Patent ID: 6176592
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: F21L,F21V

Abstract:
A halogen utility light comprising:a hollow body having a lower handle portion and an upper light portion extending along a longitudinal axis, said lower handle portion being curved along a longitudinal axis ad said upper light portion having a pair of upstanding spaced apart arms;a lamp head having a light emitting front portion and being pivotally mounted in said upper light portion arms for movement of said light emitting front portion along a predetermined arc between a first end position pointing generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of said hollow body portions to a second end position pointing generally along the longitudinal axis;a halogen light bulb mounted in said lamp head whereby when said halogen light bulb is connected to a source of electrical power light is emitted from said light emitting front portion; andwherein said halogen light bulb is operated by a DC current, the source of electrical power is an AC current source and including a transformer for generating DC current to said halogen light bulb from the AC current source.