Patent ID: 7478927

Claim:
A portable light comprising: a reel assembly having a housing, an electrical cord having a first end associated with a first opening of the housing and a second end associated with a second opening of the housing, and a reel within the reel assembly housing that is capable of winding and unwinding at least a portion of the first end of the electrical cord through the first opening and at least a portion of the second end of the electrical cord through the second opening; a power connector electrically coupled to the first end of the electrical cord for attachment to a power source; and a light assembly electrically coupled to the second end of the electrical cord, the light assembly having at least one housing, and a light electrically coupled to the second end of the electrical cord, at least a portion of the light carried by the at least one housing of the light assembly, wherein one of the reel assembly housing and the power connector includes a first flange, the other of the reel assembly housing and the power connector includes a first channel, the first flange and the first channel cooperating to permit releasable attachment of the power connector to the reel assembly housing.