Patent ID: 8854442

Claim:
A magnification device for use by blind or low vision users, the magnification device comprising in combination: a base having a forward edge, a rearward edge, and side edges therebetween, the base further including a first pair of channels extending between the side edges and a second pair of channels extending between the forward and rearward edges; a table having a forward edge, a rearward edge, side edges, and a top surface, the table mounted to the first and second channels of the base to permit the table to be adjusted in the X and Y orientations, the table further including a retaining means for securing objects to the table; an arcuate camera arm having a proximal end, a distal end, and forward and rearward surfaces, the proximal end integral with the rearward edge of the base and the distal end extending overtop of the table; a monitor arm having a proximal end and a distal end and an intermediate extent therebetween, a counter-balancing spring operatively positioned within the monitor arm, the proximal end of the monitor arm being pivotally connected to the intermediate extent of the camera arm, whereby the monitor arm can be pivoted upward and downward relative to the camera arm; a laterally extending lighting arm, the arm interconnected to an intermediate extent of the camera arm, and including a light source at each end for illuminating objects placed on the table.