Personal viewing device

摘要

A portable, freestanding, adjustable, and deconstructable personal viewing device. The personal viewing device may comprise a removably coupled base member, mast member, and branch member. The base member, mast member, and branch member, when coupled, can be freestanding or the base member can be configured to fit under a surface designed for a person in the supine position. The branch member can be configured to hold an appliance, such as a mirror or a flashlight. The branch member can also be configured rotate to allow viewing from a standing, sitting, or supine position. The personal viewing device comprises components that are coupled without the use of fasteners and can be deconstructed with limited dexterity. When deconstructed, the personal viewing device can be transported and reconstructed.

主权项

1. A personal viewing device comprising:
a base member for resting on a resting surface, wherein the base member is coupled to a mast member that extends from the base member in a direction that is not parallel to the resting surface; the mast member coupled to a branch member that extends from the mast member, wherein the branch member comprises a first portion that extends in a direction that is not parallel to the direction that the mast member extends from the base member and parallel to the resting surface; the base member comprises a bent rod that rests on the resting surface with a stud extending from the bent rod, and with the mast member coupled to the stud of the base member; the mast member comprising two or more rods each having a sleeved end and an unsleeved end, and the two or more rods coupled to each other by inserting the unsleeved end of one rod into the sleeved end of another rod; the branch member comprising a sleeved end that couples to the unsleeved end of a rod of the two or more rods that make up the mast member; the branch member further configured to hold at least one appliance, wherein the at least one appliance is a mirror, wherein the mirror swivels about a point where the mirror meets the branch member; and the base member, mast member, branch member, and appliance are assembled without the use of a tool, wherein the base member, mast member, branch member and appliance are removably coupled without screws, rivets, nuts and bolts, or other fasteners.