Patent ID: 7270437

Claim:
An illumination device for illuminating a guest check presenter and for receiving a credit card, the illumination device comprising: a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface connected by a sidewall; an adhesive element disposed on the bottom surface and adapted to mount the device on the guest check presenter; the sidewall separating the top and bottom surfaces by a distance that is small enough to enable the guest check presenter to be closed when the illumination device is mounted on the guest check presenter; an illumination LED mounted adjacent the sidewall for illuminating the guest check presenter; a battery mounted within the housing; a switch operably connecting the battery with the illumination LED; a slot through the sidewall adapted to receive the credit card between the top surface and the bottom surface; and a signaling LED positioned opposite the illumination LED and above the slot for illuminating the credit card when the credit card is positioned within the slot.