Patent ID: 6851822
Filing Date: 2005-02-08
Classification: B42D,B42P,F21V,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A device for assisting in reading and writing comprising: (a) a foldable case for housing viewable material, said foldable case having an open position for viewing said viewable material and a closed position wherein an inside space is formed for holding and securing said viewable material within said foldable case; (b) a light assembly coupled within said inside space of said foldable case, said light assembly having a light coupled to an extension arm for placing and holding said light in a first position to illuminate said viewable material when said foldable case is in said open position and retracting said light to a second position within said inside space of said foldable case for storing; (c) a mechanism for securing said foldable case in said closed position thereby holding and protecting any elements housed in said inside space; and (d) a battery housed within said inside space of said foldable case and electrically connected to said light when said light is in said first position and electrically disconnected from said light when said light is in said second position.