Telescopic spectacles

• US 5,384,607 A
• Filed: 07/31/1992
• Issued: 01/24/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The First National Bank of Boston (Bank of America Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Luxtec Corporation
• Inventors: Morris, Frederick, Clark, Bernard
• Primary Examiner(s): Bertsch, Richard A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): RICHMAN, HOWARD
• Application Number:
  US07/923,081
• Time in Patent Office: 907 Days
• Field of Search: 351/57, 351/158, 51/284 R, 359/399
• US Class Current: 351/158
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 25/004 having binocular arrangement
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/002 Mounting on the human body
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/088 Lens systems mounted to spectacles

Abstract

A pair of telescopic spectacles includes a frame having a top bar and a bottom rim disposed to provide an aperture and a lens having a bore therein disposed in the aperture of the frame. The telescopic spectacles further include a telescope assembly disposed through the bore of the lens at a predetermined convergence and declination angle. The telescope assembly includes a first housing having a first aperture, a first region with a bore therein and a second region having a cavity therein, a second aperture and a first surface. The telescope assembly further includes a lens retainer disposed in the first aperture of the first housing, and an eyepiece assembly disposed in the first region of the first housing. The eyepiece assembly includes a lens housing having a first end with a first aperture and having a second opposing end with a second aperture. A first lens is disposed in the first aperture of the lens housing, a second lens is disposed in the second aperture of the lens housing a predetermined distance from the first lens. The telescope assembly further includes a prism, disposed in the second region of the first housing with a first surface of the prism spaced a predetermined distance from the eyepiece assembly. The telescope assembly further includes a second housing having a third lens disposed therein with a first surface of the third lens spaced a predetermined distance from a first surface of the prism.

Claims

1. Telescopic surgical spectacles comprising:

a frame;

right and left eye prescription lenses set in said frame, each said lens having a bore there through; and

right and left eye telescopes having focal planes for a common view point in the range of 8 inches to 30 inches, each said telescope disposed in the bore of each said lens;

the bore in each said lens being located at a customized point in each said lens such the bore center lies on a line from a respective eye to the common view point;

each said telescope being fixed in each bore with a central optical axis of each said telescope aligned and coextensive with the line from each eye of a user to the common viewpoint.

2. The telescopic spectacles of claim 1 wherein the bore in said lens is formed according to the steps of:

determining a working distance of a user;

disposing a target at the working distance;

determining an angle from a pupil of the user'"'"'s eye to the target;

determining a convergence angle to the target;

marking the lens at a location corresponding to a center point of the bore; and

boring the lens at an angle corresponding to both the convergence and the declination angles.

3. The telescopes spectacles of claim 2 wherein said telescope is secured directly and permanently to each of said lenses.

4. A telescopic spectacle comprising:

a frame;

a lens having a bore there through, said lens coupled to said frame; and

a telescope disposed through the bore of said lens, said telescope comprising;

a telescope housing disposed through the bore of said lens and secured directly and permanently to said lens, said telescope housing having a first end, a second end and a central cavity, with the first end of said telescope housing having a first aperture opening into a first bore region of said telescope housing which leads to the central cavity and the second end of said telescope housing having a second aperture opening into a second bore region of said telescope housing, wherein the second bore region provides an opening between the second aperture and the central cavity;

a first eyepiece lens having a first surface and a second surface, said first eyepiece lens disposed in a first end of the second bore region of said telescope housing;

a second eyepiece lens having a first surface and a second surface, said second eyepiece lens disposed in a second end of the second bore region of said telescope housing with the first surface of said second lens being disposed a predetermined distance from the central cavity;

a light path length extending prism, having first and second opposing surfaces, disposed in the central cavity of said telescope housing with the first surface of said prism spaced a predetermined distance from the first surface of said second eyepiece lens; and

an objective lens disposed in the first bore region of said telescope housing wherein the first bore region of said telescope housing is adapted to receive said objective lens in one of a predetermined range of positions and wherein said objective lens is disposed in a predetermined one of the range of positions in the first bore such that the objective lens is spaced a predetermined distance from said prism to provide said telescope having a focal length within a predetermined range of focal lengths.

5. The telescopic spectacle of claim 4 wherein said telescope housing is directly glued to said lens.

6. The telescopic spectacle of claim 5 wherein said light path length extending prism is a pechan prism.

7. The telescopic spectacle of claim 6 wherein said telescope further comprises a field stop disposed between said prism and said second eyepiece lens.

8. The telescopic spectacle of claim 7 wherein said telescope further comprises an eyeglass prescription lens having a prescription corresponding to that of a user disposed in the second bore region of said telescope housing and spaced a predetermined distance from the first surface of said first lens.

