Patent Document

REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
   The present application hereby claims the benefit of the provisional patent application of the same title to Pat Marshall, Ser. No. 60/369,132, filed on Apr. 1, 2002. 

   FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
   The present invention relates to a reflective viewing device for two individuals to view each others faces while reading a book, and in particular, to a book light incorporating a mirror. 
   BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   Many parents read bedtime stories to their children and don&#39;t realize all of the wonderful and amazing facial expressions that their children are creating while being read to. This problem is solved when a child is sitting on a parent&#39;s lap and the book mirror invention is attached to the book&#39;s cover. Then the parent or child can adjust the invention&#39;s position and the book&#39;s position until they both locate each other&#39;s reflections while using the mirror. The reader is now ready to read the pages of the book while glancing periodically at the listener. Likewise, while the reader is articulating words from the pages of the book or magazine, the listener can use the mirror to correlate lip movements of the reader with the audio words currently being spoken. 
   U.S. Pat. No. 4,637,631 discloses a combined book and mirror. However, this device is only good for one book and the mirror has to be manufactured into alternating pages of the book. Obviously, this wastes an entire page, or a part of a page, that would normally have been used by the adult to read to the child. Another disadvantage is that this device is inherently thicker and heavier than a book with a similar quantity of pages but without any mirrors. And, the device is inherently rigid and does not allow for adjustments of the mirror only without moving the book&#39;s position. This limits the reader and listener to clearly see each other&#39;s face while being comfortably situated in any position. 
   Likewise, there are now children&#39;s books on the market that have a mirror incorporated into the back cover of the book. It is believed that the orientation of such a mirror is suitable for the viewer to see his own face rather than to have a reader and listener see each other&#39;s faces. These books also suffer from some of the same, previously disclosed, disadvantages of U.S. Pat. No. 4,637,631. For example, every page of the book now has to have a large enough hole so each person can see each other&#39;s reflection in the mirror. This, again, wastes space that should normally be dedicated to words and/or pictures for the reader and listener. Moreover, the entire book has to be held in an orientation that allows the reader and listener to see each other in the mirror. 
   Other art, such as U.S. Pat. No. 2,473,938, discloses a combined photograph album and music box. Also, U.S. Pat. No. 170,042 discloses a photograph album which has been modified such that articles may be inserted into the book. 
   Book-lights of various types are, of course, well known in the prior art. Most all of these lights are of standard size and are adapted to be clamped or attached to the back cover of a book. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,695,271, U.S. Pat. No. 4,598,340, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,869,529 all disclose book light devices that attach to the cover for the purpose of illuminating pages of a book. However, none of these discloses a mirror that is designed and manufactured as an integral part of the whole product. 
   Consequently, a significant need exists for mirror that may be easily attached to a book. 
   BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   The present invention addresses these and other problems in the prior art by providing a mirror device that attaches to readable documents that allows a reader and a listener to view both the reading material and see each others face at the same time. Thereby, the enjoyment and learning potential of reading is enhanced by providing a flexible means for conveying nonverbal communication within a verbal communication media. Being attachable and portable, such a mirror device may enhance reading of a wide variety of books and similar documents. 
   In one aspect of the invention, a device enhances reading a book to another individual by having a gripping member that attaches to the book and having a reflective member at a preselected orientation that reflect the face of one of the individuals to the other. For example, the preselected orientation may be permanently set at an angle typically convenient for seeing each other. Moreover, the reflective member may have a degree of curve to it (i.e., convex) allowing for each party to be in a range of respective orientations while still being visible to the other. 
   Another object of the present invention is to create a more enjoyable environment for persons reading books orally to other individuals being their subjects. The present invention accomplishes this by providing an apparatus and means for the reader of the book to clearly view the facial expressions and reactions of the person being read to. This invention allows the person reading any book to visually enjoy the many wonderful and inquisitive facial expressions emanating from their subject. 
