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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1980
Willi Lehrmund, Leun, DE;
Erwin Altenheiner, Waldsolms, DE;
Carl Zeiss-Stiftung, Oberkochen, DE;
Abstract
The invention contemplates a binocular telescope wherein a bridge interconnects offset arms of separate individual telescope housings on spaced articulation axes, to enable compact folding of the telescopes along opposite sides of the bridge, when not in use. A first single control element provides ganged positioning control of corresponding focusing optical elements within both the respective telescope housings, and a second single control element provides independent adjustment of the focusing optical element within one to the exclusion of the other telescope housing. In the specific disclosed embodiment, a spring-loaded lost-motion connection between the ganged control structure and the mount for the focusing optical element enables the second single control element to provide for adjusted single-eye corrective accommodation without affecting the ganged focusing displacement produced by adjustment of the first single control element.