Patent ID: 8047671

Claim:
A clamp with lamp, the clamp comprising an upper clip and a lower clip, the upper clip and the lower clip operatively connected at an axis, and the upper clip and the lower clip each having a jaw end and a handle end; an LED lamp; a battery; and a switching mechanism disposed at the axis; wherein the LED lamp, the battery and the switching mechanism are connected in an electric circuit, the LED lamp is disposed above the jaw end of the upper clip, and the battery is disposed inside the handle end of the upper clip; and wherein the switching mechanism comprises a contact switch disposed in the upper clip and connected in series with the electric circuit, the contact switch configured to switch the LED lamp on and off, and a switch device disposed in the lower clip, the switch device configured to engage the contact switch; and wherein when the jaw ends of the upper clip and the lower clip open and close, the switch device in the lower clip disengages and engages the contact switch, thereby switching the LED lamp on and off.