   In addition, the person reading the book will now be allowed to see if the young adult, child, toddler, or baby is understanding what they are currently listening to. For instance, a parent may ask a questions regarding the material contained within the book, and watches as the child searches for or deduces the answer (e.g., “How many yellow birds are there?”, “Can you find the umbrella?”). If not, the person reading the book, or and other suitable text document, can respond to the feedback, such as by then pausing and rearticulating the previously spoken audio words in the hopes of helping the subject. Thereby, a parent may diagnose why a child is having difficulty, such as a short attention span, and adjust the reading based on visual confirmation that the child is listening. 
   Another object the invention is to decrease the learning curve for young readers and handicapped readers by allowing them to visually see their teacher&#39;s mouth who is articulating words from the pages of any document in any language around the world. Therefore it is yet another object of this invention to provide a means for the person being read to view the mechanical lip motions of the reader of the document in the hopes of correlating the visual and audio information together to words that are currently being orally articulated from pages of any book. 
   It is therefore an objective of this invention to provide an apparatus comprising a base, a top shell hingedly attached to the base, and a first reflective surface secured to the top shell. The base is arranged to be releasable attachable to an information carrier such as a book, magazine or other printed media, picture, illustration, graphic or artistic work, or other recorded information. 
   It is also another object of this invention to allow the person being read to be comfortably positioned on the lap of, or in close proximity to, the reader of the pages of the book. 
   It is yet another object of this invention to allow the attachable reflective surface device to be adjusted for any angle for the purpose of viewing facial expressions of both the reader and the person being read to. 
   It is another object of this invention to provide a portable book light and mirror combination for the purpose of illuminating reading material in dimly lit areas. 
   Lastly, there are several versions of the previously discussed circuits and mechanical parts and configurations that were not disclosed. However, it shall be assumed that all other versions become obvious to anyone skilled in the art and who understands the embodiments of this document. 
   These and other objects and advantages of the present invention shall be made apparent from the accompanying drawings and the description thereof. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES 
     The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention, and, together with the general description of the invention given above, and the detailed description of the embodiments given below, serve to explain the principles of the present invention. 
       FIG. 1  is an illustration of the adjustable book mirror when in use according to one embodiment of the present invention; 
       FIG. 2  is a close-up illustration of the adjustable book mirror invention clamped to a book; 
       FIG. 3  a perspective view of the adjustable book mirror invention; 
       FIG. 4  is a front-view of the adjustable book mirror invention; 
       FIG. 5  is an assembly-side-view of the adjustable book mirror invention; 
       FIG. 6  is a side-view of the adjustable book mirror invention highlighting its many possible positions; 
       FIG. 7  is a cross-sectional side view of the adjustable book mirror invention; 
       FIG. 8  is a front-view of a different design for a pivoting book mirror invention according to another embodiment of the invention; 
       FIG. 9  is a side-view of the pivoting book mirror and light invention; 
       FIG. 10  is a cross-sectional side view of the pivoting book mirror and light invention; 
       FIG. 11  is a perspective view of another variation of the adjustable book mirror invention shown now with an adjustable lighting apparatus attachment which is in accordance with another embodiment of the invention; 
       FIG. 12  is another perspective view of the adjustable book mirror and light combination according to  FIG. 11 , wherein the book light is illustrated in an open position; 
       FIG. 13  is a cross-sectional side view of the present adjustable book mirror and light combination invention; 
       FIG. 14  is an electrical diagram of the circuit used in the embodiment of the adjustable book mirror and light combination invention; 
       FIG. 15  is a front view of a pivoting book mirror and light invention according to another embodiment; 
       FIG. 16  is another perspective view of the present pivoting book mirror and light invention shown in  FIG. 15 and ; 
       FIG. 17  is a flow chart diagram showing the methodology of utilizing the book-light-mirror according the embodiments of the invention. 
   

   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
   Refer to  FIG. 1  where an in-use-illustration is presented according to an embodiment of the invention. As can be seen, an adjustable book mirror  1  is shown attached to a front or back cover of a book  4 . Also shown in this figure is an adult  6  reading to a child  8  with the adjustable book mirror  1  attached to the book  4  all while seated on a chair  10 . This methodology allows the adult  6  to see the child&#39;s facial expressions clearly while reading a story. As a result, the adult  6  can finally see facial expressions that were never before possible while reading a book to the child  8 . In addition, this also allows the child  8  to watch the mechanical motion of her adult&#39;s  6  lips. 
