Vision enhancement apparatus to improve both near and far vision

• US 20080034637A1
• Filed: 08/08/2006
• Published: 02/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Resident Artist Studio LLC
• Original Assignee: Resident Artist Studio LLC
• Inventors: Summers, Charles L.
• Granted Patent: US 7,886,477 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 42/111
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/00 Sighting devices for indirect laying of fire F41G3/16; bombsights F41G3/24 ; structurally associated with laser telemeters F41G3/065; mounting tubular or beam shaped aiming devices on firearms F41G11/001
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 5/003 Shooting or aiming glasses
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/16 Shades; shields; Obturators, e.g. with pinhole, with slot G02C5/003 takes precedence

Abstract

A method for aiming a firearm by a person is disclosed. A collimator of static cling vinyl is attached to a lens of eyeglasses worn by the person. The collimator has an aperture formed in opaque material. A sight line is generated from an eye of the person through the aperture of the collimator, through a rear sight of the firearm, across a front sight of the firearm, and to the target. The aperture of the collimator optically clears the vision of the eye of the person to aid in the person'"'"'s simultaneous visualization of the rear sight, the front sight, and the target.

Claims

1. A method for aiming a firearm, comprising:

affixing a collimator of static cling vinyl on a lens of eyeglasses, the collimator having an aperture formed in opaque material, the eyeglasses to be worn by a person; and

generating a sight line from an eye of the person through the aperture of the collimator and through a rear sight of the firearm and across a front sight of the firearm and to the target, the aperture of the collimator optically clearing the vision of the eye of the person to aid in the person'"'"'s simultaneous visualization of the rear sight, the front sight, and the target.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

forming the collimator as a flat circle of opaque material and the aperture as a hole in the center of the opaque material.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

forming the collimator as a flat circle of opaque material and the aperture as a hole off of the center of the opaque material.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

forming the collimator as a three dimensional circle of opaque material and the aperture as a hole in the center of the opaque material, the circle of opaque material formed substantially as part of a surface of a sphere.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

forming the collimator as a three dimensional circle of opaque material and the aperture as a hole in the center of the opaque material, the circle of opaque material formed substantially as part of a surface of a sphere; and

providing a means for attaching an optical filter inside the three dimensional circle of opaque material.

6. The method as in claim 5, further comprising:

providing the means for attaching an optical filter as steps formed in an inner surface of the three dimensional circle of opaque material.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

forming step rings on an inner surface of the collimator in order to reduce reflections from the inner surface of the collimator.

8. A method for aiming a firearm, comprising:

affixing a collimator of static cling vinyl on a lens of eyeglasses, the collimator having an aperture formed in opaque material, the eyeglasses to be worn by a person, the collimator made with circular steps formed in a side facing an eye of the person; and

generating a sight line from an eye of the person through the aperture of the collimator and through a rear sight of the firearm and across a front sight of the firearm and to the target, the aperture of the collimator optically clearing the vision of the eye of the person to aid in the person'"'"'s simultaneous visualization of the rear sight, the front sight, and the target.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

forming the collimator as a flat circle of opaque material and the aperture as a hole in the opaque material.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

forming the aperture substantially at a center of the circle.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

forming the aperture off of center of the circle.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

forming the collimator as a three dimensional circle of opaque material and the aperture as a hole in the opaque material, the circle of opaque material formed substantially as part of a surface of a sphere.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

forming the aperture substantially at a center of the circle.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

forming the aperture off of center of the circle.

15. An apparatus to aid in aiming a firearm, comprising:

means for affixing a collimator of static cling vinyl on a lens of eyeglasses, the collimator having an aperture formed in opaque material, the eyeglasses to be worn by a person; and

means for generating a sight line from an eye of the person through the aperture of the collimator and through a rear sight of the firearm and across a front sight of the firearm and to the target, the aperture of the collimator optically clearing the vision of the eye of the person to aid in the person'"'"'s simultaneous visualization of the rear sight, the front sight, and the target.

16. An apparatus to aid in aiming a firearm, comprising:

a collimator of static cling vinyl to be affixed on a lens of eyeglasses, the collimator having an aperture formed in opaque material, the eyeglasses to be worn by a person, a sight line to be generated from an eye of the person through the aperture of the collimator and through a rear sight of the firearm and across a front sight of the firearm and to the target, the aperture of the collimator optically clearing the vision of the eye of the person to aid in the person'"'"'s simultaneous visualization of the rear sight, the front sight, and the target.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising:

the aperture formed substantially at a center of the circle.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising:

the aperture formed off of center of the circle.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising:

the collimator formed as a flat circle of opaque material and the aperture as a hole in the opaque material.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising:

the collimator formed as a three dimensional circle of opaque material and the aperture as a hole in the opaque material, the circle of opaque material formed substantially as part of a surface of a sphere.