US 12,455,065 B2
Work light
Andrew C. Wells, Milwaukee, WI (US); Chelsea L. Rubietta, Loveland, OH (US); Gregory A. Mutchler, Milwaukee, WI (US); and Bennett H. Speaks, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed by MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed on Aug. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/811,901.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/582,870, filed on Sep. 15, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/578,681, filed on Aug. 25, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0067421 A1, Feb. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. F21V 21/088 (2006.01); F21L 4/00 (2006.01); F21V 19/02 (2006.01); F21V 21/096 (2006.01); F21V 21/40 (2006.01)
CPC F21V 21/0885 (2013.01) [F21L 4/00 (2013.01); F21V 19/02 (2013.01); F21V 21/0965 (2013.01); F21V 21/406 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A work light comprising:
a housing including a first housing portion and a second housing portion;
a lighting unit coupled to the first housing portion and configured to move relative to the first housing portion;
a battery receptacle coupled to the housing and configured to receive a battery that provides power to the lighting unit for illuminating a work area;
a clamp mechanism configured to secure the work light in a location on or adjacent the work area, the clamp mechanism including
a first jaw formed on the first housing portion,
a second jaw formed on the second housing portion, and
a hinge that biases the first housing portion relative to the second housing portion;
and
a handle extending from the first housing portion, the handle graspable to move the first housing portion relative to the second housing portion against a bias of the hinge to open the clamp mechanism,
wherein the first jaw includes a first jaw clamping profile having a plurality of first portions, wherein the second jaw includes a second jaw clamping profile having a plurality of second portions, and wherein each of the plurality of first portions is complementary to a corresponding one of the plurality of second portions, and
wherein the plurality of first portions includes a first pivot clamp surface that is pivotally supported on the first jaw, and the plurality of second portions includes a second pivot clamp surface that is pivotally supported on the second jaw, and wherein the first pivot clamp surface and second pivot clamp surface are angled with respect to a base surface of the housing when the clamp mechanism is in a closed position.