   It is well know in the art that lip reading is possible and that all people, whether handicapped or not, benefit from watching the mechanical motions of the human mouth while speaking. Furthermore, the adjustable book mirror  1  will help the child  8  associate the mechanical motions of her adult&#39;s  6  lips with the words that she is currently vocalizing. Consequently, this adjustable book mirror  1  invention will also help the child  8  learn to read and speak the language of the adult  6 . 
   It should be appreciated that the adjustable book mirror  1  may advantageously be used by a single individual, whereupon the facial expressions of the reader are reflected back to the reader. The visual feedback to the reader enhances rehearsing speeches and performances. For the hearing impaired, the visual feedback would be useful in verifying proper pronunciation of the words. 
   The adjustable book mirror  1  advantageously incorporates a light  2 , which may project light onto the book to aid in reduced lighting situations and/or onto the faces of the adult  6  and child  8 . To further enhance the reading experience, the adjustable book mirror  1  may further incorporate an audio player  7 , such as a radio, digitally recorded audio device, etc. to provide a soothing melody. 
   It will be appreciated by those of skill in the art having the benefit of the present invention that the book mirror  1  may incorporate a reflective surface having many characteristics, some of which are described in greater detail below. For example, a reflective surface may have a preset orientation with respect to a gripping member that attaches to the book, with the orientation selected as typically convenient for each individual to see the other. This simplified connection between the gripping member and reflective member provides economical advantages. In addition, a convex reflective surface may be particularly appropriate with such a fixed orientation so that each individual may be at a range of positions relative to each other and the book, yet be in view of the other. 
   Refer now to  FIG. 2  where a close-up illustration of the present invention is shown clamped to the book  4  according to the embodiments of the invention. This illustration shows how the adjustable book mirror  1  is attached to the book&#39;s  4  back cover. The adjustable book mirror  1  is clamped to the book  4  simply by sliding it over the cover. It can then be adjusted in the horizontal position along the length of the back book  4  cover. Then, the mirror itself can be adjusted in a circular rotation about the mirror&#39;s vertical axis, as shown in FIG.  6 . All of these adjustments will allow the person reading the book to clearly see the child and vise-versa. 
   Refer to  FIGS. 3 and 4  where perspective and front views of the present invention are shown according to the embodiments of the invention. A somewhat circular mirror  12  is shown mounted into a top shell  14  and a matching bottom shell (not shown). The top shell  14  and bottom shell can be both manufactured using normal plastic injection molding processes. The mirror  12  can be made of normal mirror materials such a glass with an opaque backing. Likewise, the mirror can be composed of any suitable material that has a reflective surface. However, for safety reasons, it is preferable to have the mirror  12  made of harmless shiny-aluminum material or a shatter-resistant plastic (e.g., polycarbonate, acrlic, mylar, etc.). This mirror material is used extensively in many common plastic toys. However, the optical quality must be either equal or greater as compared to normal household-type glass mirrors. 
   The mounted mirror  12  and top shell  14  and bottom shell form a male hinge section which is inserted into a female hinge section  18   c  of a base  18  to form a pivoting mechanism, or by any other hinged devices, not limited by this invention. A pair of end caps  24  may be disposed on two opposite end portions of the base  18 . Likewise, these end caps  24  can be manufactured using standard plastic injection molding techniques. However, these end caps  24  may also be eliminated by designing and manufacturing the base  18  with attached end caps  24  or with no end caps at all. Alternatively, the end caps may include male threads received by female threads on a nonadjacent portion of the pivoting mechansim. Thus, a variable amount of friction may be presented between the end caps and an adjacent portion of the pivoting mechanism that moves relative to the end cap. Thus, tightening the attachment aids in maintaining the orientation with a variable amount of resistance. In addition, disassembly of the end caps by a child is thwarted, especially when a tool attachment structure (e.g., hex head aperture) is included for tightening the end caps, or other locking mechanism. 
