Patent ID: 6989948

Claim:
A magnifier device in combination with a portable video display device: said video display device having; a main housing; and a flip up display member having a display window, said flip up display member being rotatably connected to said main housing between a first stored position wherein said flip up display is positioned substantially adjacent said main housing and a second position upright relative to said main housing to expose said display window to a user; said magnifier including; a base member; and a magnifier portion connected to and rotatable relative to said base member, wherein said magnifier portion is rotatable between a first position disposed adjacent said display window to magnify a display when said flip up display is in said second position and a stored position compactly arranged adjacent said video display device when said flip up display is in said first stored position; and a pair of spaced apart linking arms disposed between and pivotably connected to each of said base member and said magnifier thereby permitting compound movement between said base member and said magnifier, whereby said magnifier may be moved from a first stored position where the magnifier is located adjacent and flush against a back surface of said base member to a second open position raised above said base member at a spatial location opposite said back surface of said base member.