Patent ID: 6930830

Claim:
A binocular telescope comprising: a right slide plate on which a right telescopic optical system is mounted, said right slide plate having a first straight portion extending parallel to the optical axis of said right telescopic optical system; a left slide plate on which a left telescopic optical system is mounted, said left slide plate having a second straight portion extending parallel to the optical axis of said left telescopic optical system, said right slide plate and said left slide plate being movable relative to each other so that an interpupillary distance for a user is adjusted; a right mount plate on which a part of said right telescopic optical system is mounted, said right mount plate being movably supported by said right slide plate so that said right telescopic optical system is focused, said right mount plate having a single right mount plate guide shoe slidably engaged with said first straight portion, said right mount plate guide shoe extending along a substantial portion of a side edge of said right mount plate; and a left mount plate on which a part of said left telescopic optical system is mounted, said left mount plate being movably supported by said left slide plate so that said left telescopic optical system is focused, said left mount plate having a single left mount plate guide shoe slidably engaged with said second straight portion, said left mount plate guide shoe extending along a substantial portion of a side edge of said left mount plate.