Patent ID: 7471466

Claim:
A portable magnifier comprising: a holder having a base portion and two elongate holding portions extending outwardly in the same general direction from opposite ends of the base portion, each of the holding portions having a first end and a second end disposed opposite the first end and connected to the base portion; a pair of sliding members mounted on the respective holding portions for undergoing sliding movement therealong and for locking engagement therewith at a desired position between the first and second ends of the holding portions; and an optical element inserted between and detachably pivotally connected to the sliding members for sliding movement therewith so that when the sliding members are engaged with the respective holding portions at a desired position, a viewing state is defined in which the optical element can be manually pivoted relative to the sliding members to a desired viewing position, the optical element being configured to overlie a viewable display of a portable electronic device in the viewing state so that a user of the magnifier can view through the optical element a magnified version of information displayed on the display.