Patent ID: 8624746

Claim:
A wait staff signaling apparatus having high visibility indicators comprising; a housing having a front, rear, top and bottom, a plurality of light sources, each light source comprising a first and a second LED, a control module mounted in the housing operable to activate, deactivate, and manage the power consumption of the plurality of light sources, and incorporating a plurality of touch proximity switches operable to energize respective light sources when activated by a user, a plurality of illuminating indicators each mounted to be outwardly facing in the top and front and rear of the housing and adjacent to a control module proximity switch, wherein the illuminating indicators comprise a comprises one of the light sources, a lens cover, and a secondary illuminating optic lens having a top surface and bottom surface, a front and rear vertical exitant surface, the secondary illuminating optic being positioned within the translucent lens cover disposed with the to surface facing upwardly and the front and rear vertical exitant surfaces facing to the front and rear in the housing respectively, and arranged in combination to direct the light emitted from the light source to evenly illuminate the lens cover and also direct a narrow rectangular beam from the front and rear of the housing; each indicator having the light source in electrical connectivity with the control module; and, a battery power supply mounted in the housing and in electrical connectivity with each illuminating indicator light source and the control module.