Patent ID: 6023382
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An underwater viewing apparatus comprising, in combination:a housing with a hollow cylindrical configuration including an intermediate extent with a first diameter along a length thereof and a top extent and a bottom extent both with a diameter greater than that of the intermediate extent;a black lining situated along an entire inner surface of the housing;a lens assembly including a pair of rings mounted within the inner surface of the bottom extent of the housing in spaced coaxial relationship and a magnifying lens secured therebetween for magnifying items beneath the housing when viewed through the housing;a hole formed in the bottom extent of the housing just beneath the magnifying lens for venting air trapped within the bottom extent; anda pair of handle assemblies including a pair of vertical posts boltedly coupled to diametrically opposed sides of the top extent of the housing, a pair of elbows each having a bottom portion swivelably secured to an associated one of the vertical posts, and a pair of hollow, hermetically sealed horizontal posts each coupled to a top portion of the corresponding elbow, wherein the horizontal posts are pivotable about an axis associated with the corresponding vertical post.