Television set projector
First Claim
1. A device for projecting and magnifying a picture image from a screen of a television set comprising:
- a light-storage housing removably mountable to said television set, said housing having a proximal end portion extending continuously and peripherally around said screen to receive all light rays emitted by said screen and defining a first tunnel extending outwardly from said screen in a straight direction;
a light-reflecting housing having a distal end portion and an inner end portion with said inner end portion slidably mounted to said storage housing and being aligned therewith, said reflecting housing defining a second tunnel extending in the same direction as said first tunnel with said first tunnel and said second tunnel cooperatively forming an obstruction-free passage for light rays emitted from said screen in said straight direction;
first means provided on said reflecting housing at said distal end portion and extending across said passage having an aperture to receive a lens and operable to allow a portion of light rays from said screen to pass through said aperture; and
an image lens mounted on said means at said aperture to magnify and project light rays pasing therethrough from said screen upon a forward viewing surface facing said lens and located remotely from said television set;
said storage housing includes a light-absorbent inner surface extending around said first tunnel to absorb at least a portion of light rays emitted from said screen in a direction other than said straight direction;
said reflecting housing includes a light-reflective inner surface extending around said second tunnel to reflect light rays through said lens.
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Abstract
A device for projecting and magnifying a picture image from a television set. A first housing is removably mounted to the television set to receive the picture image from the television screen. A second housing is slidably mounted to the first housing and cooperatively with the first housing forms a passage through which the picture image passes to a lens mounted at the end of the second housing. The first housing includes a light-absorbent inner surface whereas the second housing includes a light-reflective inner surface. A gear and rack device is provided for slidably adjusting the second housing relative to the first housing and controlling the ratio of the light-reflective surface to the light-absorbent surface. A barrel-configured lens is slidably mounted to the second housing for focusing of the picture image on a remotely located viewing surface which may be positioned at any one of a number of different distances from the television set and lens.
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8 Claims
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1. A device for projecting and magnifying a picture image from a screen of a television set comprising:
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a light-storage housing removably mountable to said television set, said housing having a proximal end portion extending continuously and peripherally around said screen to receive all light rays emitted by said screen and defining a first tunnel extending outwardly from said screen in a straight direction; a light-reflecting housing having a distal end portion and an inner end portion with said inner end portion slidably mounted to said storage housing and being aligned therewith, said reflecting housing defining a second tunnel extending in the same direction as said first tunnel with said first tunnel and said second tunnel cooperatively forming an obstruction-free passage for light rays emitted from said screen in said straight direction; first means provided on said reflecting housing at said distal end portion and extending across said passage having an aperture to receive a lens and operable to allow a portion of light rays from said screen to pass through said aperture; and an image lens mounted on said means at said aperture to magnify and project light rays pasing therethrough from said screen upon a forward viewing surface facing said lens and located remotely from said television set; said storage housing includes a light-absorbent inner surface extending around said first tunnel to absorb at least a portion of light rays emitted from said screen in a direction other than said straight direction; said reflecting housing includes a light-reflective inner surface extending around said second tunnel to reflect light rays through said lens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device for projecting and magnifying a picture image from a screen of a television set comprising:
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a first housing removably mountable to said television set, said housing having a proximal end portion extending continuously and peripherally around said screen to receive all light rays emitted by said screen and defining a first tunnel extending outwardly from said screen in a straight direction; a second housing having a distal end portion and an inner end portion with said inner end portion slidably mounted to said first housing and being aligned therewith, said second housing defining a second tunnel extending in the same direction as said first tunnel with said first tunnel and said second tunnel cooperatively forming an obstruction-free passage for light rays emitted from said screen in said straight direction; first means provided on said second housing at said distal end portion and extending across said passage having an aperture to receive a lens and operable to allow a portion of light rays from said screen to pass through said aperture; and an image lens mounted on said means at said aperture to magnify and project light rays passing therethrough from said screen upon a forward viewing surface facing said lens and located remotely from said television set; said first housing and said second housing including a light-reflective inner surface and a light-absorbent inner surface extending around and defining said obstruction-free passage, said light-reflective inner surface reflecting light rays from said screen with said light-absorbent inner surface absorbing at least a portion of light rays directed other than said straight direction, said first housing and said second housing being slidably adjustable to control the ratio of light-absorbent surface to light-reflective surface.
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Specification