Patent ID: 7758202

Claim:
A lighting device, comprising: a step stool having a base and a support member carried by said base, wherein said base is supported off of a ground surface by retractable casters that, in the absence of sufficient force acting downwardly on the device, maintain said base off of a ground surface and permit the device to be rolled on said ground surface on said retractable casters, and, upon the application of sufficient force acting downwardly on the device, permit said base to contact said ground surface and prohibit movement on said retractable casters, said sufficient force being applied by a user stepping on said step stool; a light source secured to said step stool to provide illumination at the exterior of said step stool; a rechargeable battery maintained within said base and powering said light source by means of a wire running from the rechargeable battery to the light source, said light source being secured to said step stool at least by said wire; a positive charging terminal band extending around the periphery of said base at the exterior thereof; and a negative charging terminal band extending around the periphery of said base at the exterior thereof.