US5511141A
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Fiber optic reading magnifiers
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-04-15
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Granted: 1996-04-23
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Expires: 2014-04-15
Abstract
Abstract A reading magnifier formed by a bundle of juxtaposed longitudinally tapered optical fibers having a viewing end and a flat base end. The flat base end is cut at a bias across the bundle of optical fibers such that a line normal to the flat base end forms an acute angle with the direction of orientation of the optical fibers. The viewing end of the bundle may also be cut at an angle relative to the optical fibers. The reading magnifier provides a cone of light admittance that is skewed at an angle relative to a cylinder normal to the flat base end. The tilted admittance cone may also be achieved by bending the bottom portion of a bundle of tapered continuous optical fibers.
Inventors
- 👤 Eliezer Peli
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 19:37
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/04; G02B6/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S385/00; Y10S385/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A reading magnifier comprising: a bundle of juxtaposed longitudinally tapered optical fibers having a large end and a flat small end, said optical fibers each having a larger diameter at the large end than proximate the flat small end, said bundle of optical fibers being coherently aligned along an orientation direction defined by a longitudinal axis through a straight centrally located optical fiber in said bundle, wherein a line normal to the flat small end forms an acute angle with the orientation direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A reading magnifier comprising: a bundle of juxtaposed longitudinally tapered optical fibers having a large end and a flat small end, said optical fibers each having a larger diameter at the large end than proximate the flat small end, said bundle of optical fibers being coherently aligned along an orientation direction defined by a longitudinal axis through a straight centrally located optical fiber in said bundle, wherein a line normal to the flat small end forms an acute angle with the orientation direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The reading magnifier of claim 1 wherein each of said tapered optical fibers has a diameter at the large end of at least about 80 microns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The reading magnifier of claim 1 wherein the large end of said bundle is substantially parallel with the flat small end of said bundle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The reading magnifier of claim 1 wherein the large end of said bundle has a convex spherical surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The reading magnifier of claim 1 wherein the large end of said bundle has a cylindrical surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The reading magnifier of claim 1 wherein said bundle of tapered optical fibers has a constant diameter portion extending between the large end and a tapered portion of said fibers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The reading magnifier of claim 1 wherein said bundle of tapered optical fibers is characterized by a cone of light admittance through the large end that is skewed at an angle relative to a direction normal to the flat small end.
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