Claims
- 1. An optical device comprising:a lens; a nosepiece; a weighted counterbalance; and a supporting bar interconnecting said nosepiece between said lens and said counter balance; wherein at least on of said lens, said nosepiece, and said counterbalance is adjustable displaceable about said supporting bar for maintaining balance.
- 2. The optical device of claim 1, wherein said nosepiece is selectively rotatable about said supporting bar at least between a stored position in planar alignment with each of said lens and said counterbalance and a user adjustable position where said nosepiece is approximately 90° out of phase with said lens.
- 3. The optical device of claim 1 wherein said nosepiece is generally made from resilient material for actively engaging the bridge of the wearer's nose.
- 4. The optical device of claim 1 wherein said nosepiece defines a channel for accepting said support bar for rotation therein, said channel further provided with detents for locking at a desired position.
- 5. The optical device of claim 1 wherein said lens is selectively rotatable about said supporting bar at least between a stored position in planar alignment with each of said lens and said counter balance and a user adjustable position where said nosepiece is approximately 90° out of phase with said lens.
- 6. The optical device of claim 1 wherein said counterbalance is mounted on said support bar to be freely and independently adjustable from said lens for maintaining balance.
- 7. The optical device of claim 1 wherein said counter balance is a second lens substantially identical to said lens.
- 8. The optical device of claim 7, wherein said second lens is substantially identical to said lens and has a different optical strength.
- 9. The optical device of claim 1 wherein said supporting bar has one elongated flat planar surface such that said bar has a D-shaped cross-section.
- 10. The optical device of claim 9 wherein said flat surface is positioned facing the wearer.
Parent Case Info
This application claims the benefit of Provisional application Ser. No. 60/375,780, filed Apr. 26, 2002.
US Referenced Citations (3)
Provisional Applications (1)
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60/375780 |
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