9. The telescopic spectacle of claim 8 wherein said telescope housing comprises:

a lower housing assembly having a first end; and

an upper housing assembly having a first end wherein the first end of said lower housing assembly and the first end of the upper housing assembly are adapted to mate and form a lap joint.

10. A telescopic spectacle comprising:

a spectacle frame;

a lens having a bore therethrough, said lens coupled to said spectacle frame;

a telescope disposed through the bore of said lens, said telescope comprising;

a housing having a first aperture, a first region with a bore therein, a second adjacent region having a cavity formed therein and a second aperture;

a lens retainer disposed in the first aperture of said housing;

an eyeglass prescription lens disposed in said lens retainer wherein said eyeglass prescription lens is provided having a prescription corresponding to that of a user of the telescopic spectacle;

a lens train disposed in the first region of said housing said lens train comprising;

(a) a first lens having a first surface and a second surface; and

(b) a second lens having a first surface and a second surface with said first surface of said second lens being disposed a predetermined distance from the second surface of said first lens;

a prism disposed in the second region of said housing spaced a predetermined distance from a first end of said lens train; and

a third lens disposed in the second aperture of said housing with a first surface of said third lens spaced a predetermined distance from a first surface of said prism.

11. The telescopic spectacle of claim 10 further comprising:

a lens housing wherein said lens train is disposed in said lens housing; and

a spacer ring for spacing said lens retainer from said lens housing.

12. The telescope assembly of claim 11 further comprising a field stop disposed between said prism and said lens train and wherein said prism is a pechan prism.

13. The telescopic spectacle of claim 10 wherein said housing comprises:

a lower housing assembly having a first end; and

an upper housing assembly having a first end wherein the first end of said lower housing assembly and the first end of the upper housing assembly are adapted to mate and form a lap joint.

14. The telescopic spectacle of claim 13 wherein a first surface of said housing contacts a surface of said lens in the lens bore and wherein said housing is directly and permanently secured to said lens.

15. A telescopic spectacle comprising:

a spectacle frame;

a lens having a bore therethrough, said lens coupled to said spectacle frame;

a housing disposed through the bore of said lens, said housing having a first aperture, a bore region, a cavity region adjacent the bore region and a second aperture;

a first lens disposed in the bore region of said housing, said first lens having first and second opposing surfaces;

a second lens disposed in the bore region of said housing, said second lens having first and second opposing surfaces with the first surface of said second lens disposed a predetermined distance from the second surface of said first lens;

a prism having a first end and a second end, said prism disposed in the cavity region of said housing with the first end of said prism spaced a predetermined distance from the first surface of said second lens; and

a third lens having first and second opposing surfaces, said third lens disposed in the second aperture of said housing with the first surface of said third lens spaced a predetermined distance from the second end of said prism and wherein at least one of said first, second and third lenses is a corrective lens having a corrective prescription corresponding to that of a user.

16. The telescopic spectacle of claim 15 wherein a first surface of said housing directly contacts a first surface of said lens in the bore of said lens and wherein said housing is permanently and securely fixed to said lens.

17. The telescopic spectacle of claim 15 wherein said first lens corresponds to said prescription lens, said prism corresponds to a pechan prism, said third lens corresponds to an objective lens and wherein the telescopic spectacle further comprises:

a fourth lens disposed between said first lens and said second lenses; and

a lens housing disposed in the bore region of said housing, wherein said second and fourth lens form a lens train disposed in said lens housing to provide a predetermined magnification level and wherein said objective lens provides a means for adjusting the focal length of the telescopic spectacle for the predetermined magnification level.

18. The telescope assembly of claim 17 further comprising a field stop disposed between said prism and said second lens.

19. The telescopic spectacles of claim 15 wherein the third lens corresponds to an objective lens, said first lens corresponds to said prescription lens and wherein the telescopic spectacles further comprise a fourth lens disposed between said first and second lenses and wherein said objective lens provides a means for adjusting the focal length of the telescopic spectacles for a predetermined magnification level.

20. The telescopic spectacle of claim 19 wherein said housing is permanently and securely fixed to said lens.

21. The telescopic spectacle of claim 20 wherein said housing comprises:

a lower housing assembly having a first end; and

an upper housing assembly having a first end wherein the first end of said lower housing assembly and the first end of the upper housing assembly are adapted to mate and form a lap joint.

22. The telescopic spectacles of claim 21 wherein said upper housing assembly is provided having a bore region adapted to receive said objective lens in one of a range of positions and wherein said objective lens is disposed in a predetermined one of the range of positions in the bore region such that said objective lens is spaced a predetermined distance from said prism to provide said telescopic spectacle having a focal length within a predetermined range of focal lengths.