Patent ID: 7306349

Claim:
A light device for providing illumination to work areas, the light device comprising: an elongate body having a high-strength construction; a handle of the body at one end thereof; a light source; an elongate, substantially light-transmissive portion of the body in which the light source is disposed for emanating light therefrom and extending away from the handle; a predetermined high-strength material of the light-transmissive portion for optimizing pressure resistance thereof; and a one piece tubular wall of the light-transmissive portion having a predetermined taper so that the wall has a larger diameter adjacent the handle and a smaller diameter distal therefrom with the taper of the tubular wall permitting the tubular wall to be formed both of one piece and with the high strength material to provide the elongate body with the high-strength construction thereof, wherein the light source includes a printed circuit board having opposite sides that taper inward toward each other so that the printed circuit board generally has a wedge fit in the tapered, tubular wall of the light-transmissive body portion.