Patent ID: 8628228

Claim:
A light assembly comprising: a housing having a first housing segment, a second housing segment, and a central portion coupling the first and second housing segments, wherein the first housing segment includes a first outer surface having a first concave gripping member, the first concave gripping member being defined by a plurality of alternating projections and channels, and the second housing segment includes a second outer surface having a second concave gripping member, the second concave gripping member being defined by a plurality of alternating projections and channels, the first and second concave gripping members being adapted for gripping a rounded surface; an activation device and a power source carried by the first housing segment; a transparent cylindrical housing forming the central portion and encapsulating the entire circumference of a light source within the cavity of the cylindrical housing, the light source being connected at one end to the first housing segment and extending in a linear array to the second housing segment, the light source also being in electrical communication with the activation device and arranged to illuminate the entire central portion so as to radiate light cylindrically outward from the central portion; and an attachment assembly arranged for attachment of the light assembly to an attachment device, the attachment assembly formed by a first crossbar coupled to the first housing segment, the first crossbar extends across and overlaps a portion of a first recess provided on the first housing segment to define a first slot provided between the first crossbar and the first recess, the first slot is adapted to receive a portion of the attachment device.