Patent ID: 8262248

Claim:
A work light comprising: a. a head, said head being generally cylindrical with a head axis and further comprising: i. at least one light source; ii. structure to directionally aim light emitted from said at least one light source; iii. a power supply for said light source; and iv. a switching mechanism to supply power to the at least one light source; b. an extendable neck, upon which said head is mounted; c. a cylindrical body with a body axis, the extendable neck mounted in said cylindrical body about the body axis and in a manner that the extendable neck at least partially nests within said cylindrical body when in a stowed configuration; d. a plurality of legs, hingedly attached proximate the extendable neck and capable of seating against the cylindrical body when in a stowed position while providing an entire outer circumference for a handle; e. leg braces, at least one for each leg, hingedly attached to an inner surface of each leg; and f. a brace stop, of similar cross-section of the cylindrical body, the brace stop and the leg braces configured in such a manner that the leg braces collapse in a downward fashion, drawing the brace stop away from the cylindrical body, when the work light is in a stowed configuration, and toward the cylindrical body, abutting the cylindrical body and brace stop, when in an deployed configuration.