Patent ID: 7345831

Claim:
A card-shaped pocket magnifier device comprising: a magnifying lens having a pair of opposite optical surfaces and a periphery including two pairs of opposing edge faces, a recess in the lens, the recess being bounded by a border surface forming a closed shape and joining the opposite optical surfaces of the lens; an opaque housing disposed in the recess and having a housing edge complementary to the border surface; at least one lamp mounted in the recess adjacent the border surface, wherein the at least one lamp is received in the housing adjacent an opening in the housing edge and through which the lamp radiates light into the lens; a battery received in the housing, the battery having a generally planar configuration with opposite faces and a pair of electrical terminals of opposite polarities mounted on one of the opposite faces; a lamp switch mounted in the housing and actuatable between on and off conditions; and means for forming a lamp circuit which includes the lamp, the terminals of the battery, and the lamp switch, such that the lamp projects a light beam through the border surface in response to actuation of the lamp switch.