   Next, the user attaches the adjustable book mirror  1  to the book by sliding the base over the book&#39;s back cover. The user accomplishes this by inserting the tip of the base  18 , which has a chamfer edge  18   a , over the back of the book cover. Another chamfered edge (not shown) then is slid over the top of the book cover. The book mirror  1  is inserted until the book cover&#39;s top edge rests against the base  18 . A rubber pad  20  is then used to help hold the whole adjustable book mirror  1  firmly in place. When the adjustable book mirror  1  is properly inserted the mirror  12  may be rotated by a circular R fashion. This allows the mirror  12  to be adjusted to any position in the R axis that is agreeable to its user. 
   Refer to  FIG. 5  where an assembly side-view of the adjustable book mirror is shown according to the embodiments of the invention. A non-toxic glue is first applied along the edges of the top shell  14  and a bottom shell  16 . The mirror  12  is then inserted between the top shell  14  and bottom shell  16 . The three pieces are subsequently pressed together and held firmly in place until the glue dries. 
   Next the rubber pad  20  must now be glued to the base  18  and allowed to sufficiently dry. Then the assembled mirror  12  and top shell  14 , and bottom shell  16  can now be inserted into the two female hinge sections  18   c  which are part of the base  18 . The two female hinge sections  18   c  must be bent slightly outward to allow the preassembled mirror  12 , top shell  14 , and bottom shell  16  to be inserted in place. Once completed the two female hinge sections will go back to their original shape thus holding the whole assembly firmly in place. The pair of end caps  24  are then inserted into the two female hinge sections  18   c . If designed and manufactured properly the pair of end caps  24  may be press-fitted into place and may not require any glue to be held firmly in place. However for safety reasons, a non-toxic glue may be used just to make sure that they cannot be pulled back out. Also the two end caps&#39;  24  diameters should be designed large enough to not allow a child to choke on them if they are successful in pulling them back out. 
   When all adhesives have thoroughly dried, the user may now attach the adjustable book mirror  1  to the book by sliding the base over the book&#39;s back cover. The user does this by inserting the chamfer edge  18   a  over the back of the book cover. Another chamfered edge  18   b  is then slid over the top of the book cover. 
   Refer to  FIG. 6  where a side-view of the present invention according to the embodiments of the invention is shown. As can be seen the book mirror  1  can be opened and adjusted to any position R 1 . 
   Refer now to  FIG. 7  where a cross-sectional-side-view of the present invention according to the embodiments of the invention is shown. As can also be seen the book mirror  1  is designed to be assembled with snap-together pieces. However to maximize strength, most of the larger parts, such as the top shell  14  and bottom shell  16 , should be glued together with a non-toxic adhesive. 
   Now refer now to  FIG. 8  where a front-view of a new pivoting book mirror  3  according to another embodiment of the invention is shown. As can be seen the main difference between this version of the invention and the previous one is that the pivoting book mirror  3  can now be adjusted in more than one dimension. This will allow the user to adjust the mirror  12  without the need to slide the whole device along the back of the book&#39;s cover in the horizontal direction with respect to the axis of the book&#39;s cover. To allow this multi-directional alignment of the mirror  12 , the essential elements of the pivoting book mirror  3  comprise a pivoting base anchor  28  consisting of a capsule  28   c  from which projects upwardly, a tubular arm  26  for supporting the preassembled top shell  14 , bottom shell (not shown), and mirror  12 . The tubular arm  26  is threaded on its flat end and is attached simply by screwing it into a matching female receptacle that is manufactured into to the back of the bottom shell. Once assembled the tubular arm  26  will be allowed to pivot and/or rotated in just about any direction in a three-dimensional coordinate space. All of this is designed, manufactured, and assembled in a manner to be described hereinafter, and means for attaching capsule  28   c  which is bearing top shell  14 , mirror  12 , and bottom shell to a book, magazine or the like comprising a clamp formed of a upper two-armed member consisting of a rigid base section  28   a  and a movable base section  28   b . The rigid base section  28   a  and the movable base section  28   b  are all rigidly attached, preferably as an integral piece with the capsule  28   c , to the pivoting base anchor  28 . More specifically, the pivoting base anchor  28  has arms integrally attached at one end to capsule  28   c  and preferably, but not necessarily, connected as one piece. All of these members (i.e., rigid base section  28   a , movable base section  28   b , and capsule  28   c ) can form a rigid construction which may be molded as one piece of appropriate plastic to form the entire pivoting base anchor  28 . 
