Patent ID: 7465057

Claim:
A clipboard comprising a substantially flat board providing a writing surface; a clip assembly permanently attached to the board and adapted to hold papers onto the board, with the clip assembly including a clip head pivotable relative to the board and a spring biasing a lower edge of the clip head into contact with the board, and with the board longer and wider than the clip head; an open recess positioned on one side and defined by a width and a side face of the stepped-down thickness of the clip head; an arm pivotably attached to the clip head with a first pivot joint on the clip head, and with the first pivot joint fixed in position on the clip head; a light head pivotably attached to the arm with a second pivot joint, and the light head including a battery compartment supported by the arm, and a lamp holder pivotably attached to the battery compartment; the light head movable on the arm from a retracted position, wherein the light head and the arm are within the recess, to an extended position, wherein the light head is spaced apart from the clip head and with the clip head having a curved top surface and a head plate at one end of the clip head, and with the light head having a size and shape so that with the light head positioned entirely in the recess, a top surface of the light head is substantially aligned with the top surface of the clip head.