Patent ID: 7618153

Claim:
A portable light, comprising: a housing having a first end and a second end and a longitudinal axis running from said first end to said second end; an electric light supported by said housing; a handle having a first end and a second end, said first end of said handle being rotatably coupled to said first end of said housing and said second end of said handle being rotatably coupled to said second end of said housing, to be freely rotatable about said housing along a circular path centered at the longitudinal axis, wherein the handle includes a groove extending between said first and second ends; an elastic cord having a first end connected to a first connector secured to the first end of said handle and a second end releasably connected to a second connector connected with the second end of said handle, wherein the elastic cord has an elasticity maintaining the elastic cord within said groove when said second end is connected; and a source of power electrically connected to said electric light.