Patent ID: 7938570

Claim:
A worklight assembly including a worklight and a support, the worklight having one or more worklight heads mounted on a base and the base being adapted for mounting and demounting to and from the support in the ordinary course of worklight usage, wherein the improvement comprises: a quick-release mounting mechanism for detachably mounting said worklight on said support, said mounting mechanism comprising: a base latch member connected to said base and formed to extend into said support, said base latch member including a latching catch; a hole in said support formed for receiving said base latch member; an actuator for engaging said catch, said actuator being mounted in said support for movement between a latching position and a release position, wherein said base latch member and said actuator are formed to engage one another when said actuator is in said latching position so as to hold said worklight on said support; a spring arrangement disposed to urge said actuator into said latching position; and an engagement member formed and disposed for engagement by a user and operatively associated with said actuator for urging said actuator into said release position for quick release of said worklight from said support.