Portable, foldable mirror
OwnerGlenn E Islerinventor
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Abstract
The Present invention relates to a portable folding mirror. The mirror has a rear mirror panel, a plurality of mirror panels secured to the rear mirror panel. The plurality of mirror panels includes a base mirror panel, and two front mirror panels, wherein each panel is secured to the rear mirror panel by at least one hinge. The plurality of panels have a closed position where they are folded over the rear panel and an open position where they are folded off and away from the base panel. There is a light fixture located at the top of the rear panel to aid the user. Power to the light may be provided by a battery or by an electric cord. A carrying handle can be provided to make it easy to transport the portable mirror.
Claims7
A portable folding mirror comprising:
- a rectangular rear mirror panel having top, bottom and side edges,
- a pair of side mirror panels each having top, bottom and side edges,
- each of said side mirror panels being secured to an opposite side of the rear panel by at least one hinge,
- said side mirror panels moveable between an open position and a closed position,
- wherein said side panels are folded over said rear panel in the closed position and where said side panels are folded off of and away from said rear panel in the open position,
- wherein each mirror panel has two opposed surfaces, an inner and outer surface, wherein all of said inner surfaces are mirror surfaces and the inner surfaces of the side panels face the inner surface of the rear panel when said side panels are in the closed position,
- wherein the rear panel has a light fixture secured along a top edge thereof covering all of said side panels when in the closed position and within a housing with a bottom opening for directing light downwardly, wherein a carrying handle is secured to an upper surface of the light fixture housing, and wherein a sensor or switch is positioned adjacent at least one of the side panels such that when said panel is moved into the open position then the light will be turned on and provide illumination to the user,
- each of said side panels covering half of the inner surface of the rear panel when said side panels are in the closed position, with each side panel having a knob on the outer surface thereof for opening said side panels,
- said side panels having side edges thereof hinged to side edges of said rear panel,
- a base mirror panel having an edge hinged to the bottom edge of said rear panel and movable between an open position where said base mirror panel extends horizontally from said rear panel and a closed position where said base mirror panel is folded up against said inner surface of said rear panel and enclosed by said side panels when in the closed position, said base mirror panel having an inner surface which is mirrored and faces said rear panel when in the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.