Patent ID: 8419207

Claim:
The portable light assembly comprising a light head adapted to be housed in a protective container and to be withdrawn therefrom when required for use, and a lid for closing the protective container, the light head being adapted to be connected to a battery also housed in the container, the portable light assembly including mounting means for supporting the light head at locations in need of illumination, wherein the light head is attached to the lid via a swivel bracket such that when the light head is withdrawn from the protective container the light head can rotate relative to the swivel bracket, the portable light assembly further including a handle extension that is withdrawn from the protective container when the light head is withdrawn, wherein the handle extension is attached to the lid, and the lid supports the swivel bracket, the handle extension having telescopic posts that can slide upwardly from the protective container and wherein a handle is connected to the lid, and the handle includes a means for releasing the handle extension from the protective container, whereby the handle extension, lid, swivel bracket and light head can be slid upwardly by activating the releasing means and lifting the handle.