LED WORK LIGHT

1 . An LED work light assembly, comprising:

a housing defining a light chamber;

a plurality of LED lights positioned in the light chamber;

a lens assembly secured to the housing with a liquid-tight connection to create a waterproof environment in the light chamber;

a mounting arrangement carried by the housing and comprising a pivot mount, the pivot mount comprising:

a spherical socket;

a bolt having a spherical ball positioned at one end and a threaded shaft at an opposite end, the ball being positioned in the socket to provide a ball-and-socket interface, the housing being pivotal about the ball-and-socket interface to adjust a position of the housing relative to the bolt.

2 . The LED work light assembly of claim 1 , wherein the pivot mount further comprises a locking screw operable to apply a compression force on the ball-and-socket interface to lock a position of the housing relative to the bolt.

3 . The LED work light assembly of claim 1 , wherein the mounting arrangement further comprises at least first and second panel mount members extending from a rear surface of the housing and configured to secure the LED work light assembly to a mounting structure.

4 . The LED work light assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lens assembly comprises a separate optic for each of the plurality of LED lights.

5 . The LED work light assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of LED lights generate a total of at least 2,000 lumens of light for the LED work light assembly.

6 . The LED work light assembly of claim 1 , wherein the light chamber is open along a front surface of the housing.

7 . The LED work light assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of LED lights draw about 30 Watts of power.

8 . The LED work light assembly of claim 4 , wherein the optics are configured to control a direction of light emitted from the plurality of LED lights.

9 . The LED work light assembly of claim 8 , wherein the direction of light is one of a less than 10° tight pattern and a 15°×27° wide pattern.

10 . The LED work light assembly of claim 1 , further comprising an actuator accessible on an exterior of the housing and operable to change a setting of at least one of the plurality of LED lights.

11 . An LED work light assembly, comprising:

a housing having a light chamber accessible along a front surface of the housing;

a plurality of independently controllable LED lights positioned in the light chamber;

a lens assembly mounted to the front surface of the housing and having a fluid-tight interface with the housing, the lens assembly including a separate optic associated with each of the plurality of LED lights, the optics restricting a direction of light output from the plurality of LED lights;

a ball-and-socket mount connected to the housing and providing unrestricted pivotal movement of the housing about multiple axis of rotation.

12 . The LED work light assembly of claim 11 , wherein the ball-and-socket mount comprises a spherical socket formed in the housing, and a mounting bolt having a spherical shaped ball at one end thereof that is positioned in the spherical socket.

13 . The LED work light assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a locking member operable to fix a rotated position of the ball relative to the socket.

14 . The LED work light assembly of claim 12 , wherein the mounting bolt extends vertically downward from a bottom surface of the housing.

15 . The LED work light assembly of claim 13 , wherein the locking member comprises a threaded shaft having a distal end that contacts the ball to apply a compression force on the ball.

16 . The LED work light assembly of claim 11 , wherein the housing comprises a plurality of fins along an exterior surface thereof, the plurality of fins providing heat dissipation from the LED work light assembly.

17 . The LED work light assembly of claim 16 , wherein at least some of the plurality of fins are positioned along a rear surface of the housing and extend away from the lens assembly.

18 . A method of operating an LED work light assembly, comprising:

providing a housing, at least one LED light positioned in the housing, a lens assembly mounted to the housing with a fluid-tight connection, a spherical socket formed in the housing, a mounting member having a ball with a spherical portion, and a locking member;

positioning the ball in the socket;

pivoting the housing relative to the mounting member about any one of a plurality of axis of rotation;

moving the locking member into contact with the ball to lock a position of the housing relative to the mounting member.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein positioning the ball in the socket includes inserting the ball through a threaded bore, the locking member threadably engaging the threaded bore after inserting the ball.

20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the locking member includes a concave portion that contacts the ball to provide a surface contact.

21 . The method of claim 18 , wherein moving the locking member includes rotating the locking member relative to the housing.

22 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the mounting member includes a threaded shaft, the method further comprising arranging the threaded shaft extending from a bottom surface of the housing.

23 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the housing further comprises a heat dissipation structure along an exterior surface thereof, the method further comprising dissipating heat from the plurality of LED lights through the heat dissipation structure.