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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7372637 | Focusing unit and optical device A focusing mechanism allowing a user to adjust the focus from infinity to a close distance rapidly and precisely, and an optical device utilizing such a focusing mechanism. The focusing unit includes an optical member movable along an optical axis of an optical syst... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7330310 | Focusing device with diopter adjustment A method for focusing and diopter adjustment in a binocular telescope, in which, for the purpose of diopter adjustment, optical focusing elements (12) in the two telescope tubes (2, 3) can be displaced relative to one another, is distinguished by the f... | 02/12/2008 |
| 6924933 | Binoculars A mechanism for focal adjustment and dipotric deviation adjustment in binoculars. The mechanism includes: a first focal adjustment lens system; a second focal adjustment lens system; a focal adjustment shaft that performs a focal adjustment by causing the first foca... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6490084 | Binocular A binocular includes a right and left lens barrels respectively having a right and left telescope optical systems. The right and left telescope optical systems include focus arrangement structures in which both eyepiece lenses are simultaneously moved the... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6335826 | Interconnection of zoom operating member and zoom drive member A gear is formed on the outer circumference of the disk unit 20a of the zoom operating member 20 and on the outer circumference of the right zoom drive member 18, and an intermediate gear 19 that engages and connects with each of these gears is located be... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6236505 | Binoculars A binocular includes a hood, an eyepiece lens panel, and an objective lens panel. The hood has top, left side, and right side portions that are integrally formed. The left and right side portions have free edges that extend downwardly from the top to form... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6122101 | Optical device having dioptric correction device An optical device having a dioptric correction device comprises a reference image display unit which is placed in the optical path extending from an object image to the optical system. The reference image is used for dioptric correction. The left and righ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5734499 | Interpupillary distance adjusting mechanism for use in binocular telescope An interpupillary distance adjusting mechanism for use in a binocular telescope, having a pair of lens-barrels which contain lens optical systems, respectively, and are placed in parallel with each other. The interpupillary distance adjusting mechanism fu... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5615044 | Binocular telescope A binocular telescope includes adjustable optical components. The telescope has at least two telescope halves, respectively having an optical axis passing through an ocular and an objective. The adjustable optical components lie between the ocular and obj... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5410436 | Apparatus for providing the coordinated rotation of two interrelated optical components An apparatus (10) for providing the coordinated rotation of two interrelated components (12, 14) includes first and second cam segment lobes (20, 22) each respectively associated with the interrelated components (12 14), the cam segment lobes (20, 22) are... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5267079 | Binoculars including separate focusing and diopter adjustment Binoculars having a central device for focusing and diopter adjustment wherein the diopter adjusting wheel is integrated into the face of the focusing drive wheel, whereby the focusing and the diopter adjustment can be performed independently of each othe... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5231535 | Simultaneous individual focus binoculars Binoculars capable of simultaneous individual focus and simultaneous individual focus mechanisms therefor are discussed. The binoculars of the present invention are preferably offset hinged in the bridging portion to accommodate various users and for comp... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5206758 | Binoculars with variable and fixed focus adjustments A pair of binoculars in which the ocular abridgements are connected through a bridge and can be activated through a center drive. The center drive comprises a rotatable knurled element and a guide pin, whereby the center drive serves customary adjustment ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5191471 | Adjusting mechanism of binoculars In a binocular, an operating knob member is provided for operating an adjusting mechanism such as a diopter difference adjusting mechanism by rotation thereof. The operating knob is arranged to be shiftable between two positions in which the amount of the... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5103248 | Binoculars of the center focus type with lock means for locking in a state of focus Binoculars of the center focus type having a pair of bodytubes connected together through an axis shaft comprise a focus adjusting rotational member rotatably supported on the axis shaft, a moving member supported on the axis shaft in proximity to the rot... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5074652 | Glasses-on binoculars with an eyeglass guard including a generally ovular-shaped eyeglass lens engaging generally planar surface A binocular or other optical viewing instrument dedicated for eyeglass-wearing users. An extended optical eye relief, as compared to binoculars for those without glasses, provides an eyeglass-wearing user with an optimal wide field of view. A pair of soft... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5062698 | Focusing device for a binocular instrument A focusing device for a binocular instrument can include a single focusing drive means provided between right and left ocular lenses so as to simutaneously move the right and left ocular lenses forward and backward in a direction of an optical axis to eff... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5028123 | Focal-length adjusting assembly for binoculars The present invention relates to a focal-length adjusting assembly for a pair of binoculars which adjusts the eyepieces relative to the optics and which can hold the adjusting screw or rod in a click-stopped position which automatically positions the eyep... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4989963 | Binocular telescope with coupled joint focusing and uncoupled separate focusing The binocular telescope with internal focusing and articulated bridge contains as a joint focusing mechanism two setting rings which can be coupled and which are arranged co-axially on a central axis. In uncoupled condition each setting ring is allocated ... