Patent ID: 6172808
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: G02B,G02C

Abstract:
A binocular assembly to be worn on a head of a subject and for modifying a field of view through a pair of eyes of the subject, comprising:a support member that extends transversely across a central line;a pair of optical systems positioned and mounted laterally relative to one another on the support member and about opposite sides of the central line, each of the optical systems including an objective lens and an ocular lens, each objective lens being positioned substantially co-planar relative to the other objective lens, and each ocular lens being positioned substantially co-planar relative to the other ocular lens and in substantial optical alignment with one of said objective lenses;a securing means cooperating with the support member and optical systems for engaging the subject's head and securing the support member relative to the head with the optical systems in optical alignment with the subject's eyes, wherein the securing means comprises a combination nosepiece/clamp means for allowing the binocular assembly to be interchangeably worn by either: (i) resting the combination nosepiece/clamp means on a nose of the subject such that the pair of optical systems is substantially optically aligned with the subject's eyes, or (ii) clamping the combination nosepiece/clamp means to a cooperating eyewear assembly worn by the subject such that the pair of optical systems is substantially optically aligned with a pair of eyewear lenses provided by the cooperating eyewear assembly.