Convergence adjustment mechanism
View Patent ↗Improvement to an adornable binocular device having a telescope pair including a pivoting coupling between each telescope and arm and a second releasably slidable coupling between each telescope and arm.
1. An adornable binocular device including:
a telescope pair, each telescope of the telescope pair including a rear, a front, and a line of sight;
two arms with one of the telescope pair pivotally mounted to each arm;
a pivoting coupling between each telescope and each arm at a first location on each telescope; and
a releasably slideable coupling between each telescope and each arm at a second location on each telescope, the second location offset from the first location relative to the telescope line of sight, enabling independent line of sight convergence adjustment.
2. The adornable binocular device of claim 1 , wherein the second location of each telescope is located more distal from the rear of the telescope than the first location.
3. The adornable binocular device of claim 2 , further including a housing, the housing holding at least a portion of the two arms.
4. The adornable binocular device of claim 1 , wherein each arm includes an elongated slot releasably slideably coupled to the second location of each telescope.
5. The adornable binocular device of claim 4 , wherein the elongated slot in each arm forms a partial radial arc.
6. The adornable binocular device of claim 1 , wherein the pivoting coupling includes a cavity in one of each telescope and arm and a protrusion in other of each telescope and arm, the protrusion dimensioned to at least partially rotate within the cavity.
7. The adornable binocular device of claim 1 , wherein the pivoting coupling includes a cavity in each telescope and a protrusion in the corresponding arm, the protrusion dimensioned to at least partially rotate within the cavity.
8. The adornable binocular device of claim 1 , wherein the pivoting coupling includes a pin and a cavity in each telescope and arm, the pin dimensioned to at least partially rotate within the cavity of one of the telescope and the arm.
9. The adornable binocular device of claim 1 , wherein the releasably slideable coupling includes a cavity in each telescope, a channel in corresponding arm, and a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism dimensioned to extend through the channel and engage the telescope cavity.
10. The adornable binocular device of claim 9 , wherein the locking mechanism includes a threaded screw.
11. The adornable binocular device of claim 9 , wherein the channel forms an elongated slot.
12. An adornable binocular device including:
two arms;
a telescope pair, one of the telescope pair pivotally mounted to each arm and each telescope of the telescope pair including a rear, a front, a line of sight, a first cavity at a first location, and a second cavity at a second location, the second location offset from the first location relative to the telescope line of sight;
each arm including a protrusion and an elongated slot, the protrusion dimensioned to at least partially rotate within a corresponding telescope first cavity to form a pivoting coupling between each arm and a corresponding telescope and
a locking mechanism dimensioned to extend from an elongated slot of one of the two arms to a corresponding telescope second cavity and releasably engage the second cavity to form a releasably slideable coupling between the arm and the corresponding telescope.
13. The adornable binocular device of claim 12 , further including a housing, the housing holding at least a portion of the two arms.
14. The adornable binocular device of claim 12 , wherein the second location of each telescope is located more distal from the rear of the telescope than the first location.
15. The adornable binocular device of claim 12 , wherein the elongated slot in each arm forms a partial radial arc.
16. The adornable binocular device of claim 12 , wherein the locking mechanism includes a threaded screw.
17. An adornable binocular device including:
two arms, each arm including a cavity and an elongated slot;
a telescope pair, one of the telescope pair pivotally mounted to each arm and each telescope of the telescope pair including a rear, a front, a line of sight, a protrusion at a first location, and a cavity at a second location, the second location offset from the first location relative to the telescope line of sight and the protrusion dimensioned to at least partially rotate within a corresponding arm cavity to form a pivoting coupling between the telescope and the corresponding arm; and
a locking mechanism dimensioned to extend from an elongated slot of one of the two arms to a corresponding telescope cavity and releasably engage the cavity to form a releasably slideable coupling between the arm and the corresponding telescope.
18. The adornable binocular device of claim 17 , further including a housing, the housing holding at least a portion of the two arms.
19. The adornable binocular device of claim 17 , wherein the second location of each telescope is located more distal from the rear of the telescope than the first location.
20. The adornable binocular device of claim 17 , wherein the elongated slot in each arm forms a partial radial arc.
21. The adornable binocular device of claim 17 , wherein the locking mechanism includes a threaded screw.