Kaleidoscopic device
View Patent ↗An optical instrument for modifying light as a function of selected prisms and anti prisms for generating visible complex geometries. The optical instrument provides a linear arrangement of crystal portions followed by prism portions through which light passes, respectively, before being viewable through an eyepiece. The crystal portions provides a multifaceted crystal prism, a crystal chamber housing a selective arrangement of a plurality of basic crystal polyhedra, and a rotatable transparent sphere. The prism portions provide mirrored and glass surface triangular prisms independently rotatable relative to the longitudinal axis of the optical instrument.
1. An optical instrument kit comprising:
an optical instrument, and
a plurality of crystal geometries selected from the group consisting of five Platonic solids, thirteen Archimedean solids, two Kepler stellated polyhedra and a semi regular non-convex polyhedron;
wherein the optical instrument comprises:
a light path extending from a first end of the optical instrument to a second opposite end of the optical instrument, the light path being defined sequentially by a light entrance, a crystal portion, a prism portion, and a light exit;
the crystal portion comprising:
a crystal chamber dimensioned and configured to selectively and removably house one or more of the plurality of crystal geometries; and
a transparent sphere disposed downstream of the light path relative to the crystal chamber above.
2. The optical instrument kit of claim 1 , wherein the transparent sphere has a planar surface along a portion thereof.
3. The optical instrument kit of claim 1 , wherein the transparent sphere includes an irregular protrusion.
4. The optical instrument kit of claim 1 , wherein the transparent sphere includes a rough-cut resin surface.
5. The optical instrument kit of claim 1 , further comprising a multifaceted crystal prism upstream of the crystal chamber.
6. The optical instrument kit of claim 5 , wherein the multifaceted crystal prism upstream has a diameter of approximately thirteen centimeters.
7. The optical instrument kit of claim 1 , wherein the prism portion comprises:
an interior mirror surface triangular prism; and
an interior glass surface triangular prism.
8. The optical instrument of kit claim 7 , wherein the interior mirror and glass surface triangular prisms are independently rotatable relative to a longitudinal axis of the prism portion.
9. The optical instrument kit of claim 8 , further comprising a rotatable link operatively associated to each of the interior mirror and glass surface prisms.
10. The optical instrument kit of claim 9 , further comprising a lens upstream of the crystal portion; and an eyepiece downstream of the prism portion.
11. The optical instrument kit of claim 10 , wherein the transparent sphere is rotatable relative to a longitudinal axis of the prism portion.
12. The optical instrument kit of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of crystal geometries is optically transmissive.
13. The optical instrument kit of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the plurality of crystal geometries are reflective.
14. An optical instrument, comprising:
a light path extending from a first end of the optical instrument to a second opposite end of the optical instrument, the light path being defined sequentially by a light entrance, a crystal portion, and a prism portion, and a light exit;
the crystal portion comprising:
a crystal chamber dimensioned and configured to selectively and removably house one or more of a plurality of crystal geometries; and
a transparent sphere disposed downstream of the light path relative to the crystal chamber above,
the transparent sphere including one of an irregular protrusion or a rough-cut resin surface.
15. An optical instrument, comprising:
a light path extending from a first end of the optical instrument to a second opposite end of the optical instrument, the light path being defined sequentially by a light entrance, a crystal portion, and a prism portion, and a light exit;
the crystal portion comprising:
a crystal chamber dimensioned and configured to selectively and removably house one or more of a plurality of crystal geometries; and
a transparent sphere disposed downstream of the light path relative to the crystal chamber above; and
the prism portion comprising: an interior mirror surface triangular prism; and an interior glass surface triangular prism.