Lighted magnifying lens device
OwnerBetty S. Frankelinventor
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Abstract
A curved trough shaped housing reflects light from a light mounted within a housing to an external workspace located under a magnifying lens attached to the housing. An adjustable mounting of the lens to the housing allows for variation of the user's viewing angle through the lens so that handicraft, reading and similar close work can be carried out in a constantly well lit, optically magnified workspace without extreme downward bending of the user's neck. The distance from the eyes to the lens is adjusted by varying the length of a cord which supports the device from the user's neck.
Claims7
In a magnifying device supported by a cord means slung around the user's neck, wherein the improvement comprises, in combination:
- a trough shaped housing for reflecting light from a light bulb mounted within the housing to a workspace located in front of the trough opening and underneath a magnifying lens adjustably mounted in relation to the top of the housing;
- slide prevention means located on the outside of the rear of the housing;
- lens means in a frame which is adjustably mounted to the housing to allow for variation in the angle between the housing and the lens frame.
In a magnifying device supported by a cord means slung around the user's neck, wherein the improvement comprises, in combination:
- a curved trough shaped housing having a smooth non-opaque colored inside surface for reflecting light from a low heat producing, elongated light bulb mounted at one end of the inside of the housing to a workspace located in front of the trough opening and underneath a magnifying lens adjustably mounted in relation to the top of the housing;
- a slide prevention bar made of a styrofoam-like material attached to the outside of the rear of the housing;
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- a lens in a frame which is adjustably mounted to the housing by means of a bolt extending through each respective end of the housing, through an adjacent arm of the lens frame and to a wing nut for locking the lens frame in relation to the housing and wherein the bolt further comprises a hole for receiving a ring which is attached to an end of the cord.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.