   Refer to  FIG. 9  where it is shows a side-view of the pivoting book mirror  3  according to the embodiments of the invention. In this figure, only a partial view of the tubular arm  26  is shown. As can be seen, tubular arm  26  is attached as a movable and adjustable piece to the inside walls of the capsule  28   c . Other mechanisms inside the capsule are then used to hold the tubular arm semi-rigidly in place. As can also be seen, the movable base section  28   b  is formed in a somewhat tongue-shaped fashion fitting, preferably as one integral piece, within member  28   a . Also note that the movable base section  28   b  has a raised bow section which in its normal position, may extend slightly above member  28   a . The dimensions of members  28   a  and  28   b  as such that they provide a sufficient gripping surface to clamp between them a number of pages to the cover of a book or other document so that the pivoting book mirror  3 , in essence, becomes self-supporting to allow the tubular arm  26  to be safely adjusted in any direction. 
   Refer now to  FIG. 10  where a cross-sectional side view of the pivoting book mirror  3  is shown according to the embodiments of the invention. In this figure it can be clearly seen how a matching female receptacle  36  is manufactured as part of the back of the mirror containing shell which makes up a mirror assembly  17 . However this receptacle  36 , can be, as previously mentioned, be made as one rigid piece as part of the bottom shell or it can also be manufactured as a separate piece that is later attached to the bottom shell by any suitable means such as self-tapping screws and strong adhesives. Once attached, the tubular arm  26  can then be attached to the mirror assembly simply by screwing it into the matching female receptacle  36 . However, before this can be accomplished, the tubular arm  26  must first be inserted up through a large opening in the bottom of capsule  28   c  and then through a smaller opening in the top of capsule  28   c , both of which are manufactured as part of the pivoting base anchor  28 . The smaller opening in the top of capsule  28   c  will prevent the tubular arm  26  from being pulled out the top of the capsule  28   c . However, the smaller opening in capsule  28   c  is manufactured large enough to allow the tubular arm  26  to be pivoted or rotated in just about any direction in a three-dimensional coordinate system. 
   A suitable metal or plastic spring  34  is then inserted up into the inside of the capsule  28   c  through the opening in the bottom of the pivoting base anchor  28  until it is fully seated up against the rounded bottom end of the tubular arm  26 . The spring  34  must be designed to hold the mirror assembly firmly in place after final assembly is accomplished. However, the spring&#39;s  26  constant coefficient must also allow free movement of the mirror assembly with very little force from its user. 
   To close the opening and hold the spring  34  and tubular arm  26  firmly in place, a cover  30  is then next inserted up into the opening in the bottom of capsule  28   c . A short alignment peg  30   a  that is molded into the topside of cover  30  is then used to align the spring  34  with the whole assembly. This round peg  30   a  is designed and manufactured to be slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the spring  34 . A screw  32 , or a plurality of screws  32 , is then used to secure the cover  30  to the pivoting base anchor  28 . Once assembled, the tubular arm  26  will be allowed to pivot and/or rotated in just about any direction in a three-dimensional range. 
   As can be seen, the spring  34  is compressed to apply a static force on the tubular arm  26  after final adjustment of the mirror assembly  17  by the user. The spring  34  is used to apply pressure to the round bottom of the tubular arm  26  which is prevented from going any further by the top inside of the capsule  28   c . This is designed to help hold the mirror assembly  17  and the attached tubular arm  26  both firmly in place once adjustment is completed. However, the tension in the spring cannot be made too high to make the adjustment too rigid for the user to comfortably adjust the tubular arm  26  and attached mirror assembly  17 . Likewise, the tension in the spring  34 , after final assembly, cannot be made too low as to not hold the load of both the pivoting arm  26 , and all other attached pieces, firmly in place once the user completes adjustment of the mirror assembly  17 . As a result, selection of a spring  34 , if purchased as an off-the-shelf item, is very important for the correct operation of the pivoting book mirror  3  invention. 
