auxiliary objectives are biconcave lenses which have a front concave face of large radius of curvature and a rear concave face of small radius of curvature.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
A door scope as in claim 10 where said eyepiece is a biconvex lens.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
59 words
A door scope as in claim 8 where containing means includes a lens barrel having a front flange to be engaged with the outside face of the door and said door scope further includes a sleeve connected to said barrel connected with said lens barrel having a rear flange to be engaged with the inside face of the door.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
A door scope as in claim 11 where said eyepiece is a biconvex lens.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
109 words
A door scope adapted to be mounted in a door for enabling a person inside the door to view outside, said door scope comprising an objective of negative power having a convex front face and a concave rear face, two auxiliary objectives of negative power having concave rear faces and a biconcave compensation lens of negative power located behind said objective, an eyepiece of positive power located behind said auxiliary objectives and compensation lens, a first polarizer located behind said eyepiece, and a second polarizer located behind said first polarizer, said second polarizer being rotatable about the optical axis of the door scope with respect to said first polarizer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
109 words
A door scope adapted to be mounted in a door for enabling a person inside the door to view outside, said door scope comprising an objective of negative power having a convex front face and a concave rear face, two auxiliary objectives of negative power having concave rear faces and a biconcave compensation lens of negative power located behind said objective, an eyepiece of positive power located behind said auxiliary objectives and compensation lens, a first polarizer located behind said eyepiece, and a second polarizer located behind said first polarizer, said second polarizer being rotatable about the optical axis of the door scope with respect to said first polarizer.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1982-10-29 | 1983-04-30 | 1983-10-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-10-29 | 1987-04-30 | 1987-10-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1990-10-29 | 1991-04-30 | 1991-10-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |