Patent ID: 7670024

Claim:
A portable utility light, comprising: a first housing portion having a pair of opposing sidewalls; a second housing portion, the first housing portion having a first end rotatively coupled by a joint to a first end of the second housing portion, the first housing portion being rotatable about the first end of the second housing portion to a first position and a second position; a light-emitting source disposed in the second housing portion, the light-emitting source being electrically coupled to a power supply by an activation switch, the first housing portion being configured to at least partially cover the light-emitting source when disposed in the first position, the first housing portion being configured to support the second housing portion and the light-emitting source in an upright position when the first housing portion is disposed in the second position, wherein the first housing portion further comprises a longitudinally extending cutout groove formed on each sidewall of the pair of opposing sidewalls of the first housing portion, the longitudinally extending groove on each sidewall being configured to partially expose the light-emitting source when the first housing portion is disposed in the first position.