Patent ID: RE40342

Claim:
A portable light, comprising: first and second battery operated lamps; a first housing portion having a longitudinal axis and enclosing the first lamp for projecting a first light beam in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the first housing portion, the first housing portion having an exterior surface and including a battery compartment for holding a battery connectable in circuit with the first lamp; a second housing portion having a shape of a hand grip and extending from a first side of the first housing portion in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the first housing portion, the second housing portion enclosing the second lamp connectable in circuit with the battery for projecting a second light beam in a direction forming an angle with the longitudinal axis of the first housing portion; and a support pivotally connected to the first housing portion and being pivotable between a closed position in which the support lies flat against the exterior surface of the first housing portion and an open position in which the support forms a stand extending from an opposite side of the first housing portion from that of the first side of the first housing portion for stabilizing the portable light source on a surface so that at least one of the first and second lamps can be directed toward a work area.