Patent ID: 7185997

Claim:
A method of illuminating the area in front of a person without requiring the use of the person's hands, comprising: suspending from the neck of the person a housing containing at least one LED light source emitting a light beam extending forwardly from said person, a battery power supply for said light source, and a switch connected between said light source and said power supply for energizing and de-energizing said light source, said housing being shaped to rest against the chest of said person so that the direction of said light beam remains substantially stable, a connector hinged to said housing, and a flexible loop coupled to said connector for suspending said housing from the neck of said person so that said housing is located in front of the chest of said person, wherein said housing is pivotable relative to said connector to permit the light beam from said light source to be directed forwardly from said person through a preselected range of angles both above and below a horizontal axis.