   All previously mentioned plastic parts, such as the female receptacle  36 , the tubular arm  26 , the cover  30 , and the pivoting base anchor  28  can all be made from standard plastic-injection molding processes. The spring  34 , if made of metal, can be manufactured using normal spring manufacturing machines. Likewise, the metal screws  32  can all be manufactured from any standard screw-molding machines. 
   Refer now to  FIGS. 11 and 12  where a perspective and front views are shown according to another embodiment of the invention. As can be seen, a combination book mirror/light  5  will now not only allow the reader to see the person&#39;s facial expressions and vise-versa, the book or magazine or any other document will now have the capability to have its pages, or the faces of the listener and/or reader, illuminated by a light bulb or light-emitting-diode (LED) or similar lighting source. Note that this version of the invention is very analogous to the one pictured in FIG.  3 . However, a modification has been incorporated to now allow a book light to be turned on or off for better viewing of the reading material. A book light top shell  44  is connected to the top edge of a top mirror shell  38  and a bottom mirror shell by a pair of light hinges  42 . An on/off switch  56  controls power to the book light. This configuration will allow the book light to be adjusted in any position along the vertical axis of the book mirror/light  5 . 
   Refer now to  FIG. 13  where a cross-sectional side view of the book mirror/light  5  invention is shown. It can be seen that the base  18  is the same base used in previous  FIGS. 4-7 . So its manufacturing, assembly, and operation processes will not be repeated. However, the rest of the invention is quite different and will now be explained. 
   The on/off power switch  56  is shown inserted into a slot in the modified top shell  38 . Also, the minor  12  is held in place when the modified top shell  38  and a modified bottom shell  40  are both glued firmly together and allowed to dry. The light assembly consists of a light bulb  46  which is held in place by a light socket  48  which is mounted to the inner side of the book light top shell  44 . A clear-plastic lens  50  is inserted into the book light top shell  44  to help protect fingers from possibly getting burned. This whole assembly is connected to the rest of the invention though the use of a couple of steel pins (not shown). An electrical wire  52   a  is then soldered to one of the two terminals of the light socket  48 . The electrical wire  52   a  is then run inside the length of the whole minor assembly and soldered to a negative terminal metal tab that is electrically connected to the negative terminal of a battery  62   a . Another electrical wire  52   b  is then soldered to the other terminal of the light socket  48  and it too is run the length of the invention in the space behind the mirror  12 . The other end of the wire  52   b  is then soldered to one of the two terminals of the power on/off switch  56 . A third wire  52   c  is then soldered to a positive terminal metal tab (not shown) that is electrically connected to the positive terminal of a second battery  62   b . The chemical batteries  62   a  and  62   b  are held firmly battery support  64  which is molded into the inside of the plastic battery chamber. The other side of the batteries  62   a  and  62   b  is supported by a sponge pad  60  that is glued to the inside of a plastic battery access door  58 . To complete the electrical circuit, a metal shorting terminal  66  is connected between the positive terminal of battery  62   a  and the negative terminal of battery  62   b . This will electrically configure the pair of chemical batteries  62   a  and  62   b  together in series. 
   Refer now to  FIG. 14  where an electrical diagram is shown according to the embodiments of the book mirror/light invention. This diagram is an electrical schematic for the invention used in  FIGS. 11-13 . As can be seen, the light bulb  46  is electrically connected to the wire  52   a  and wire  52   b  through the light socket  48 . One end of wir  52   a  is then soldered to a negative terminal metal tab that is electrically connected to the negative terminal of battery  62   a . Likewise, the other end of wire  52   b  is soldered to one terminal of the power on/off switch  56 . The other terminal of the power on/off switch  56  is soldered to wire  52   c , which has its other end soldered to a positive terminal metal tab that is electrically connected to the positive terminal of battery  62   b . To complete the series circuit, the metal shorting terminal  66  is electrically connected between the positive terminal of battery  62   a  and negative terminal of battery  62   b.    
