Patent ID: 6323997
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A binocular comprising:a bridge, said bridge comprising two rows of knuckles aligned at two opposite lateral sides thereof;two bodies pivotally attached to the lateral sides of said bridge, said bodies each comprising a row of knuckles respectively coupled to a respective one of the row of the knuckles of said bridge;an adjustable eyepiece disposed at a first end thereof of each of the bodies;an objective lens disposed at a second end thereof of each of the bodies;a lens system positioned inside each of said bodies between said eyepiece and said objective lens;two pivot bolts, each of the pivot bolts extending through the knuckles of said bridge and the knuckles of said bodies to couple said bodies to said bridge without any gaps between the knuckles of said bridge and the knuckles of said bodies, while enabling said bodies to be turned relative to said bridge;a central focusing drive rotatively mounted in said bridge rotatable by a user;the movable block attached to the lens system of each of the bodies; anda movable block coupled to said central focusing wheel, the movable block in communication with the central focusing drive, such that when the central focusing drive is rotated, the movable block is movable towards or away from the bridge, such that the lens system of the bodies is moved inside the bodies to enable proper focus of the binocular.