Illuminated document caddy

Abstract

A document caddy for facilitating the viewing and reading of a restaurant check in low light conditions that includes a generally rigid backing that includes a front cover and a back cover, the back cover pivotally connected to the front cover. The document caddy further including a pocket attached to the back cover for containing the restaurant check, a light source attached to the backing and disposed to illuminate the restaurant check held in the document caddy, a power source electrically connected to the light source, and a switch electrically connected to the light source and the power source. The light source may include a hood to limit the arc of light projecting from the light source and a lens to alter light emitted from the light source to facilitate the ambiance of an establishment. Additionally, the luminous intensity of the light source may be selectively adjustable.

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