Intermediately mounted magnification apparatus

• US 7,277,240 B2
• Filed: 06/01/2005
• Issued: 10/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey D Carnevali
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey D Carnevali
• Inventors: Carnevali, Jeffrey D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Thompson; Timothy
• Application Number:
  US11/142,153
• Publication Number:
  US 20060171045A1
• Time in Patent Office: 853 Days
• Field of Search: 359/802, 359/855, 359/865, 359/817, 359/742, 359/803, 359/808, 359/811
• US Class Current: 359/802
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 25/005 with means for adjusting the magnifying glass or the object viewed G02B25/004 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/027 comprising magnifying means G02B27/023, G02B27/025, G02B27/04, G02B27/06 and G02B27/08 take precedence

Abstract

A magnification apparatus having a magnifier and mechanical structure that is configured for securing the magnifier intermediately between a universally positionable mounting apparatus and a bracket of a type configured for holding an electronic device using fasteners that couple the bracket with the mounting apparatus, without compromising the security of the connection therebetween.

Claims

1. An intermediately mounted magnification apparatus, comprising:

a connector mechanism structured for mounting between an external mounting apparatus and an external device bracket;

an optical magnification mechanism structured for optically magnifying an external view there through; and

an elongated substantially permanently shapable coupler between the connector mechanism and the optical magnification mechanism.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the connector mechanism further comprises a body portion having a pair of holes therethrough, the pair of holes being aligned with a pair of fasteners coupled between the external mounting apparatus and external device bracket.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the connector mechanism further comprises a body portion having a slot formed therein with a first end of the rod being positioned in the slot and a remaining portion of the rod exiting from the slot adjacent to a side surface of the connector that is exposed intermediately between the external mounting apparatus and external device bracket.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the slot further comprises a depth that measures less than a thickness of the first end of the rod being positioned therein.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the slot further comprises a substantially straight portion and a substantially bent portion.

6. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the bent portion of the slot further comprises a curved portion.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the coupler is further substantially permanently coupled to the connector mechanism.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the coupler further comprises a permanently bendable rod.

9. An intermediately mounted magnification apparatus, comprising:

a permanently bendable elongated rod having first and second opposite ends;

a connector body having two spaced apart apertures therethrough between substantially planar spaced-apart opposing front and back surfaces, and having other structure from the two apertures for retaining the first end of the rod extending crosswise therefrom between the opposing front and back surfaces; and

a substantially transparent optical magnification mechanism coupled to the second end of the rod.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein:

the connector body further comprises a slot formed in one of the opposing front and back surfaces thereof and opening into the edge surface of the connector body between the opposing front and back surfaces thereof, and

the first end of the rod is further sized to fit into the slot with a portion of the rod extending above the edge surface having the slot formed therein.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the clearance holes are further spaced apart a distance of about 1.912 inches plus or minus about 0.031 inches.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the clearance holes are further sized with a diameter of about 3/16 inch diameter plus or minus about 1/16 inch.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a rotatable connector between the optical magnification mechanism and the second end of the rod.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising an optical shield substantially surrounding the optical magnification mechanism.

20. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the clearance holes are further positioned substantially for alignment with two corresponding holes of a receiver structure of an external device bracket.

11. An intermediately mounted magnification apparatus, comprising:

a permanently bendable elongated rod having first and second opposite ends;

a connector body having two spaced apart clearance holes therethrough between substantially planar spaced-apart opposing surfaces and positioned substantially for alignment with two corresponding holes of a receiver structure of an external device bracket and two other corresponding holes of an external mounting apparatus, and being structured for retaining the first end of the rod; and

an optical magnification mechanism coupled to the second end of the rod.

16. An intermediately mounted magnification apparatus, comprising:

a bracket having a receiver structure formed thereon, the receiver structure being formed of first and second spaced apart fastener holes substantially surrounded by substantially flat and mutually coplanar resting surfaces;

a mounting device having first and second spaced apart fastener holes corresponding respectively to the first and second spaced apart fastener holes of the bracket receiver structure;

an optical magnification apparatus, comprising;

an optical magnifying lens coupled to a permanently bendable elongated rod, and

a connector having the rod extended therefrom and first and second spaced apart clearance holes corresponding respectively to the first and second spaced apart fastener holes of the bracket receiver structure and the respective first and second spaced apart fastener holes of the mounting device, the connector being positioned between the bracket receiver structure and the mounting device with the first clearance hole being substantially aligned with the first fastener holes of both the bracket receiver structure and the mounting device, and the second clearance hole being substantially aligned with the second fastener holes of both the bracket receiver structure and the mounting device; and

first and second fasteners coupled between the bracket receiver structure and the mounting device and passing through the connector of the optical magnification apparatus, the first fastener coupled between the first fastener holes of the bracket receiver structure and the mounting device and passing through the first clearance hole, and the second fastener coupled between the second fastener holes of the bracket receiver structure and the mounting device and passing through the second clearance hole.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the connector having the rod extended therefrom further comprises a slot structured to accept one end of the rod thereinto with the rod end extended above a surface of the connector and being clamped in contact with one of the bracket and the mounting device.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the slot further comprises a bent portion thereof.

19. The apparatus of claim 16 further comprising an optical shield substantially surrounding the optical magnifying lens.