Patent ID: 7616390

Claim:
An apparatus for magnifying and illuminating reading materials so that the reading materials can be brought into focus and read by a user having impaired vision, comprising: a) a base for supporting the apparatus; b) a desk top being disposed on said base for supporting the reading materials, said desk top having upper and lower ends, left and right sides, and an underside; c) a left and right set of magnifying lens being disposed above the reading materials to permit a user to focus on the reading materials through the lens; d) means for supporting said left and right set of magnifying lens, whereby each said set of lens is independently vertically adjustable according to the visual power of the user, and, whereby each said set of lens is independently horizontally adjustable according to the distance between the eyes of the user; e) means for moving said left and right set of magnifying lens from said upper to said lower end of said desk top, whereby the reading materials remain in proper focus with the eyes of the user; f) means for moving said left and right set of magnifying lens from said left side to said right side of said desk top, whereby the reading materials remain in proper focus with the eyes of the user; g) means for raising said upper end of said desk top, whereby the reading materials remain in focus with the eyes of the user; h) means for illuminating said desk top, whereby the reading materials are effectively illuminated to allow a user with impaired vision to read the reading materials; i) wherein said means for supporting said left and right set of magnifying lens further comprises a cross post extending substantially from said left to said right sides of said desk top; j) a left and right lens post being downwardly disposed from said cross post; and, k) wherein said left set of magnifying lens is disposed on said left lens post and said right set of magnifying lens is disposed on said right lens post.