Portable periscope

• US 20040136062A1
• Filed: 11/17/2003
• Published: 07/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Uri-Scope Optical Systems Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Uri-Scope Optical Systems Ltd.
• Inventors: Farkash, Avner
• Application Number:
  US10/477,828
• Publication Number:
  US 20040136062A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/402
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 23/08 Periscopes arrangements on floating structures of underwater viewing devices B63C11/49; arrangement of visual watch equipment on submarines B63G8/38

Abstract

A portable periscope (31) comprises a periscope head (58, 60), a periscope barrel (34) and a periscope elbow (64, 66). The periscope barrel is made up of a plurality of segments (36, 38, 40) that can be disassembled for transport and assembled for use. The segments are either separated from each other or are joined by hinges, making a foldable articulated periscope.

Claims

1. A portable periscope for the observation of an object by an observer comprising:

a) a periscope barrel;

b) a periscope head functionally associated with said periscope barrel configured to deflect light from the object into said periscope barrel; and

c) a periscope elbow functionally associated with said periscope barrel configured to deflect light traveling through said barrel to said observer;

wherein said periscope barrel is configured to be reversibly collapsible into at least two segmenting and wherein;

when not collapsed, said periscope buffer is substantially straight and defines a path for said deflected light and when collapsed, said periscope barrel does not define a path for said deflected light.

2. The periscope of claim 1 wherein said periscope barrel is articulated and said at least two segments se mutually attached with hinges.

3. The periscope of claim 2 wherein a motion or said hinges is coplanar.

4. The periscope of claim 2 wherein said articulated periscope barrel is collapsible to at least three segments and wherein the motion of all said hinges is coplanar.

5. The periscope of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of lenses.

6. The periscope of claim 5 wherein at least one of said plurality of lenses is attached to a segment of said barrel.

7. The periscope of claim 5 wherein said plurality or lenses have a Newtonian configuration.

8. The periscope of claim 1 where in at least one of said segments there is a field lens.