Portable lighting device with multiple mounting features and configurations

1. A portable lighting device having multiple mounting features providing multiple mounting configurations allowing for hands-free lighting in various situations and locations, the portable lighting device comprising:

a housing including:

(i) a front bezel configured to receive a primary optic;

(ii) a central support having a securement means and a peripheral segment configured to receive an extent of a cap of a bottle;

(iii) a rear body having a multi-positional assembly, a coupling means residing within the multi-positional assembly, and a mounting means;

(iv) an illumination assembly having a light source configured to emit light beyond the housing to illuminate a surrounding area; and

(v) a power source disposed within the housing and operably coupled to the illumination assembly.

2. The portable lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the portable lighting device can be selectively placed in one of a variety of mounting configurations:

(a) a first mounting configuration where the securement means is coupled to a first object,

(b) a second mounting configuration where the coupling means is coupled to a second object,

(c) a third mounting configuration where the multi-positional assembly is in contact with a third object, or

(d) a fourth mounting configuration where the mounting means is coupled to a fourth object.

3. The portable lighting device of claim 2 , wherein the securement means is a carabiner and the first object is a loop that is received by the carabiner.

4. The portable lighting device of claim 2 , wherein the coupling means is a magnet and the second object is a support surface having a ferromagnetic material.

5. The portable lighting device of claim 2 , wherein the multi-positional assembly is a deployable kickstand and the third object is a substantially horizontal support surface.

6. The portable lighting device of claim 2 , wherein the mounting means is a threaded receiver and the fourth object is a tripod with a projection that is received by the threaded receiver.

7. The portable lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the illumination assembly includes an emitter assembly and a lens, and wherein said illumination assembly lacks a secondary optic.

8. The portable lighting device of claim 7 , wherein the emitter assembly is operably connected to a lighting element printed circuit board (PCB), said emitter assembly includes a plurality of individual emitters that are oriented towards the lens.

9. The portable lighting device of claim 8 , wherein the emitter assembly is a chip on board (COB) LED, and wherein the lens overlies an entirety of the COB LED.

10. A portable lighting device having multiple mounting features providing multiple mounting configurations allowing for hands-free lighting in various situations and locations, the portable lighting device comprising:

a housing including:

(i) a front bezel configured to receive a primary optic,

(ii) a rear body having a multi-positional assembly and a coupling means residing within the multi-positional assembly, and a mounting means, the multi-positional assembly having a plurality of deformable projections configured to secure an extent of the multi-positional assembly between a retracted position and a deployed position;

(iii) an illumination assembly having a light source configured to emit light beyond the housing to illuminate a surrounding area; and

(iv) a power source disposed within the housing and operably coupled to the illumination assembly;

wherein in the retracted position, the multi-positional assembly resides against a rear wall of the rear body, and the multi-positional assembly does not extend rearward beyond the coupling means;

wherein in the deployed position, the multi-positional assembly extends at an angle from the rear body to support the lighting device in a desired support angle α relative to a support surface; and

wherein the portable lighting device can be selectively placed in one of a variety of mounting configurations:

(a) a first mounting configuration where the securement means is coupled to a first object,

(b) a second mounting configuration where the coupling means is coupled to a second object,

(c) a third mounting configuration where the multi-positional assembly is in contact with a third object, or

(d) a fourth mounting configuration where the mounting means is coupled to a fourth object.

11. The portable lighting device of claim 10 , the housing further including a central support having a securement means.

12. The portable lighting device of claim 11 , wherein the securement means is a carabiner and the first object is a loop that is received by the carabiner.

13. The portable lighting device of claim 10 , wherein the multi-positional assembly is a deployable kickstand and the third object is a substantially horizontal support surface.

14. The portable lighting device of claim 10 , wherein the mounting means is a threaded receiver and the fourth object is a tripod with a projection that is received by the threaded receiver.

15. The portable lighting device of claim 10 , wherein the illumination assembly includes a chip on board (COB) LED, and wherein the primary optic overlies an entirety of the COB LED.

16. The portable lighting device of claim 10 , wherein the coupling means is a magnet releasably securable to a support surface having a ferromagnetic material, and wherein in the retracted position, the multi-positional assembly does not interfere with the releasable securement of the magnet to the support surface.

17. The portable lighting device of claim 11 , wherein the securement means is positioned between and above the primary optic and the multi-positional assembly.

18. The portable lighting device of claim 11 , wherein the mounting means is positioned below the multi-positional assembly.

19. The portable lighting device of claim 10 , wherein the mounting means is positioned: (i) below the multi-positional assembly and (ii) between the primary optic and the multi-positional assembly.