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Article of headwear providing supplemental wide angle peripheral vision
Assignee: TEKNA Inc
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Filing: 1985-06-07
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Granted: 1987-11-03
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Expires: 2005-06-07
Abstract
Abstract A field of vision enhancement device having a mounting on an article of headwear adjustable with respect to a straight ahead, normal line of sight including optics for displaying at least one field of optical information either normally occluded by the headwear article or not readily discernable with binocular vision whereby the field of vision is enhanced.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald C. Carner, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 03:13
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B23/00; G02B23/16; G02B23/22; A; A61; A61F; A61F9/00; A61F9/02; B; B63; B63C; B63C11/00; B63C11/02; B63C11/12; B63C2011/126
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
241 words
In an article of headwear providing supplemental wide angle peripheral vision, wherein the user's eye has a normal viewing axis, the combination of a device and means for clamping the device on the article of headwear, the device including a body disposed in front of the user's face and arranged substantially horizontally between the nose bridge and temple of the user, means for adjusting the device relative to the user, the body including respective end portions including a first end portion disposed substantially adjacent to the user's nose bridge but offset vertically with respect to the normal viewing axis of the user's eye, a reflective means carried by the first end portion of the body, so that the user's eye may shift vertically up or down away from the normal viewing axis to look at the reflective means, the reflective means being disposed in a plane which is angled with respect to the line of sight of the user's eye in looking at the reflective means, thereby establishing an optical path alternatively of the normal viewing axis, the body further having a second end portion remote from the first end portion thereof, a divergent lens means carried by the second end portion of the body, optical transmission means in the optical path between the divergent lens means and the reflective means, and a converging lens means carried by the body and arranged between the user's eye and the divergent lens means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
241 words
In an article of headwear providing supplemental wide angle peripheral vision, wherein the user's eye has a normal viewing axis, the combination of a device and means for clamping the device on the article of headwear, the device including a body disposed in front of the user's face and arranged substantially horizontally between the nose bridge and temple of the user, means for adjusting the device relative to the user, the body including respective end portions including a first end portion disposed substantially adjacent to the user's nose bridge but offset vertically with respect to the normal viewing axis of the user's eye, a reflective means carried by the first end portion of the body, so that the user's eye may shift vertically up or down away from the normal viewing axis to look at the reflective means, the reflective means being disposed in a plane which is angled with respect to the line of sight of the user's eye in looking at the reflective means, thereby establishing an optical path alternatively of the normal viewing axis, the body further having a second end portion remote from the first end portion thereof, a divergent lens means carried by the second end portion of the body, optical transmission means in the optical path between the divergent lens means and the reflective means, and a converging lens means carried by the body and arranged between the user's eye and the divergent lens means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein said divergent lens means comprises first and second diverging lenses, each of which has an arcuate surface and a planar surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The combination of claim 2, wherein said first and second diverging lenses are oriented such that said arcuate surfaces face each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The combination of claim 3, wherein said first and second diverging lenses are proximately disposed to each other, and said arcuate surfaces are concave with respect to each other so that a transparent space is enclosed therebetween.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The combination of claim 4, wherein said converging lens means comprises a converging lens interposed between the viewer and said reflective means along said optical path.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
The combination of claim 1, including a second said device oriented to similarly address the other eye of the user, independent of said first device, and further including means for adjustably supporting each said device laterally of the user, whereby each eye of the user accommodates diverse interpupillary spacing of different users.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
The combination of claim 6, wherein said optical path between said first and second end portions of the body are circumscribed by an outer boundary defining a housing, and wherein said adjustable supporting means circumscribes a portion of said housing such that translation of said housing along the length thereof accommodates different users.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The combination of claim 7, wherein said first end portion of the body of said device supports a reflective surface to direct optical information from said divergent lens means to the user's eye.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The combination of claim 8, wherein said adjustable supporting means comprises a clamp fixed to said article of headwear, and wherein said housing passes through said clamp.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The combination of claim 8, wherein said ajustable supporting means comprises a wall having an opening formed therein for frictionally receiving and supporting said device.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein said optical path is defined by a solid block of optically transparent material disposed within the body of the device.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
56 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein said body includes a tubular outer housing having a belled end adjacent to and overlying said diverging lens means, and a second inner housing, concentrically disposed within said outer housing and supported by said diverging lens means at a planar surface thereof, said second housing supporting said converging lens means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The combination of claim 11, wherein said solid block of optically transparent material supports said reflective means, and wherein said reflective means comprises a mirror.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
12 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein said reflective means comprises a pentaprism.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein the converging lens means is disposed between the reflective means and the divergent lens means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein the converging lens means is disposed between the reflective means and the eye of the user.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein the converging lens means includes a convex surface facing the reflective means.
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