What about a small periscope?
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17 years ago
Novice needs help with crazy project
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17 years ago
You _both_ need to check your facts (or specify in what country your opinion applies, if other than the US).
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17 years ago
Sorry; it is you that needs to do the checking.
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17 years ago
I just looked at the patent he refrenced, and I'm not so sure it applies. It talks about using a fiberoptic cable, and seems more of a "flexible periscope" than a camera based system.
Which would make the whole patent subthread a moot point.
But I am not a lawyer, and only cursorily glanced at the patent ...
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17 years ago
how close can you focus your eyes? will the extra drag caused by this aparatus slow you down. maybe an optical solution, like an L-shaperd periscope would be a better solution?
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17 years ago
It's illegal to build one to the patent specs, however patents are very specific. Using something besides fiber optics, and mounting the screen in a different manner pretty much gets him around this patent.