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US 2022/0026203 A1Published application
Integral magnet mount for golf ranging device
AssigneeBushnell Inc.
InventorsScott O. Nyhart, John DeCastro
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Abstract
A golf laser rangefinder comprises a housing with a pair of opposing side wall portions. One of the side wall portions has a magnetic attraction strip extending diagonally across the side wall portion for attachment to, for example, an upright roof support member of a golf cart. A display on the side wall portion opposite the magnetic attraction strip can provide data display, including real time data, to the driver or passenger of the golf cart when the laser rangefinder is mounted to the support member.
Claims22
A golf laser rangefinder comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity, the housing including a pair of opposing side wall portions, one of the side wall portions defining a pocket;
- a magnet received in the pocket;
- an objective optic supported by the housing, the objective optic comprising one or more objective lenses;
- an eyepiece optic supported by the housing, the eyepiece optic comprising one or more eyepiece lenses;
- a view-thru display assembly disposed along an optical path between the objective optic and the eyepiece optic, the view-thru display assembly being disposed rearward of the objective optic and the eyepiece optic being disposed rearward of the view-thru display assembly so that a scene or subject can be viewed through the eyepiece optic and a plurality of display elements selectively displayed by the view-thru display assembly are superimposed on the scene or subject being viewed;
- a laser source for generating a laser beam, the laser beam extending along a laser beam axis, the laser source being operatively coupled to the control circuitry;
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- a photo detector electrically connected an amplifying circuitry, the amplifying circuitry being operatively coupled to the control circuitry.
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A golf laser rangefinder capable of magnetic attachment to a ferromagnetic surface, the golf laser rangefinder comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity, the housing including a pair of opposing housing side wall portions, one of the side wall portions having a magnetic attraction region traversing the one of the pair of side wall portions;
- a magnet positioned at the side wall portion at the magnetic attraction region;
- an objective optic supported by the housing, the objective optic comprising one or more objective lenses;
- an eyepiece optic supported by the housing, the eyepiece optic comprising one or more eyepiece lenses;
- a view-thru display assembly disposed along an optical path between the objective optic and the eyepiece optic, the view-thru display assembly being disposed rearward of the objective optic and the eyepiece optic being disposed rearward of the view-thru display assembly so that a scene or subject can be viewed through the eyepiece optic and a plurality of display elements selectively displayed by the view-thru display assembly are superimposed on the scene or subject being viewed;
- a laser source for generating a laser beam, the laser beam extending along a laser beam axis, the laser source being operatively coupled to the control circuitry;
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- a photo detector electrically connected an amplifying circuitry, the amplifying circuitry being operatively coupled to the control circuitry.
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A golf laser rangefinder capable of magnetic attachment to a ferromagnetic surface, the golf laser rangefinder comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity, the housing including a pair of opposing housing side wall portions, a first side wall portion defining a pocket and a second side wall portion opposite the first wall portion having an electronic display panel and a plurality of control buttons, wherein the display screen and the plurality of control button are operable when the laser rangefinder is mounted on a ferromagnetic surface by way of the magnet;
- a magnet received in the pocket in the first side wall portion;
- an objective optic supported by the housing, the objective optic comprising one or more objective lenses;
- an eyepiece optic supported by the housing, the eyepiece optic comprising one or more eyepiece lenses;
- a view-thru display assembly disposed along an optical path between the objective optic and the eyepiece optic, the view-thru display assembly being disposed rearward of the objective optic and the eyepiece optic being disposed rearward of the view-thru display assembly so that a scene or subject can be viewed through the eyepiece optic and a plurality of display elements selectively displayed by the view-thru display assembly are superimposed on the scene or subject being viewed;
- a laser source for generating a laser beam, the laser beam extending along a laser beam axis, the laser source being operatively coupled to the control circuitry;
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- a photo detector electrically connected an amplifying circuitry, the amplifying circuitry being operatively coupled to the control circuitry.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.