REFLECTION AID

Abstract: The invention relates to a reflection aid (1) intended to increase the ability of users to see, without the inconvenience of spectacles, for example when applying a make-up, which comprises an optical lens (3) capable of attachment to a mirror (4) of the kind in question by means of a fastening device (5). Said lens (3) is attached to the mirror attachment device (5) in such a way that the lens (3), when in the position (A) ready for use, can be set to the desired distance (L) from the mirror (4).

Description: Reflection aid The present invention relates to a reflection aid intended to increase the ability of users to see, without the inconvenience of spectacles, for example when applying make-up, which comprises an optical lens capable of attachment to a mirror of the kind in question by means of a fastening device. Problems are faced by persons who are presbyopic (an age-related diminishing ability of the eye to focus) , who for various reasons do not wear contact lenses, and who need an optical aid when looking at themselves in a mirror, for example women who wish to apply make-up. The construction disclosed in US-A- 3,996,947, for example, which is intended to be of help when painting, comprises auxiliary optical lenses supported by braces which permit the lenses to be swung up out of a storage box which is capable of attachment to a mirror by means of suction plugs. No possibility is offered, however, to vary the distance between the mirror of the kind in question and said lenses in the position ready for use, and the distance is decidedly fixed, which represents a considerable problem. The construction disclosed in US, A, 3,970,369 comprises auxiliary optical lenses which are attached along the frame of a mirror, and which nevertheless offer the facility for adjustment to the desired distance from the reflection surface of the mirror of the kind in question. However, this previously disclosed construction is locked to a specific mirror, which exhibits special fastening devices for said auxiliary optical lens/lenses, which does not make the aid easily portable by the user, for example when travelling and when visiting the wash¬ room, for example, and prevents the lens from being attached to the desired mirror on the desired occasions. The principal object of the present invention is thus, in the first place, to solve said problem with a portable aid which exhibits a simple means of adjustment of the lens in relation to the mirror which is being used. Said object is achieved by means of a reflection aid of the kind described above, which is characterized essentially in that the aid, which comprises a fastening device capable of easy attachment to and removal from a mirror, also includes a number of arms which are pivotally attached to one another via articulated links in such a way that the arms are capable of angular adjustment relative to one another laterally and can be moved between a retracted storage position and an extended position ready for reflection, so that the lens can be set to the desired distance from the mirror. The invention is described below as a preferred illustrative embodiment, in conjunction with which reference is made to drawings, where Fig. 1 shows a view from the side of an aid in the extended position in which it is ready for reflection; Fig. 2 shows a view from above of the aid in the corresponding position; Fig. 3 shows a view from the front of the aid in the retracted position; Fig. 4 shows a view from the side of the aid in the retracted position; Fig. 5 shows a view from the side of the aid in the retracted and raised storage position; Figs. 6-6B show a lens attachment viewed from different directions; Figs. 7-7A show an attachment arm viewed from different directions; Figs. 8-8B show an auxiliary optical lens from the front, in section and in detail; Figs. 9-9B show an attachment for a mirror attachment device viewed from different directions; Figs. 10-lOB show an articulation rivet viewed from the side, in section and in detail. A reflection aid 1 in accordance with the present invention, which is intended to increase the ability of users 2 of the aid 1 to see, without having to suffer the inconvenience of wearing spectacles, for example when applying make-up, which comprises an optical . lens 3 capable of attachment to a mirror 4 of the kind in question by means of a fastening device 5 , includes means 6 which permit the lens 3, when it is attached to the mirror attachment device 5 in the reflection position A in which it is ready for use, to be set to the desired distance L from the mirror 4. Said means 6 comprises a number of arms 6A, 6B, 6C, the positions of which are adjustable in relation to one another. Said attachment arms 6A-6C are pivotally attached to one another via articulations 7, so that the arms are capable of angular adjustment relative to one another between the retracted storage position B and the extended reflection position A in which the aid is ready for use. One arm 6A is preferably pivotally connected via an articulation 8 to a fastening device 5 of said kind capable of easy attachment to and removal from a mirror 4, and a second arm 6C is pivotally connected to an attachment 9 executed preferably in the form of a hook for the purpose of supporting at least one optical lens 3 on the arm 6C via an articulation 10. The articulations 7, 8, 10 may suitably be executed in the form of rivets 11 which exhibit a number of ridges 12, which are distributed along the periphery of said rivets, for example at a pitch of approximately 120° , and which extend in the longitudinal sense of the rivets, which rivets are accommodated by bearing holes 13 in the corresponding articulation. An optical lens 3 of the kind in question is suitably so arranged as to be supported by means of an associated bearing shaft 20, which can be integrated as a part of one end 3A of the lens with a formed accommodating hole 14 for the part 9B of said bearing attachment hook 9, such that the shaft 20 shall be capable of being accommodated by said hook 9 in its inner accommodating space 15 with the lens capable of being pivoted between an extended reflection position A in which it is ready for use and a retracted storage position B. The mirror attachment device 5 can suitably consist of a suction plug device, which comprises a suction plug 16 supported by a plug attachment 17, which attachment is in the form of, for example, two arms 17A, 17B, which, in the space 17C formed between them, are capable of accommodating and retaining the rear end 16A of a suction plug 16. In the example illustrated here, the suction plug attachment 17 exhibits a support component 18 angled towards an intended mirror 4, which support component is capable of being placed against the reflective surface 4A of a mirror for the purpose of forming a support against the mirror 4. A support arm 6A is connected for this purpose to said plug attachment 17 between the formed accommodation opening 17C for the plug 16, 16A and said support component 18, so that the maximum carrying capacity for the attachment device 5 is achieved. The function of the aid 1 described above and shown in the drawings should have been appreciated, although the invention is not restricted to this and can be varied within the scope of the Patent Claims without departing from the idea of invention.

