US2682805A - Combined magnifier and cleaning device - Google Patents

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y 1954 E. J. TOMASOVIC COMBINED MAGNIFIER AND CLEANING DEVICE Filed Marh 25, 1949 ,lw r C gm a ni fg f nan/W00,

Patented July 6, l954 ao mares RATENTI or Pica CGMBINED MAGNIFIER AND DEVICE Edward .J. Tomasovic,..-Chicago, ill].

Application March 25, 1949;Serial No.83;51

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ious pranks that people are rather careful when approached by a person having a.reputationjfor being a prankster. "They suspect him always and 'accuseihim of playing all the pranks. .IInnocentor'not, he is always suspected andthere- .fore anything he may try "to show is always :vfiewed.withgsuspicion.

In-order to overcome "this suspicion and still carry on his pranksg-lthe'prankster has recourse to many devices that serve-him well in friendly gatherings. Among these,,;I.find my new device particularly useful and .amusing.

My invention is not only amusing but also useful. It is not only a toy of the squirt gun type but also a useful magnifying lens that has its practical aspects. When not used as a toy, it has a small bellows that can be used to provide a small amount of air to blow dust off a covered surface and for other purposes that will be clear to any user.

It therefore is an object of my invention to provide a new and novel type of squirt toy that provides an immeasurable amount of joy and fun.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a magnifying glass that contains a small bellows in combination therewith to supply a small blast of air to the surface to be examined.

These and other objects, extensions, modifications, and variations thereof will be clearly apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the clear, accurate and lucid description given hereinbelow of the preferred embodiment which is further illustrated in the attached drawing forming a part thereof. It therefore, is not my intention to be limited directly or indirectly by the specific preferred embodiment described herein, since the same can manifestly be varied widely and still come within the spirit of the fundamental concepts underlyingthe principles of my invention.

Therefore Figure 1 in the attached drawing is a perspective view of my improved device.

Figure 2 is a plan View, while Figure 3 is a sectional view of the same.

In the drawing the numerical characters indicating certain elements in the device refer to thesame elements in the specification below.

My improved device consists of a case which houses completely and protects the magnifying lens l2 retained in the rim M. The glass retaining rim=M has thereon an extension-arm P6.

The. arm 16 and glass retaining rim M is pivotally mounted within the case I 1] "by means-of'a grommet-like tube J l B' thatserVes- "as-'a pivot shaft ab'out which the retaining '"rim 1 6 can rotate.

- "One half of the outer-edgeof the ease lirhas a downwardly projecting side or flange 20 that is su'fficientl-y deep enough -'t0- cover not only the lens retaining :rim "M "but also the bellows 22. The other .half of the outer edge of 131160586 1135 an indentation therein to-providea finger rest or.entry'-21l: on the riml4. The rim l' l, case l 0, -.grommet like tube 18 can he made -of plastic :or -metal whichever is more=desirable 'The magni'fyingllens may be made of a clear plastic -'or glass.

The grommet-like tube Ell onsis'ts of =an upper end 26 which penetrates the case l0 and is flared over the same to hold the case I0 securely in a pivoted juxtaposition about it. Ihe lower end 28 is formed into a right angle bend whose end has a slight collar thereon.

A bulb or bellows 22 is provided and it is preferably made of molded plastic, rubber or thin flexible metal or materials that can be flexed so that a bellows action is obtained. In the bellows 22 is a chamber in which air, water or any other fluid medium is contained. The bellows has a neck 30 thereon which fits snugly over the collar on the end 28 of the tube [8. Since the material forming the bellows 22 is resilient, it therefore is obvious that when the bellows 22 are pressed, any fluid contained therein is outwardly ejected through the tube l8. The bellows or bulb 22 is substantially similar in contour to the lens rim and is of a sufficient thickness, breadth and length to hold therein the desired quantity of a fluid. It, like the rim I4, pivots and is fitted within the cover together with the rim I4 to form a compact unit of convenient size and portability.

If the lens is to be used to observe an object, a prankster may fill the chamber of the bellows 22 with water and give the innocent victim or observer a squirt. However; under certain conditions, it is frequently desirable to observe the surface of some hairy object and in that case the opening of the tube l8 can be projected downwardly and a gentle draft produced on the object under observation by manipulating the bellows 22 to provide air with which to part the hair. Likewise, dust etc. can be blown off the surface under observation.

It is thus clearly obvious that my improved device can serve not only a useful purpose but can also be applied in fun by pranksters as a toy. It therefore is not, my intention to be limited to the preferred embodiment specifically described hereinabove and shown in the illustration, since it can be varied widely and still be within the ambit and spirit underlying the scope of the fundamental concepts of my invention as defined in the hereunto appended claims.

I claim:

1. A combined magnifier and cleaning device comprising a magnifying lens, a rim for said magnifying lens, an arm on said rim, a support through said arm which is rotatably mounted on said support, the said support comprising a grommet-like tube, one end of said tube flared over to retain the said arm in juxtaposition, an opening in the said flared end directing the egress of any fluid substantially perpendicular to the plane of said lens, the lower end of said tube bent at right angles to the said pivot and a bulb mounted on said right angle end whereby fluids contained in said bulb can be ejected when pressure is applied to said bulb.

2. A combined magnifier and cleaning device comprising a magnifying lens, a rim for said lens, an arm on said rim, a hollow tube about which the said arm is mounted, an opening in one end of said tube, the said opening capable of directing the fluid outwardly and substantially perpendicular to the said lens, the lower end of said tube having a right angle extension thereof, a bulb mounted on said extension, a housing in which the said lens and said bulb fit thereunder and a means on said tube to hold said rim arm, said bulb and said housing in juxtaposition.

3. A combined magnifier and cleaning device comprising a magnifying lens, a rim for said lens, an arm on said rim, a hollow pivot means about which the said arm is pivotally mounted, an air bellows means attached to one end of said hollow pivot means, and a housing attached to the other end of said hollow pivot to contain the said lens, whereby air from the bellows produced by pressure of observers fingers is directed upon the surface of the object under observation.

4. A combined magnifier and cleaning device comprising a magnifying lens, a rim to hold the same and rotatable about a support, a support through said rim, the said support comprising a right angled hollow tube. the vertical leg of said tube acting as a shaft for said rim, the horizontal leg of said tube having thereon a bulb, and a bulb for fluid attached to said horizontal leg and communicating internally with the vertical leg, whereby fluid within the bulb may be ejected at the object under observation when pressure is applied to said bulb.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 905,295 De Moulin Dec. 1, 1908 909,747 Brennan Jan. 12, 1909 1,596,536 Hilscher Aug. 17, 1926 1,702,877 McKee Feb.19, 1929 1,973,567 Joslin Sept. 11, 1934 2,394,946 Stegeman -1 Feb. 12, 1946 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 241,381 Great Britain Oct. 22, 1925 435,357 Great Britain Sept. 19, 1935

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