Patent ID: 7695170

Claim:
An outdoor swivel head spotlight comprising: a light bulb hood comprising a reflector and a base, the base comprising an externally threaded spherical socket having an internal seat, at least a portion of which is complementary to a sphere; a support arm comprising a spherical end having an external diameter and a distal end connected to the spherical end by a through conduit extending through the spherical end, the spherical end seated in the internal seat of the externally threaded spherical socket; an internally threaded nut comprising an inwardly projecting lip having an open interior diameter at least as large as the external diameter of the spherical end, the internally threaded nut threadably coupled with the externally threaded spherical socket; a washer between the spherical end of the support arm and the inwardly projecting lip of the nut; wherein, when the nut is in a loosened position, the light bulb hood is positionable to a desired angular position and when the nut is in a tightened position, the washer presses the spherical end into the internal seat to fix the angular position of the light bulb hood with respect to the support arm.