Binocular lens tube protector
AssigneeFuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasuyuki Nemoto, Kiyotaka Ishikawa
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Abstract
A telescopic lens tube protector to be fitted on telescopically connected lens tubes of a monocular or binocular telescope for protecting same from shocks of collisional impacts or the like. The lens tube protector is arranged to enshroud the entire outer peripheries of the telescopic lens tubes and constituted by a cover case which partially contains a cushioning bag structure or structures or which as a whole is in the form of a cushioning bag structure containing a cushioning material in a sealed state.
Claims14
A binocular lens tube protector to be fitted on a plurality of telescopically connected lens tube assemblies of a binocular telescope to protect said binocular telescope from any one of shocks of collisional impacts and other similar sudden contacts, wherein each lens tube assembly of said plurality of lens tube assemblies includes an objective lens tube internally fitted with an objective lens and an eye lens tube internally fitted with an eye lens, and wherein said eye lens tube is movable in an axial direction relative to said objective lens tube, said binocular lens tube protector comprising:
- a cover case having a main portion, wherein said main portion of said cover case enshrouds substantially entire outer peripheries of each lens tube assembly of said plurality of lens tube assemblies and containing a sealed cushioning bag portion at least in one part thereof;
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- a lens tube end protector provided contiguously at an axial end of said main portion of said cover case covering an end portion of at least one of said objective lens tube and said eye lens tube of each lens tube assembly of said plurality of lens tube assemblies.
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