Invisi-blind camouflage device

• US 5,373,863 A
• Filed: 12/29/1992
• Issued: 12/20/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ricci Prizio
• Original Assignee: Ricci Prizio
• Inventors: Prizio, Ricci
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): YIP, WINNIE S
• Application Number:
  US07/997,845
• Time in Patent Office: 721 Days
• Field of Search: 135/97, 135/112, 135/116, 135/117, 135/900, 135/901, 135/916, 359/839, 359/855, 359/478, 359/479, 359/864, 359/586, 52/239, 52/241
• US Class Current: 135/97
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 31/025 Hunting blinds, i.e. camouflage
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/001 Hunting, fishing huts or the like
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 135/901 Hunting blind or ice-fishing shelter

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a portable mirrored camouflage blind that incorporates a plurality of two-way mirrored panels positioned relative to each other side by side along a longitudinal edge, and flexible hinge means for flexibly connecting each of the plurality of two-way mirrored panels with an adjacent two-way mirrored panel whereby the plurality of two-way mirrored panels with the flexible hinge means form an accordion-like structure. Each of the plurality of two-way mirrored panels is optically constructed to produce undistorted reflections of objects located at near and far distances on an outer side of the plurality of two-way mirrored panels.

Claims

1. A portable mirrored camouflage blind, comprising:

a plurality of two-way mirrored panels positioned relative to each other side by side along a longitudinal edge; and

flexible hinge means for flexibly connecting each of said plurality of two-way mirrored panels with an adjacent two-way mirrored panel wherein said plurality of two-way mirrored panels with said flexible hinge means form an accordion-like structure,

wherein each of said plurality of two-way mirrored panels is optically constructed to produce undistorted reflections of objects located at near and far distances on an outer side of said plurality of two-way mirrored panels, and

wherein each of said plurality of two-way mirrored panels further includes

at least one impact-resistant plastic layer bonded to an inner surface of a two-way mirrored panel, a transparent plastic surface panel bonded to the at least one impact-resistant plastic layer so as to be an innermost side layer of the two-way mirrored panel, and

a plurality of transparent bonding layers between the inner surface of the two-way mirrored panel, the at least one impact-resistant plastic layer and the transparent plastic surface panel so as to laminately bond the inner surface of the two-way mirrored panel to the at least one impact-resistant resistant plastic layer and the at least one impact-resistant plastic layer to the transparent plastic surface panel.

2. A portable mirrored camouflage blind according to claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of two-way mirrored panels includes a transparent plastic sheet, a reflective mirror layer deposited on an inner surface of the plastic sheet, a grey cover layer deposited on the reflective mirror layer, and a transparent protective layer deposited on the grey cover layer.

3. A portable mirrored camouflage blind according to claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of two-way mirrored panels has defined therethrough a window hole.

4. A portable mirrored camouflage blind according to claim 2, wherein each of the reflective mirror layer and grey cover layer has defined therethrough a window, the windows being positionally aligned with each other in at least one of said plurality of two-way mirrored panels.

5. A portable mirrored camouflage blind according to claim 2, wherein the transparent plastic sheet is formed from at least one of the materials from the group consisting of acrylic and polycarbonate.

6. A portable mirrored camouflage blind according to claim 1, wherein the at least one impact-resistant plastic layer is formed from at least one of materials from a group consisting of acrylic and polycarbonate.

7. A portable mirrored camouflage blind according to claim 1, wherein the transparent plastic surface layer is formed from at least one of materials from a group consisting of acrylic and polycarbonate.

8. A portable mirrored camouflage blind according to claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of two-way mirrored panels further includes three impact-resistant plastic layers bonded to an inner surface of the two-way mirrored panel.

9. A portable mirrored camouflage blind according to claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of transparent bonding layers is formed from transparent vinyl.

10. A portable mirrored camouflage blind as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a reinforcing frame formed along outer peripheral edges of each of said plurality of two-way mirrored panels so as to maintain each of said two-way mirrored panels substantially flat, said reinforcing frame being formed from U-shaped channels adhesively bonded to the outer peripheral edges.

11. A portable mirrored camouflage blind as claimed in claim 10, wherein said reinforcing frame is formed from aluminum.

12. A portable mirrored camouflage blind as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of two-way mirrored panels is formed rigidly flat.

13. A portable mirrored camouflage blind as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of two-way mirrored panels is formed from a transparent plastic sheet, a mirrored film bonded to an outer surface of the transparent sheet, and at least one tinted polyester film bonded to an inner surface of the transparent sheet.

14. A portable mirrored camouflage blind as claimed in claim 13, wherein the mirrored film bonded to the outer surface of the transparent sheet is formed from a strong polyester film.

15. A portable mirrored camouflage blind as claimed in claim 13, wherein the at least one tinted film bonded to the inner surface of the transparent sheet is formed from a polyester film.