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US 11,520,136 B2Granted
Hands-free adjustable magnifying lens holder and workstation
OwnerMichael W McGarveyinventor
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Abstract
A hands-free adjustable magnifying lens holder and workstation for use with up-close handiwork and reading made as a frame base with short and long side members pivotally supporting a frame with multiple lenses and a component to releasably hold the frame of the lenses at various angles for use. The device can magnify, can easily adjust heights and angle of lens, can be collapsed to a compact package, can use multiple lens for increased magnification, is light weight and easy to carry, requires no tools to adjust positions, and can be manufactured from available materials.
Claims16
A hands-free adjustable magnifying lens holder and workstation (30) comprised of:
- (a) a frame base (37) of the hands-free adjustable magnifying lens holder and workstation (30) with a pair of short pieces/members (37A) and a pair of long pieces/members (37B), with a means for connecting (38) the pair of short pieces/members (37A) to the pair of long pieces/members (37B), with a liner sheet (39), and with a set of securement tabs (40) fastened to the frame base (37);
- (b) an end piece (45A) of a pair of support legs (45) with a pair of side pieces (45B) of the end piece (45A), with a strap means for connecting (46) the pair of side pieces (45B) to the end piece (45A), with a connection means (47) for a connecting strap (46) to the side and end pieces (45A, 45B) with a series of slots (48) for a pin (65) for a means for pivotally connecting (61) that fits into one of the series of slots (48), and with a slot cover(49);
- (c) a means for connecting (36) the frame base (37) to the pair of support legs (45);
- (d) a lens frame (60) with the means for pivotally connecting (61) the lens frame (60) to the pair of support legs (45), and with a slot (62) for securing at least one lens (70,72);
- (e) a means for supporting (50) the lens frame (60);
- (f) a means for securing (53) the means for supporting (50) at the opposite end from a magnetic disk (51);
- (g) a means for supporting (55) the pair of support legs (45);
- (h) a block (59) secured to the pair of support legs (45) and attached to the said block (59) is a means for securing (58) the means for supporting (55} the pair of support legs (45);
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- (i) the at least one lens (70,72)
- wherein the hands-free adjustable magnifying lens holder and workstation have uses for up-close handiwork and reading.
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A hands-free adjustable magnifying lens holder and workstation (30) comprised of:
- (a) a wood frame base (37) of the hands-free adjustable magnifying lens holder and workstation (30) with a pair of short pieces/members (37A) and a pair of long pieces/members (37B), with a set of nails connecting the pair of short pieces/members (37A) to long pieces/members (37B), with a cardboard liner sheet (39), and with a set of securement tabs (40) fastened to the frame base (37);
- (b) an end piece (45A) of a pair of support legs (45) with a pair of side pieces (45B) of the end piece (45A), with a metal strap connecting the pair of side pieces (45B) to end piece (45A), with a screw connecting strap (46) to the side and end pieces (45A, 45B) with a series of slots (48) for a pin (65) for pivotally connecting (61) that fits into one of the series of slots (48), and with a slot cover(49);
- (c) a set of screws connecting the frame base (37) to the pair of support legs (45);
- (d) a metal lens frame (60) with the pin (61) connecting the lens frame (60) to the pair of support legs (45), and with a slot (62) for securing at least one lens (70,72);
- (e) a means for supporting (50) the lens frame (60);
- (f) a telescopic tube (55) for securing (53) the means for supporting (50) at the opposite end from a magnetic disk (51);
- (g) a block (59) secured to the pair of support legs (45) and attached to the said block (59) is a means for securing (58) the means for supporting (55} the pair of support legs (45);
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- (h) the at least one lens (70,72)
- wherein the hands-free adjustable magnifying lens holder and workstation have uses for up-close handiwork and reading.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.