US2007000033A1PendingUtilityA1

Periscope swim goggles

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Apr 18, 2005Filed: Jun 19, 2006Published: Jan 4, 2007
Est. expiryApr 18, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Philip Dixon
G02B 27/0172A63B 2071/0666G02B 23/08G02B 6/4214G02B 6/4206G02B 6/00G02B 2027/0178G02B 27/017A63B 33/004
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Abstract

Periscope Swim Goggles are swimmer's goggles with a periscope situated above the water line that projects the view that is ahead of the swimmer through a fiber optic cable to a viewer located on the goggle's eyepiece. Generally, an open-water swimmer using the free style or crawl stroke must occasionally sight on a landmark to swim toward. Periscope Swim Goggles would enable the swimmer to continually swim directly along the desired path without lifting the head for sighting. Conventional swimming goggles are typically comprised of two eyepieces contoured and gasketed for an air-tight fit around each eye socket and an elastic strap that wraps around the head holding the eyepieces tight to the face. In one embodiment of the invention, the periscope is positioned and secured at the back of the head by the elastic strap of the goggles. The fiber optic cable leaves the periscope and follows the elastic strap to the viewer which is mounted to the front of the eyepiece.

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1 . Periscope swim goggles comprising: 
 swimmer's goggles comprising at least one eyepiece gasketed to provide an airtight seal;    a periscope to capture an image;    a viewer to view the captured image; and    fiber optic cable to transmit the captured image from the periscope to the viewer; wherein the periscope captures a distant image above the surface of the water and presents that image to a swimmer wearing the goggles.    
   
   
       2 . The periscope swim goggles of  claim 1 , wherein said periscope captures a forward image and presents that image to said swimmer wearing said goggles.  
   
   
       3 . The periscope swim goggles of  claim 1 , wherein said swimmer's goggles have two eyepieces.  
   
   
       4 . The periscope swim goggles of  claim 1 , wherein said periscope has a window to capture said image and a mirror to reflect the captured image toward an objective lens to be transmitted by said fiber optic cable.  
   
   
       5 . The periscope swim goggles of  claim 1 , wherein said periscope has an objective lens to capture said image to be transmitted by said fiber optic cable.  
   
   
       6 . The periscope swim goggles of  claim 1 , wherein said periscope is positioned at the back of the head of said swimmer.  
   
   
       7 . The periscope swim goggles of  claim 1 , wherein said fiber optic cable is secured to a strap of said swimmer's goggles by keeper loops.  
   
   
       8 . The periscope swim goggles of  claim 1 , wherein said viewer comprises a housing, a mirror, a collimating lens and a transparent window.  
   
   
       9 . The periscope swim goggles of  claim 1 , wherein said viewer is fastened to said at least one eyepiece of the swimmer's goggles.  
   
   
       10 . The periscope swim goggles of  claim 1 , wherein said viewer is molded into said at least one eyepiece of said swimmer's goggles.  
   
   
       11 . Periscope swim goggles comprising: 
 swimmer's goggles comprising two eyepieces gasketed to provide an airtight seal;    a periscope to capture an image;    a viewer comprising a housing, a collimating lens, a mirror and a transparent window to view the captured image; and    fiber optic cable to transmit the captured image from the periscope to the viewer; wherein the periscope captures a distant image above the surface of the water and presents that image to a swimmer wearing the goggles under the surface of the water.    
   
   
       12 . The periscope swim goggles of  claim 11 , wherein said periscope capture a forward image and presents that image to said swimmer wearing said goggles.  
   
   
       13 . The periscope swim goggles of  claim 11 , wherein said periscope has a window to capture said image and a mirror to reflect the captured image toward an objective lens to be transmitted by said fiber optic cable.  
   
   
       14 . The periscope swim goggles of  claim 11 , wherein said periscope has an objective lens to capture said image to be transmitted by said fiber optic cable.  
   
   
       15 . The periscope swim goggles of  claim 11 , wherein said periscope is positioned at the back of the head of said swimmer.  
   
   
       16 . The periscope swim goggles of  claim 11 , wherein said fiber optic cable is secured to a strap of said swimmer's goggles by keeper loops.  
   
   
       17 . The periscope swim goggles of  claim 11 , wherein said viewer is fastened to said at least one eyepiece of the swimmer's goggles.  
   
   
       18 . The periscope swim goggles of  claim 11 , wherein said viewer is molded into said at least one eyepiece of said swimmer's goggles.

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