Patent ID: 8142045
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: B60Q,F21L,F21V

Abstract:
1. A portable utility light for providing temporary emergency lighting comprising: an elongate main body formed about a longitudinal axis, said main body including first and second end portions connected by a swivel connection that allows for relative rotational movement between said first and second end portions about said axis; said first end portion including a plurality of articulating legs, each leg having a proximal end hingedly connected to said first end portion and a distal end, each leg substantially received within a longitudinally aligned recessed notch defined by an outer surface of said first end portion, each leg capable of articulation between a stowed configuration wherein the leg is substantially received within said recessed notch, and a deployed configuration wherein the leg projects angularly outward from said main body; each leg distal end having a suction cup connected thereto; said second end portion including a generally U-shaped mounting structure having opposing arms; an illumination head pivotally mounted to said mounting structure and generally disposed between said arms; said illumination head defining opposing projecting structures that function to engage the arms of said U-shaped mounting structure said illumination head reaches a maximum pivotal position.