Patent ID: 7246920

Claim:
A portable light source adapted to be removably attached to a surface, the portable light source comprising: a base having a top surface; an attachment mechanism attached to the base and adapted for removably attaching the base to the surface; a substantially tubular arm hang opposing ends and a central axis; a ball-and-socket joint formed between only one of the ends of the substantially tubular arm and the top surface of the base such that the substantially tubular arm is pivotally connected to the base and can pivot 90 degrees in any direction with respect to the top surface of the base, between a horizontal position and a vertical position, and can also rotate about the central axis; a white light source positioned within the arm and operable to emit white light in an outward direction through a first slit in the arm; an ultraviolet light source positioned within the arm and operable to emit ultraviolet light in an outward direction through a second slit in the arm; a rechargeable battery operably connectable to the white light source and the ultraviolet light source; and wherein the first slit and the second slit arc positioned on substantially opposite sides of the arm, such that the white light and the ultraviolet light exit the arm in substantially opposite directions.