Claims: G4 P1PCT LG/ELH Patent Claims 1. A reflection aid (1) intended to increase the ability of users (2) to see, without the inconvenience of spectacles, for example when applying make-up, which comprises an optical lens (3) capable of attachment to a mirror (4) of the kind in question by means of a fastening device (5) , characterized in that the aid (1) , which comprises a fastening device (5) capable of easy attachment to and removal from a mirror (4) , also includes a number of arms (6A, 6B, 6C) which are pivotally attached to one another via articulated links (7) in such a way that the arms (6A-6C) are capable of angular adjustment relative to one another laterally and can be moved between a retracted storage position (B) , Fig. 3-5, and an extended position (A) ready for reflection, Fig. 1-2, so that the lens (3) can be set to the desired distance (L) from the mirror (4). 2. A reflection aid in accordance with Patent Claim 1, characterized in that an arm (6A) is pivotally connected via an articulation (8) to a fastening device (5) of said kind capable of easy attachment to and removal from a mirror (4). 3. A reflection aid in accordance with any of the preceding Patent Claims, characterized in that the mirror attachment device (5) consists of a suction plug arrangement (16). 4. A reflection aid in accordance with Patent Claim 3, characterized in that a suction plug (16) is supported by a plug attachment (17), which exhibits a support component (18) capable of being placed against a mirror (4), and in that an arm (6A) is connected to said plug attachment (17) between an accommodating opening (17C) for the plug (16) and said support component (18) . 5. A reflection aid in accordance with any of the preceding Patent Claims 2-4, characterized in that an attachment (9) for supporting at least one optical lens (3) is arranged on one of said pivotally mounted arms (6C) ' . 6. A reflection aid in accordance with Patent Claim 5 , characterized in that the attachment is in the form of a hook (9) which is pivotally atttached to the arm (6C) of the kind in question. 7. A reflection aid in accordance with Patent Claim 6, characterized in that an optical lens (3) is so arranged as to be accommodated by said attachment hook (9) by means of an associated bearing shaft (13), with the lens (3) capable of being pivoted between an extended reflection position (A) in which it is ready for use and a retracted storage position (B) . 8. A reflection aid in accordance with any of the preceding Patent Claims, characterized in that most of the attachment device (5) and the lens (3) are situated on the top side of said arms (6A-6C) , when the aid (1) is held in the storage position (B) but with the attachment device (5) on the top side of said arms (6A-6C) and with the lens on the bottom side of said arms (6A-6C) when the aid (1) is held in the extended reflection position (A) in which the aid is ready for use. 9. A reflection aid in accordance with any of the preceding Patent Claims, characterized in that the arm articulations (7, 8, 10) are in the form of rivets (11), which are accommodated by bearing holes (13) in the corresponding articulation, in such a way that they extend along one another so that the arms (6A-6C) can be set at an angle laterally relative to one another. 10. A reflection aid in accordance with Patent Claim 9, characterized in that the articulation (8) for an arm (6A) and a plug attachment (17) is situated between a component (18) resting aσainst a mirror and a plug attachment (17).

Inventors: BJOERCK ANDERS, GUSTAFSSON ANDERS, BJOERCK, ANDERS, GUSTAFSSON, ANDERS
Applicants: BJOERCK ANDERS, GUSTAFSSON ANDERS, BJOERCK, ANDERS, GUSTAFSSON, ANDERS
Application year: 1990
Main classification: A45D44
IPC codes: A45D44, G02C3, G02C5, G02C7