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4867533 | Friction lock for optical adjustment A lock ring prevents inadvertent rotation of a rotatable focusing eyepiece for an optical instrument. The ring is disposed on the device and is fixed against rotation. A face is provided on the ring which is adapted to frictionally engage the eyepiece to ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4818086 | Focus lock for binoculars A binocular with a focusing/locking knob having a pair of essentially flat paddle platforms which are easily contacted by the fingertips of a user. The paddle platforms being independently pivoted on the knob and having means for preventing rotational mot... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4750823 | Central focussing device for internal focussing in binoculars A central focussing device for internal focussing in binoculars, wherein a focussing wheel engages a displaceable bridge via a threaded spindle and the objectives are connected to the displaceable bridge via driving shafts for the purpose of focussing, a ... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4674847 | Binocular focusing device In a pair of binoculars, the left and right control pieces are connected to a bridge on the body of the binoculars by means of a securing mechanism so that when one of these pieces is pushed down, the corresponding piece is automatically depressed. The sl... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4659194 | Binocular focusing mechanism A binocular focusing mechanism for a binocular having a pair of telescopes disposed in parallel relation. The binocular has optical elements in each of the telescopes for magnifying an object image. The optical elements are focused by movement generated b... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4630901 | Binocular telescope with central control A new binocular telescope with a central pivot shaft or pin has a first adjustment knob at the eyepiece end of the shaft for joint focusing of both telescopes, and a second adjustment knob at the objective end of the shaft for focusing an individual one o... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4616907 | Zooming mechanism for compact binoculars A zoom mechanism particularly for a compact zoom binocular, comprises right and left ring gears which respectively surround right and left light beams passing through right and left eye lenses of the binoculars. The eye lenses are pivotally connected to e... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4605288 | Zoom interlocking mechanism for binocular A binocular having left and right zoom mechanisms operatively associated with each other by a belt transmission has a zoom interlocking mechanism which includes an adjustment plate. Tightening pulleys incorporated in the belt transmission between the left... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4583828 | Focus adjusting device for binocular A binocular belonging to one type is provided with a focus adjusting device which allows one to select a desired ocular lens feed rate. A single annular piece is included in the device to be rotated by a manually operated focus adjusting ring to in turn d... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4568155 | Waterproof binoculars Waterproof binoculars of the central focus wheel-type having transfer bars coupled to focussing lens groups within the body tubes, with the transfer bars being simultaneously moved longitudinally by the co-action of a groove on each bar with a flange on a... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4545656 | Focus adjusting device for binocular This focus adjusting device comprises a center shaft and being formed with a horizontal through hole in its lower part, a lever cam made of cylindrical shaft and being formed with a screw thread portion in its inner cylinder, and said lever cam being inse... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4531817 | Focus adjusting device in binocular A binocular is provided with a double-cam mechanism between an operation member and an eyepiece portion. The rotation of the operation member is converted by the double-cam mechanism into an axial movement of the eyepiece portion. With this structure, qui... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4470671 | Rapid-focus binocular A binocular with a multiple-helicoid focus-adjusting mechanism, in which the internal helicoid is integrally mounted on an ocular-lens bridge member and in mesh with the external helicoid provided in the rear portion of a center shaft. The center shaft is... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4468101 | Night vision goggles An optical device suitable for attachment to headgear (13) such as a pilot's helmet, for use as a night vision goggle (11) wherein an image intensifier (19a or 19b) whereby radiation in the visible and/or near infra-red portions of the spectrum received f... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4396257 | Zoom binocular with gear drive about central pivot axis An improvement in zoom binoculars is disclosed which utilizes a small gear rotated by a larger drive gear connected to a pivotally mounted lever for transmitting rotation to one of two intermediate gears which are meshed to each other through free central... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4346960 | Binocular telescope having a double-joint connecting bridge The invention contemplates a binocular telescope wherein a bridge interconnects offset arms of separate individual telescope housings on spaced articulation axes, to enable compact folding of the telescopes along opposite sides of the bridge, when not in ... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4306764 | Push button-type focusing mechanism for binoculars A push button-type mechanism for binoculars which includes a connecting plate having a recessed portion with a bottom and side walls formed in the center portion thereof, the plate at each end thereof being pivotally attached to body tubes having lens fra... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4280750 | Binocular's focus or zoom adjusting knob This invention relates to a binocular's focus or zoom adjusting knob having a pair of generally flattened platforms and a pair of upwardly projected members adjacent the flattened platforms so as to be easily contacted by a user's fingertips. The above ad... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4240690 | Sliding finger plate focus adjusting device for a binocular A focus adjusting device for a binocular which is constructed with a pair of object lens barrels, a pair of ocular lens barrels slidably fitted in the objective lens barrels, brackets for connecting the pairs of the object lens barrels and the ocular lens... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4235510 | Binoculars with cover members In binoculars, a plastic cover contains therein substantially all of the portions of the binoculars except the openings of holding cylinders and the operating knob. The cover comprises left and right cover members rotatable about a central shaft integrall... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4202598 | Binoculars with individual quick focusing eyepieces A binocular device wherein the two ocular lenses may be quickly focused entirely independently of one another. Rocker bars located between the bodies of the telescopes may be pivoted by the fingers to focus the respective lenses while the binocular device... | 05/13/1980 |
