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US 5,327,284 AGranted
Device for deriving three dimensional effects from a single two dimensional image
OwnerHarold H. Kuesterinventor
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Abstract
An optical device which provides a three dimensional view of a two dimensional image, such as a television picture. A plurality of mirrors is utilized to present to the two eyes images which are displaced from positions which would normally occur without the interposition of said optical device. As a part of this process, the two images are slightly rotated in opposite directions. When the mirrors are suitably adjusted, the two displaced images appear to merge and form a three dimensional image.
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An optical device for viewing a two dimensional image in three dimensional form comprising:
- a) a housing, including a receiving aperature on a face of said housing and a viewing aperture on an opposite face of said housing;
- b) a receiving mirror mounted in the receiving aperture of said housing for receiving a two dimensional image;
- c) a right viewing mirror positioned in the viewing aperture and mounted on a right positioning means, said right viewing mirror in optical communication with said receiving mirror for providing a first image of the two dimensional image;
- d) a left viewing mirror positioned in the viewing aperture, spaced apart from said right viewing mirror, and mounted on a left positioning means, said left viewing mirror in optical communication with said receiving mirror for providing a second image of the two dimensional image different from the first image;
- e) a center journal positioned between said left viewing mirror and said right viewing mirror, said center journal adjustably retaining a first end of the right positioning means and a first end of the left positioning means such that a longitudinal center axis of the right positioning means is vertically spaced apart from a longitudinal center axis of the left positioning means;
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- f) a pair of adjustment means externally positioned on said housing, a right adjustment means secured to a second end of the right positioning means and a left adjustment means secured to a second end of the left positioning means, each positioning means extending through an oversized aperture in said housing to facilitate normal movement and rotational movement of the adjustment means to position said right viewing mirror and said left viewing mirror whereby the positioning of said viewing mirrors causes the first image and the second image to merge and form a three dimensional image.
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An optical device for viewing a two dimensional image in three dimensional form comprising:
- a) a housing, including a receiving aperture on a face of said housing and a viewing aperture on an opposite face of said housing;
- b) a receiving mirror mounted in the receiving aperture of said housing for receiving a two dimensional image;
- c) a right viewing mirror positioned in the viewing aperture and mounted on a right positioning shaft, said right viewing mirror in optical communication with said receiving mirror for providing a first image of the two dimensional image;
- d) a left viewing mirror positioned in the viewing aperture, spaced apart from said right viewing mirror, and mounted on a left positioning shaft, said left viewing mirror in optical communication with said receiving mirror for providing a second image of the two dimensional image different from the first image;
- e) a two-sided center journal mounted in the viewing aperture of said housing between said right viewing mirror and said left viewing mirror, said center journal adjustably retaining a first end of the right positioning shaft on a right side of said center journal and a first end of the left positioning shaft on a left side of the center journal such that a longitudinal center axis of the right positioning shaft is vertically spaced apart from a longitudinal center axis of the left positioning shaft;
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- f) adjustment means, including a right knob mounted on a second, external end of the right positioning shaft for positioning said right viewing mirror, and a left knob mounted on a second, external end of the left positioning shaft for positioning said left viewing mirror, whereby the positioning of said viewing mirrors causes the first image and the second image to merge and form a three dimensional image.
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