Tableware magnifier

• US 6,532,117 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2000
• Issued: 03/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ronald Leon Taylor
• Original Assignee: Ronald Leon Taylor
• Inventors: Taylor, Ronald Leon
• Primary Examiner(s): Dang, Hung Xuan
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRA, TUYEN Q
• Application Number:
  US09/751,254
• Publication Number:
  US 20020085290A1
• Time in Patent Office: 802 Days
• Field of Search: 359/802, 359/803, 359/804, 359/806, 359/818, 359/822, 359/812, 359/811, 359/798, 738/62, 736/32, 736/37, 733/23, 733/27, 120/119
• US Class Current: 359/803
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/025 with means for amusing or giving information to the user
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/2227 with means for amusing or giving information to the user A47G23/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 21/00 Table-ware crumb trays A47L13/52; table knives B26B
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 25/002 Magnifying glasses

Abstract

A tableware item having a body, and a magnifier on the body. A method for using such a tableware item to read printed material such as, but not limited to, a menu or wine list.

Claims

1. A tableware plate comprising

a tableware plate body with a first side spaced apart from a second side, said first side and said second side positioned for use in a generally horizontal position, and

a magnifier on the tableware plate body, the magnifier with a first side spaced apart from a second side for physical visual viewing of a magnified image of an object on the first side by a person on the second side, the object outside the first side of the tableware plate body and outside the tableware plate body.

2. The tableware plate of claim 1 wherein the tableware plate body has a central opening and the magnifier is a magnifying lens at the central opening.

3. The tableware plate of claim 2 wherein the magnifying lens is secured in the central opening.

4. The tableware plate of claim 3 wherein the magnifying lens is releasably secured in the central opening.

5. The tableware plate of claim 2 wherein the tableware plate body has a color and the magnifying lens is tinted with a color.

6. The tableware plate of claim 5 wherein the tableware plate body'"'"'s color is different from the color of the magnifying lens.

7. The tableware plate of claim 2 further comprising the tableware plate body having a clear portion adjacent the magnifying lens through which the magnifying lens is viewable.

8. The tableware plate of claim 1 wherein the magnifier is formed integrally of the tableware plate body.

9. The tableware plate of claim 1 wherein the tableware plate body is clear.

10. The tableware plate of claim 1 further comprising

the tableware plate body having a clear see-through portion adjacent the magnifier through which the magnifier and the object are physically visually viewable.

11. The tableware plate of claim 1 further comprising

a secondary member attached to the tableware plate body.

12. The tableware plate of claim 11 wherein the secondary member bears indicia.

13. The tableware plate of claim 11 wherein the secondary member is releasably attached to the plate.

14. The tableware plate of claim 11 wherein the secondary member extends around a circumference of the tableware plate.

15. The tableware plate of claim 1 wherein the magnifier is connected to tableware plate body.

16. The tableware plate of claim 1 wherein the magnifier is adhered to the tableware plate body.

17. A method for reading printed material, the method comprising

viewing the printed material with a magnifier of a tableware plate, the tableware plate comprising a tableware plate body with a first side spaced apart from a second side, said first side and said second side positioned for use in a generally horizontal position, and

a magnifier on the tableware plate body, the magnifier with a first side spaced apart from a second side for physical visual viewing of a magnified image of the printed material on the first side by a person on the second side, the printed material outside the first side of the tableware plate body and outside the tableware plate body.