Tableware magnifier

• US 20020085290A1
• Filed: 12/29/2000
• Published: 07/04/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ronald Leon Taylor
• Original Assignee: Ronald Leon Taylor
• Inventors: Taylor, Ronald Leon
• Granted Patent: US 6,532,117 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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

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

viewing the printed material with a magnifier of a tableware item, the tableware item comprising a body, and a magnifier on the body.

21. An apparatus for viewing a document, the apparatus comprising

a support for supporting the document, and

a magnifier movably connected to the support for selective positioning over at least part of the document.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the document is a credit card payment form.

23. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the magnifier is hingedly connected to the support.

24-1. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a clip for releasably holding the document on the support.

25. Any patentable invention disclosed herein.