ANTI-GLARE EYE EXERCISER

DISPOSITIF D'EXERCICE POUR LES YEUX ANTI-EBLOUISSEMENT

English Abstract

This invention relates to exercising the eyes. I
had extreme difficulty with glare when facing city lights,
car lights and sunshine. I wore dark sunglasses during the
day, but impractical for night driving; the road ahead was
obscured. I experienced headaches as well. I had my eyes
tested and wore glasses, but the glare problem remained.
I read that the cause of glare can be a lack of
blood supply to the eyes which allows one image after
another to pile up within the eye and cause glare. And it
explained, the eye muscles, if exercised, help the blood
supply to clear the fouled imagery. The suggestion was to
lie on one's back and look at a corner of the room and then
another in rotation.
I tried this but it was difficult to do and with
no noticeable improvement. I devised this invention as
herein described, using it for ten or fifteen minutes a day
over two weeks, and the glare of lights was minimized, so
that I did not need sunglasses. I found the exercises very
relaxing as well.

French Abstract

L'invention porte sur un exercice pour les yeux. L'éblouissement provenant des lumières de la ville, des phares des automobiles et du soleil me causait beaucoup de difficultés. Je devais porter des lunettes de soleil foncées pendant le jour, mais je ne pouvais évidemment pas les porter le soir pour conduire, car la route était obscurcie. Je souffrais également de maux de tête. J'ai subi un examen des yeux et je portais des lunettes, mais mon problème d'éblouissement n'était toujours pas réglé. J'ai lu que l'éblouissement est causé par un manque d'apport sanguin dans les yeux, ce qui permet aux images de se superposer les unes par-dessus les autres dans l'oeil et donc, de causer l'éblouissement. L'article expliquait qu'en exerçant les muscles des yeux, cela pouvait aider à alimenter les yeux en sang, et donc à supprimer les images superposées. Il proposait de se coucher sur le dos et de fixer un coin de la pièce, puis d'en fixer un autre en faisant une rotation. J'ai bien essayé, mais l'exercice est difficile, et je n'ai remarqué aucune amélioration. J'ai donc conçu la présente l'invention. J'ai utilisé le dispositif d'exercice pendant dix ou quinze minutes par jour pendant deux semaines, et l'éblouissement causé par les lumières a grandement diminué. Je n'avais donc plus besoin de lunettes de soleil. De plus, je trouve que les exercices sont très relaxants.

Claims

THE CLAIMS
An eye exerciser to counter glare consisting of a
small ball of some weight, painted with a non-toxic paint
which stores light from an outside source, having a narrow
channel encircling the ball, equator like, one-half the
ball's radius in depth leaving an axis to hold the ball's
sides together and near the top of the channel on one side
is a pin embedded in the ball and protruding on a sharp
angle toward the other side of the channel leaving a narrow

space and both the channel pin an axis accommodates a cord
for suspending the ball for exercise purpose by the cord
being fastened to the axis and wound around it leaving
enough cord to suspend the ball after hooking behind the
catch pin to prevent any unwinding and the loose end of the
cord is fastened to the ceiling or whatever to suspend the
ball near a person's face when lying on his/her back in
readiness to be put in motion in a circle or as a pendulum
for a person to watch and exercise the eyes.

Description

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention consists of a ball some 3/4"-in
diameter of heavy metal, having a channel of 3/16" or so in
width as an equator around the ball and two-thirds of the
radius deep, and it includes a cord of 8 or so feet. On the
outer edge of one channel is a pin embedded on an angle in
the ball and protruding almost across the channel. The cord
is fastened to the axis at the bottom of the channel and
wound around it.
The person wanting the exercise decides where the
ball should be suspended, unwinds enough cord so that when
lying on his/her back on a bed or couch, the ball suspended
from the ceiling or whatever, would be 6 or 8 inches above
his/her face. The cord is secured behind the pin so as to
not unwind any more, and the loose end is fastened to the
ceiling with a thumb tack or adhesive tape. The ball is
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covered with non-toxic paint that stores light from an
outside source. To use in a darkened room, the person can
hold the ball to a light source for 30 seconds or so. The
height of the ball can be adjusted after the cord is
fastened above by unwinding a few turns of cord or winding a
few turns on.
The person then can start the ball in a circular
or pendulum motion as one prefers. Without moving the head
from side to side and watching the ball, the exercise is of
benefit. When the momentum of the ball diminishes, it can
be given another start. It goes without saying the eye
exerciser should not be used if there is an eye injury or
infection.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure l and Figure lA show the physical features
of the ball. The main component which I claim of my
invention l is a schematic of one-half of the ball, showing
the channel 4 which circumvents the ball around the axis 3.
Figure lA shows the ball from a right angle view
to the channel 4.
l with the channel 4 and axis 3 acts as a spool
for storage of the cord 6. One end if fastened to the axis
3. Enough cord 6 is unwound to suspend the ball lC to 6 or
8 inches above the person 7 and is hooked behind the pin 2
to prevent any more unwinding. The loose end is fastened to
the ceiling at 8. 5 shows the elliptical path of the ball
lB which 7 would watch for the needed exercise.

Representative Drawing