Patent ID: 7918576

Claim:
An illuminated clipboard, comprising: a base member having a bottom side and a plurality of sidewalls extending from the bottom side, the sidewalls and the bottom side defining a cavity with an open top; a top member hingedly coupled to the base member to close the open top of the cavity; a first lamp retainer attached to a first side of the top member opposite the base member, and including a plurality of spaced apart mounting posts extending from the first side of the top member; a storage compartment formed within the cavity, a second lamp retainer disposed inside the storage compartment, said second lamp retainer being identical to said first lamp retainer: a document holder clip secured to said top member for holding a document; and an illumination source having a housing, at least one light emitting element, at least one battery and a switch for selectively connecting the light emitting element to the battery, the housing including a plurality of spaced apart receiving openings configured to receive the plurality of mounting posts of either one of the first and second lamp retainers, such that said illumination source is removably attachable to the first lamp retainer to selectively illuminate a document held by the document holder clip and removably attachable to the second lamp retainer for storage in the storage compartment.