Patent ID: 8132932

Claim:
A task lighting device recessible under a table, into a wall adjacent to said table, or into a pole stand, said task lighting device comprising: a lighting source disposed in a recessed location under said table, said wall, or said pole stand, and said lighting source being equipped with gripping means for pulling out and repositioning said lighting source to a task lighting position with one hand, said lighting source having an electric-power switch, a retracting enclosure disposed under said table, inside said wall, or said pole stand, said retracting enclosure having either electric or mechanic urging means and a lock-and-release mechanism, a vertically polarized gooseneck having a first end and a second end, said vertically polarized gooseneck enclosing electric wires running along its length, said vertically polarized gooseneck being connected at said first end to said lighting source, and at said second end to said retracting enclosure, whereby a user can pull out said lighting source from said recessed location to said task lighting position, whereby said vertically polarized gooseneck holds said lighting source fixed in place in said task lighting position, whereby the user can activate said lock-and-release mechanism so that said vertically polarized gooseneck can be retracted into said retracting enclosure while pulling said lighting source to said recessed location.