The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1998
Kenneth J Coleman, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
An adjustable magnifying attachment for a hand held implement is provided. The adjustable magnifying attachment includes a support base, an extension arm, a lens holder, and a magnifying lens. The support base has a hole and a slot, which is configured to receive a portion of the hand held implement and to secure the support base on the hand held implement. The extension arm has a first end section and a second end section. The first end section of the extension arm is snugly mounted in the hole in the base but may still rotate and slide in the hole in the support base. The second end section of the extension arm terminates in a clip. The lens holder retains the magnifying lens and includes a mounting bracket with a pivot rod that joins a pair of opposed bracket arms at a position spaced apart from the lens holder. The pivot rod is secured in the clip of the extension arm so that the lens holder may pivot about the pivot rod. The magnifying attachment has a wide range of adjustability even after the magnifying attachment is mounted on a hand held implement. This allows the user to position the magnifying lens near the object being worked on so that best viewing angle and distance can be attained.