Patent ID: 8469534

Claim:
A device that enlarges text and images of an object being viewed to enable a low vision person to see said text and images, comprising: a hollow structure including a top housing and a bottom housing that are connected to one another; a camera aperture formed in said bottom housing, a series of alignment openings formed about said camera aperture; a transparent light guide lens disposed in closing relation to said camera aperture, the light guide lens including a series of upstanding pegs that are positioned with said alignment openings of said camera aperture, said transparent light guide lens having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis of symmetry; a cavity formed within the light guide lens; a PCB with a window formed between opposing ends, said PCB disposed in overlying relation to said light guide lens, a series of alignment openings positioned about said window, whereby said upstanding pegs of said light guide lens are positioned with said alignment openings of said PCB to ensure the window is aligned with said light guide lens, at least one surface of the PCB being black to reduce stray light effects; said light guide lens having a first mounting flange at a first end thereof, a second mounting flange at a second end thereof, and a raised section between said first and second mounting flanges; said cavity defined at its periphery by a plurality of sidewalls that are inclined relative to said raised section to reflect light at an optimal angle, whereby said text and images are well-illuminated; a first pair of light-emitting diodes positioned at said first end of said light guide lens on opposite sides of said longitudinal axis of symmetry, a second pair of light-emitting diodes positioned at said second end of said light guide lens on opposite sides of said longitudinal axis of symmetry.