   Refer now to  FIGS. 15 and 16  where front and perspective views of a pivoting book mirror/light  7  is shown according to another embodiment of the invention. As can be seen, this invention is yet another of many possible variations of the book mirror/light invention. However this version is different than the previous one shown in  FIGS. 11 and 12  because a swivel light  76  is now located at a pedestal  72  and can be rotated in any direction. In addition, a somewhat square or rectangular shaped mirror  68  is now enclosed in a similarly shaped upper enclosure  70  and lower enclosure (not shown). These parts are then connected to the tubular arm  26  using the same plastic screw-in type mechanism as previously mentioned in the specification paragraph for FIG.  10 . Also, the round bottom tubular arm is assembled in the pedestal  72  the same fashion as what was described for  FIGS. 9 and 10 . This will allow for multi-dimensional rotation and pivoting in any direction to allow the user maximum flexibility in adjusting the square shaped mirror  68 . Using this same design but on a smaller scale, the swivel light  76  can also be rotated in any direction. To make this version of the invention more lightweight, a power cord  80  is used to connect to a separate power source, such as a battery pack  82  or an alternating current outlet. 
   It will be appreciated that a pivoting adjustable mounting may used such as a ball-and-socket joint as depicted in  FIG. 15 , with either or both ends of pedestal  72  terminating in such a joint. Alternatively, one or more ends of the pedestal, or the lenth of the pedestal itself, may comprise a deformable connection, wherein the mounting may be bent by the user to a desired orientation. 
   Refer now to  FIG. 17  wherein a flow chart diagram depicts the methodology of how to use the present book mirror or book mirror/light devices according to embodiments of the invention. As shown a step  90  is used by either the reader or listener of the book to attach the invention to the book. A step  92  is then used to allow users of the invention to adjust their positions. After that step is completed, a step  94  is used by adjust the position of the book, and subsequently the attached book-light-mirror invention, with respect to their own positions. Next, a step  96  is used to adjust the position of the book relative to the reader&#39;s and listener&#39;s positions. Next, both the reader and listener have to now decide, using a decision step  98 , whether they can see each other&#39;s faces prior to reading. If the answer is false then step  92 , step  94 , and step  96  all should to repeated until this condition becomes true. Once true, a step  100  is then used to turn to the first page in the book that is about to be read aloud. A step  102  is then used, for the book-light-mirror version of the invention, to turn on the light. The reader or listener can then adjust the light&#39;s position as shown in a step  104 . The listener can subsequently use the mirror to view the reader&#39;s mouth to help correlate audio sounds and visual movements with words currently being read. Next, a decision has to be made, using a decision step  106 , whether the pages of the book are clearly illuminated by the light. If false then step  104  should be repeated until the condition becomes true. Otherwise a step  108  is next used by the reader to articulate words from the pages of the book. The reader then uses the mirror to periodically watch facial expressions of the listener using a step  110 . Likewise, the listener uses the mirror, at a step  112 , to watch the reader&#39;s facial expressions. However, it is also the hope that the mirror will help the listener correlate the visual and audio cues with the current words being read from the book. Next, another decision has to be made, using a decision step  114 , whether both pages of the book have been read. If false then the step  108 , step  110 , step  112  all have to be repeated until this condition becomes true. When the decision step  114  condition becomes true, then another decision, a decision step  118 , has to be made whether the reader is finished reading the book. If decision step  118  is false then the step  108 , step  110 , step  112 , and decision step  114  all should be repeated until this condition becomes true. 
   While the present invention has been illustrated by description of several embodiments and while the illustrative embodiments have been described in considerable detail, it is not the intention of the applicant to restrict or in any way limit the scope of the appended claims to such detail. Additional advantages and modifications may readily appear to those skilled in the art. For example, although injection plastic molding is described in some instances as economical method of manufacture, it will be appreciated that a broad range of materials and fabrication methods may be employed.

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