Patent ID: 9709798
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. A portable magnifying assembly configured to magnify an image displayed by an electronic device, said assembly comprising: an external electronic device being configured to display an image; a bellows having a top end, a bottom end and a peripheral wall extending therebetween, said top end being vertically aligned with said bottom end wherein said peripheral wall extends substantially perpendicularly between said top end and said bottom end, said top end being open, said bottom end being an integral extension of said peripheral wall, said bellows being substantially hollow, said bottom end being configured to be positioned on a support surface, said bellows being positioned in an extended position; and a magnifying plate removably positioned on said bellows such that said magnifying plate is configured to magnify the image displayed on said external electronic device when said bellows is positioned in said extended position; wherein said bottom end has a top surface, said peripheral wall comprising a plurality of pleats being spaced apart from each other and distributed between said top end and said bottom end, said bellows being positioned in a collapsed position having said pleats being compressed against each other such that said top end is positioned proximate said bottom end, said bellows being positioned in an extended position having said pleats being expanded such that said top end is spaced from said bottom end, said bellows having a height being between approximately 10 inches and 12 inches when said bellows is positioned in said extended position; and wherein said top surface has a pair of ridges extending upwardly therefrom, said external electronic device being positionable between said ridges such that said external electronic device is retained on said top surface, each of said ridges being spaced apart from a center of said top surface and inset from said peripheral wall such that said ridges center said external electronic device on said top surface.