Patent ID: 7699492

Claim:
A lighting device, comprising: a light source housing including a light-emitting diode; a base; an elongated member connecting the light source housing to the base; and a clip removably connectable to the base and comprising a first clipping member, a second clipping member, and a resilient member configured to press a gripping portion at a front end of the first clipping member against a gripping portion at a front end of the second clipping member, wherein the lighting device is battery powered, the light source housing is rotatable in two separate planes, the base acts as a stable support for the lighting device when the lighting device is positioned upright over a flat support surface with the clip disconnected from the base, the base has an underside facing the flat support surface when the lighting device is positioned upright over the flat support surface with the clip disconnected from the base, and the base includes a channel for slidingly receiving the clip in a direction substantially parallel to the underside of the base.