Patent ID: 7667903

Claim:
A magnifying glass assembly comprising: a mounting frame defined by peripheral side walls defining a recessed cavity, said mounting frame securable to a surface; a magnifying glass having a peripheral side wall complimentary in dimension to be frictionally received within said recessed cavity of said mounting frame, said magnifying glass having an aperture for the securement of a retractable, flexible cord extending from said mounting frame; and a release and retraction mechanism positioned within said mounting frame allowing for the extension of said retractable, flexible cord from said mounting frame to permit mobility of said magnifying glass, said release and retraction mechanism allowing for the retraction of said flexible cord for storage and the frictional replacement of said magnifying glass in said recessed cavity of said mounting frame, wherein said release and retraction mechanism for said flexible cord comprises a spindle mounted rotor having a biasing means positioned between said spindle and said rotor, an exterior rotor surface, said exterior rotor surface having a plurality of teeth formed on an exterior surface thereof, said teeth engageable with a stop member for maintaining said rotor in a stationary position, said retraction of said flexible cord accomplished by release of said tension on said biasing means causing said stop member to disengage and said rotor to rotate in a reverse direction retracting said flexible cord.