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US 6,682,198 B2Granted
Portable mirror
AssigneeIngenious Designs LLC
InventorJoy Mangano
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Abstract
A circular mirror has a frame with peripheral groove and a peripherally mounted gooseneck which is dimensioned to be wrapped around the periphery of the frame and received in the groove. According to the invention, the gooseneck is long enough so that it can be used to support the mirror in a variety of ways. For example, the gooseneck can be extended its full length with its end bent into a hook and then hung from a door. The gooseneck can also be bent into a semi-circle or similar configuration to be used as a table top stand.
Claims23
A portable mirror, comprising:
- a) a generally planar frame having a front face, a rear face and a peripheral edge defining the outer perimeter of said frame, said peripheral edge having a peripheral groove extending substantially along the length of said peripheral edge;
- b) a reflector mounted on said front face of said frame;
- c) a gooseneck peripherally coupled to said frame and movable between a storage position, in which at least a substantial length of said gooseneck is received within said peripheral groove, and a use position, in which said gooseneck is at least partially uncoiled and withdrawn from said peripheral groove so that it can be used to support the frame in a desired orientation, wherein said gooseneck is of sufficient flexibility so that, in its use position, it can assume a variety of orientations and said gooseneck is also of sufficient rigidity so that it can support the frame in said variety of orientations.
A method for supporting a mirror on a surface, comprising:
- a) providing a portable mirror comprising a generally planar frame having a front face, a rear face and a peripheral edge defining the outer perimeter of said frame, said peripheral edge having a peripheral groove extending substantially along the length of said peripheral edge;
- a reflector mounted on said front face of said frame;
- a gooseneck peripherally coupled to said frame and movable between a storage position, in which at least a substantial length of said gooseneck is received within said peripheral groove, and a use position, in which said gooseneck is at least partially uncoiled and withdrawn from said peripheral groove so that it can be used to support the frame in a desired orientation, wherein said gooseneck is of sufficient flexibility so that, in its use position, it can assume a variety of orientations and said gooseneck is also of sufficient rigidity so that it can support the frame in said variety of orientations;
- b) bending a portion of the gooseneck into a substantially semi-circular configuration;
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- c) placing the bent portion of the gooseneck on a surface such that the gooseneck supports the mirror frame on the surface.
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A method for temporarily hanging a mirror, comprising:
- a) providing a portable mirror comprising a generally planar frame having a front face, a rear face and a peripheral edge defining the outer perimeter of said frame, said peripheral edge having a peripheral groove extending substantially along the length of said peripheral edge;
- a reflector mounted on said front face of said frame;
- a gooseneck peripherally coupled to said frame and movable between a storage position, in which at least a substantial length of said gooseneck is received within said peripheral groove, and a use position, in which said gooseneck is at least partially uncoiled and withdrawn from said peripheral groove so that it can be used to support the frame in a desired orientation, wherein said gooseneck is of sufficient flexibility so that, in its use position, it can assume a variety of orientations and said gooseneck is also of sufficient rigidity so that it can support the frame in said variety of orientations;
- b) bending a portion of the gooseneck into a substantially hook-shaped configuration;
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- c) hanging the mirror from an object using the bent portion of the gooseneck.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.