Decorative pendant or locket housing a reading lens

Abstract

A decorative pendant or locket, or jewelry piece, housing a reading lens is provided, including a first portion attached to a second portion arranged to form an interior cavity wherein the retractable reading lens is housed. The reading lens can be drawn or pulled out or pivotally rotated outwardly to extend to the extracted position to enable a wearer to read a menu or the like. During non-use, the reading lens is pushed back or pivotally rotated inward to become discretely housed within the interior cavity in the retracted position. Further, one embodiment of the jewelry article includes a light that is automatically turned on or activated when a reading lens is extracted from the device, thereby illuminating the subject matter to be read, facilitating the reading process.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a decorative pendant, locket, or jewelry piece housing a reading lens; and more particularly, to a jeweled pendant or locket having a first portion attached to a second portion and arranged to form an interior cavity having a reading lens housed therein that can be drawn out from the interior cavity to enable a wearer to read more clearly without straining his or her eyes.[0003]2. Description of the Prior Art[0004]Reading can strain one's eyes, especially when the font size is small or there are background distractions. Examples include restaurant menus, price tags, newspaper and magazine articles and the like, which often cause one to strain their eyes to read. Lenses and magnifying glass devices are often utilized to assist reading these types of writings. However, there is a need in the art for a decorative jewelry piece that has a magnifying reading lens integrated therein, providing...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

"The present invention is a decorative pendant or locket with a retractable reading lens. The lens can be extended to read menus or other subjects, and then retracted to be discreet. The jewelry piece also has a light that automatically turns on when the lens is extended. The lens is housed in a cavity and can be pushed or pulled out. The first portion of the jewelry piece has a show surface that is decorative. The lens can be extended and retracted using a track and rail or pivoting motion. The technical effects of this invention include improved reading ability and convenience for wearers."

Problems solved by technology

Reading can strain one's eyes, especially when the font size is small or there are background distractions.

Examples include restaurant menus, price tags, newspaper and magazine articles and the like, which often cause one to strain their eyes to read.

However, none of the jewelry heretofore disclosed and utilized provide a reading lens integrated therein.

These devices include lenses, but the lenses are not utilized to read various writings and are not retractable from the jewelry pieces.

Other jewelry pieces heretofore provided include illuminated jewelry pieces, but do not provide any type reading lens integrated therein.

Although these jewelry pieces provide illumination, the jewelry pieces or devices do not provide a reading lens.

Illumination of these jewelry pieces is for the effect of lighting up the jewelry itself, not to provide any type of reading light.

These devices do not provide a jewelry device having a reading lens integrated therein that can be readily worn on a person for convenient immediate use, should magnification of writing be required.

These devices fail to provide a decorative jewelry piece that has a magnifying reading lens integrated therein that can be worn.

It would not be feasible for one to carry these devices with them to read indicia on magazines, menus, and the like.

Thus, none of these devices provide a low key jewelry device having a reading lens integrated therein that can be readily worn on a person for convenient immediate use, should magnification of writing be required.

Reading lenses of various sorts have been provided integrated within credit card devices, but these are not jewelry pieces, and the lenses are not hidden and retractable for low profile use.

These types of credit card / wallet card devices do not provide a retractable reading lens, instead the lenses are merely built into the body of the cards.

Further, these devices cannot be worn on the person in a decorative fashion, and immediately capable of being utilized to assist one in reading.

Thus, these card devices fail to provide a low key device having a reading lens integrated therein that can be readily worn on a person for convenient immediate use, should magnification of writing be required.

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