Vision enhancement apparatus to improve both near and far vision

• US 7,886,477 B2
• Filed: 08/08/2006
• Issued: 02/15/2011
• 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.
• Primary Examiner(s): JOHNSON, STEPHEN
• Application Number:
  US11/500,701
• Publication Number:
  US 20080034637A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,652 Days
• Field of Search: 421/13, 421/30, 421/31, 421/33
• US Class Current: 42/133
• 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 by electrostatic attraction, the collimator having an aperture formed as a hole in a flat circle of opaque material, the hole located at a center of the circle of opaque material, the opaque material having a diameter less than a length or width of a lens of the eyeglasses, the eyeglasses to be worn by a person; and

generating, by the person wearing the eyeglasses, 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 a 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. A method for aiming a firearm, comprising:

affixing a collimator of static cling vinyl on a lens of eyeglasses by electrostatic attraction, the collimator having an aperture formed as a hole in a flat circle of opaque material, the hole located at a center of the circle of opaque material, the opaque material having a diameter less than a length or width of a lens of the eyeglasses, 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 a 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.

3. A method for improving vision, comprising:

affixing a collimator of static cling vinyl on a lens of eyeglasses by electrostatic attraction, the collimator made of opaque material, and having an aperture formed as a hole in a flat circle of the opaque material, the hole located at a center of the circle of opaque material, the opaque material having a diameter less than a length or width of a lens of the eyeglasses, the eyeglasses to be worn by a person; and

generating, by the person wearing the eyeglasses, a sight line from an eye of the person through the aperture of the collimator and to an object which it is desired to visualize, the collimator optically clearing the vision of the eye of the person to aid in the person'"'"'s visualization of the object.

4. The method as in claim 3, further comprising:

using vision correction glasses as the eyeglasses.

5. The method as in claim 3, further comprising:

using prescription safety eyeglasses as the eyeglasses.

6. The method as in claim 3, further comprising:

using bifocals with visible lines between different radii ground into the glasses as the eyeglasses.

7. The method as in claim 3, further comprising:

using safety glasses as the eyeglasses.

8. The method as in claim 3, further comprising:

using sunglasses as the eyeglasses.