Hands-free binocular device
OwnerBrian Reynoldsinventor
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Abstract
A hands-free binocular device. A pair of eyeglasses has two temples. A telescopic section is mounted to each eyeglass temple. The hands-free binocular device includes lenses for magnifying images and light path redirecting devices for controlling the light path to the eyeglass lenses. Light from an image being observed flows through the magnifying lenses and is redirected by the light path redirecting device. The image is magnified and viewable by a user. The user can shift his gaze upward to view the magnified image or look down from the magnified image to view a non-magnified image. In one preferred embodiment the light path redirecting devices are prisms. In another preferred embodiment the light path redirecting devices are mirrors.
Claims15
A hands-free binocular device, comprising:
- A) a pair of eyeglasses comprising two temples and two lens sections,
- B) two binocular telescopic sections, each said telescopic section removably mounted onto one of said two temples, each telescopic section comprising at least one magnifying lens, wherein each said telescopic section is not a camera,
- C) a plurality of light path redirecting devices connected to each of said two binocular telescopic sections, said plurality of light path redirecting devices for redirecting the path of light as it travels through said two binocular telescopic sections so that an image is projected through said two lens sections,
- wherein light from and image follows a light path that flows through said two binocular telescopic sections, through said at least one magnifying lens, and is redirected by said plurality of light path redirecting devices, and is magnified and viewable by a user who can view said redirected and magnified image as he wishes or shift his gaze and view a non-magnified image.
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