Patent ID: 11859798
Assignee: nan
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  A  B  G | IPC B  F  G

Claim 0:
1. A portable lighting device comprising:
an upper structure having a top side and a bottom side and comprising two or more horizontal beams rigidly coupled to each other;
a first set of legs coupled to a first side of the upper structure at a first pivot point and including a first hard stop, wherein the first set of legs rotates about the first pivot point until the first hard stop contacts the top side of the upper structure in an upright configuration of the portable lighting device;
a second set of legs coupled to a second side of the upper structure opposite of the first side and at a second pivot point, wherein the second set of legs rotates about the second pivot point until contacting a second hard stop coupled to the top side of the upper structure in the upright configuration; and
a lighting component coupled to the bottom side of the upper structure, wherein light from the lighting component is directed to an area underneath the upper structure and between the first set of legs and the second set of legs when the portable lighting device is in the upright configuration,
wherein, in a folded configuration of the portable lighting device, the first set of legs is rotated about the first pivot point until the first set of legs is approximately parallel to the two or more horizontal beams, and the second set of legs is rotated about the second pivot point until the second set of legs is approximately parallel to the two or more horizontal beams, and
wherein the second pivot point remains at a fixed distance from the first pivot point when the portable lighting device changes from the upright configuration to the folded configuration.