Patent ID: 7377673

Claim:
A safety light comprising a housing having a tubular body having a proximal end being closed and having a mounting hole being defined through the proximal end of the tubular body; a distal end; and an inner surface; a flange being formed on and protruding radically out from the distal end of the tubular body; and a guide key being formed on and protruding in from the inner surface of the tubular body; a retaining clamp being mounted securely through the mounting hole in the tubular body and having a casing being mounted securely through the mounting hole in the proximal end of the tubular body and having a front end being open; and a clamp being a toggled jaw-type clamp to close on and clamp an object pressed into the clamp and being mounted in and protruding from the front end the shell; a sleeve being tubular, being mounted around the tubular body of the housing and abutting the flange on the tubular body of the housing; a lamp assembly being mounted retractably in the housing and comprising a lamp housing being mounted in the housing and having an outer surface; an inner surface; an inner end; an outer end being closed; a front; a rear having a guide slot being defined longitudinally in the outer surface of the lamp housing and engaging the guide key on the tubular body of the housing; and a mounting slot being defined longitudinally in the outer surface of the lamp housing and communicating with the inner end of the lamp housing and the guide slot; at least one lamp hole being defined through the lamp housing near the outer end; a light assembly chamber being defined in the lamp housing adjacent to the outer end of the lamp housing; and a battery chamber being defined in the lamp housing adjacent to the light assembly chamber and communicating with the light assembly chamber; a retaining post being formed on and protruding longitudinally from the inner end of the lamp housing, selectively engaging and being held by the clamp and having a distal end; and an enlarged head being formed on the distal end of the retaining post and corresponding to and being held selectively the clamp; and a light assembly being mounted in the light assembly chamber in the lamp housing and comprising a circuit board being mounted in the light assembly chamber in the lamp housing; and at least one LED lamp being mounted on the circuit board and corresponding respectively to the at least on lamp hole in the lamp housing; and a spring being mounted in the housing around the retaining post between the lamp assembly and the retaining clamp.