Abstract: A method and anamorphic viewing lens is disclosed for producing a wide angle television or other CRT screen display, which display is expanded along the horizontal axis to allow increased visual information content or to change the aspect ratio for television viewing of wide screen motion pictures. The method includes the step of producing a width-compressed record of a field of visual features, displaying the width-compressed video record on a television or other CRT screen, which display is viewed through a single axis anamorphic viewing lens according to the invention to produce a width-expanded image of the television screen displayed record. The width-compressed video record is produced in several ways including filming a scene through an anamorphic lens system; recording the scene through a second reverse geometric version of the anamorphic lens according to the present invention; or by electronic processing of the video signal data.

Abstract: A flexible sheet seal for joining first and second spaced apart members in waterproof and airtight sealing engagement. The sheet seal has gripping members on at least one end thereof for releasably securing the end in sealing engagement with one of the members. In one application, the seal is a hollow bellows seal for joining a window opening in a vehicle cab to an aligned opening in a pickup cap mounted on the vehicle.