Patent ID: 9549104
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A borescope having optical means concealable within a hand-held casing, comprising: a casing capable of being held in a single hand of a user between a thumb and fingers of the single hand of the user; means for opening said casing; a flexible probe having a first end mounted in said casing and a second end being a distal end capable of being moved from inside said casing to outside of said casing; optical means located at, or proximate to, the distal end of said flexible probe for viewing structures outside of said casing after said casing is opened, said flexible probe with said optical means being able to be completely concealed within said casing when not in use; and, a display located on a surface of said casing for viewing by the user that which is being seen via said optical means, said display being capable of being simultaneously held and viewed by the user while being held in the single hand of the user between the thumb and the fingers of the single hand of the user.