Restaurant and Nightclub Bill Receipt Reader Systems

A system suitable for use as a restaurant and nightclub receipt reader system consisting solely of the elements:

• a translucent plate;
• a light reflecting layer positioned on a bottom side of the translucent plate;
• a light emitting diode (LED) configured to provide illuminating light into the translucent plate;
• a battery designed to provide power to the LED;
• an on/off switch arranged to turn the LED on and off;
• an LED dimmer switch configured to adjust light emitted from the LED;
• a battery charging connection configured to allow charging the battery with an external power source connected to the battery charging connection;
• a clip positionable on a top upper front side of the translucent plate and structured to be utilized to retain a receipt against the front side of the translucent plate allowing a user of the system to effectively view the receipt in low ambient light conditions;
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• wherein the LED, the battery, the on/off switch, the LED dimmer switch, battery charging connection, and associated control and power circuitry for controlling the LED are compactly located under a bottom surface of the clip and positioned for a system user to turn the system on and off from a back side area of the clip.