Patent ID: 7339754

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a first arm terminating at one end in a first gripping edge; a second arm, coupled to and biased away from said first arm, terminating at one end in a second gripping edge springingly engaging with said first gripping edge; an illumination system directing illumination into a field-of-view in an “ON” mode and said illumination system including an “OFF” mode in which said illumination system is inactive; a magnification system including a lens having a focus; and an illumination boom, coupled to said arms, for positioning said lens and a light source of said illumination system between a stowed position and an operating position, said stowed position engaging said OFF mode and said operating position including a stop to configure said boom and engage said ON mode to include said gripping edges within said field-of-view and at said focus wherein said illumination boom is pivotally coupled between said arms, wherein said stowed position positions said boom between said arms, and wherein said operating position includes rotating said boom from between said arms to include said gripping edges within said field of view at said focus from above said gripping edges.