IP Library Granted Patent US 12,422,130
Granted Patent B2
US 12,422,130 · App. 18/532,706 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Stand light

Inventors: Brian Cornell (West Allis, WI); Duane W. Wenzel (Waukesha, WI); David Proeber (Milwaukee, WI); Kevin D. White (Milwaukee, WI)
Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
F21V21/06F16M11/245F16M11/28F21V21/22F21W2131/1005
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Patent No.
US 12,422,130
App. No.
18/532,706
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A stand light includes an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis, a collar coupled to the elongate body for movement along the elongate body between a first position and a second position, and a plurality of legs coupled to the collar, the plurality of legs being collapsed against the elongate body when the collar is in the first position and being expanded apart from the elongate body when the collar is in the second position. The stand light also includes a head assembly coupled to an end of the elongate body. The head assembly includes a hub and a plurality of light heads. The hub is pivotably coupled to the end of the elongate body to pivot about a first pivot axis. Each of the plurality of light heads is pivotably coupled to the hub to pivot about a second pivot axis.

Claims (35)

1. A stand light comprising:

an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis;

a collar coupled to the elongate body for movement along the elongate body between a first position and a second position;

a plurality of legs coupled to the collar, the plurality of legs being collapsed against the elongate body when the collar is in the first position and being expanded apart from the elongate body when the collar is in the second position;

a head assembly coupled to an end of the elongate body, the head assembly including a hub and a plurality of light heads, the hub pivotably coupled to the end of the elongate body to pivot about a first pivot axis, each of the plurality of light heads pivotably coupled to the hub to pivot about a second pivot axis; and

a head assembly housing coupled to the elongate body, wherein each of the plurality of light heads faces radially outward and is covered by a sidewall of the head assembly housing when the head assembly is received in the head assembly housing.

2. The stand light of claim 1 , wherein the first pivot axis is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

3. The stand light of claim 2 , wherein the first pivot axis intersects the longitudinal axis.

4. The stand light of claim 1 , wherein each second pivot axis is angled relative to and spaced apart from the first pivot axis.

5. The stand light of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of light heads is pivotably coupled to the hub by a pair of hinge lobes.

6. The stand light of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of light heads is configured to independently pivot relative to each other.

7. The stand light of claim 1 , wherein the hub is rotatable about the longitudinal axis relative to the elongate body.

8. The stand light of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light heads includes a first light head, a second light head, and a third light head.

9. The stand light of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of light heads are circumferentially spaced about the longitudinal axis.

10. A stand light comprising:

an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis;

a collar coupled to the elongate body for movement along the elongate body between a first position and a second position;

a plurality of legs coupled to the collar, the plurality of legs being collapsed against the elongate body when the collar is in the first position and being expanded apart from the elongate body when the collar is in the second position;

a head assembly coupled to an end of the elongate body, the head assembly including a hub and a plurality of light heads, the hub pivotably coupled to the end of the elongate body to pivot about a first pivot axis, each of the plurality of light heads pivotably coupled to the hub to pivot about a second pivot axis; and

a head assembly housing coupled to the elongate body, wherein each of the plurality of light heads includes a light source that faces radially outward and is protected by the head assembly housing when the head assembly is in a retracted position.

11. The stand light of claim 10 , wherein the first pivot axis is perpendicular to and intersects the longitudinal axis.

12. The stand light of claim 10 , wherein each second pivot axis is angled relative to and spaced apart from the first pivot axis.

13. The stand light of claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of light heads is pivotably coupled to the hub by a pair of hinge lobes.

14. The stand light of claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of light heads is configured to independently pivot relative to each other.

15. The stand light of claim 10 , wherein the hub is rotatable about the longitudinal axis relative to the elongate body.

16. The stand light of claim 10 , wherein the elongate body includes a plurality of extension poles that allow the elongate body to be extendable in length, and wherein the head assembly housing receives the head assembly when the plurality of extension poles is retracted.

17. A stand light comprising:

an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis;

a collar coupled to the elongate body for movement along the elongate body between a first position and a second position;

a rail spaced apart from the elongate body and extending along an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis;

a plurality of legs coupled to the collar, the plurality of legs being collapsed against the elongate body when the collar is in the first position and being expanded apart from the elongate body when the collar is in the second position;

a head assembly coupled to an end of the elongate body, the head assembly including a hub and a plurality of light heads, the hub pivotably coupled to the end of the elongate body to pivot about a first pivot axis, each of the plurality of light heads pivotably coupled to the hub to pivot about a second pivot axis; and

a handle coupled to the collar and to the rail, the handle being slidable in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis along the rail to move the collar between the first position and the second position.

18. The stand light of claim 17 , wherein the rail is spaced apart from the elongate body and extending along an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis.

19. The stand light of claim 17 , wherein the handle is a first handle, and further comprising a second handle that is fixed to the elongate housing, the second handle defining a grip axis that is perpendicular to and offset from the longitudinal axis.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2024
From: CORNELL, BRIAN; WENZEL, DUANE W.; PROEBER, DAVID; WHITE, KEVIN D.
To: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068770/0173 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17050882
Provisional Application 62876321 · Jul 19, 2019
Related Publication 20240102638A1 · Mar 28, 2024
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