Patent ID: 7494235

Claim:
A document illuminator comprising: first and second cover portions connected along a spine portion, the first and second cover portions being foldable such that a first display surface of the first cover portion faces a second display surface of the second cover portion when the document illuminator is in a closed position; first and second illumination sources each secured to a corresponding one of the first and second display surfaces; a power source electrically connected to the first and second illumination sources to selectively power the first and second illumination sources when a power switch is activated; and first and second transparent sleeves secured to a corresponding one of the first and second display surfaces such that each of the first and second sleeves covers a corresponding one of the first and second illumination sources, wherein each of the first and second transparent sleeves is configured to secure a document between the corresponding illumination source and the sleeve; wherein when first and second translucent documents are secured to corresponding ones of the first and second display surfaces by corresponding ones of the first and second transparent sleeves and power is supplied to the first and second illumination sources, each of the first and second illumination sources direct illumination through both a corresponding one of the first and second translucent documents and a corresponding one of the first and second transparent sleeves.