Binocular kaleidoscope
US5020870A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B27/08
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A binocular kaleidoscope for producing multiple images is disclosed. The kaleidoscope provides a viewing channel having converging interior reflective surfaces with angled apertures converging toward the line of convergence of the reflective surfaces. Rotatable disks are mounted substantially normal to the angled apertures between the reflective surfaces and reflective sidewalls for completing the viewing channel. A housing and stand for the binocular kaleidoscope is disclosed as are methods for producing images by using the invention.
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