Cell phone case with magnifier and method

• US 20060276220A1
• Filed: 06/02/2006
• Published: 12/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Judith Schure
• Original Assignee: Judith Schure
• Inventors: Schure, Judith
• Application Number:
  US11/445,141
• Publication Number:
  US 20060276220A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/550.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0202 Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit

Abstract

A case for a cell phone that includes first and second opposite portions defining a receiving area therebetween adapted to receive at least a portion of a cell phone. A first magnifying member is disposed in one of the first and second portions. The first magnifying member is alignable with at least one display screen of the cell phone, whereby the first magnifying member is adapted to magnify images on the display screen.

Claims

1. A case for a cell phone, comprising:

first and second opposite portions defining a receiving area therebetween adapted to receive at least a portion of a cell phone; and

a first magnifying member disposed in one of said first and second portions, said first magnifying member being alignable with at least one display screen of the cell phone, whereby the first magnifying member is adapted to magnify images on the display screen.

2. A case according to claim 1, wherein

a second magnifying member is disposed in the other of said first and second portions, said second magnifying member being alignable with a second display screen of the cell phone to magnifying images on the second display screens.

3. A case according to claim 2, wherein

the display screens of the cell phone on are located on inside and outside portions, respectively, of the cell phone.

4. A case according to claim 2, wherein

said first and second magnifying lenses are flexible lenses.

5. A case according to claim 1, wherein

said first and second portions are formed of a flexible material.

6. A case for a cell phone, comprising:

first and second opposite portions, and a receiving area between said first and second portions that receives at least a portion of the cell phone,

said first portion having a first magnifying member aligned with a first display screen of the cell phone, and

said second portion having a second magnifying member aligned with a second display screen of the cell phone,

whereby said first and second magnifying members magnify images on the first and second display screens of the cell phone.

7. A case according to claim 6, wherein

each of said first and second portions and each of said first and second magnifying members are made of a flexible material.

8. A case according to claim 6, wherein

said first and second magnifying members are located on an opposite sides of the cell phone.

9. A case according to claim 6, wherein

said first magnifying member is integral with the first portion;

and

said second magnifying member is integral with the second portion.

10. A case according to claim 6, wherein

said first and second magnifying members are first and second flexible magnifying lenses.

11. A method of providing magnification of a cell phone comprising the steps of:

providing a cell phone having at least one display screen for displaying images; and

magnifying the images on the display screen of the cell phone by covering the display screen with a magnifying member, the magnifying member being disposed in a case configured to receive at least a portion of the cell phone.

12. A method according to claim 11, further comprising the steps of

magnifying images of a second display screen of the cell phone by covering the second display with a second magnifying member, the second magnifying member being disposed in the case.

13. A method according to claim 12, wherein

each of the magnifying members is a flexible magnifying lens.