Twin beam portable light assembly

Claim 1

A portable lighting assembly conformed for electrical excitation and pivoted to collapse for storage, comprising: a substantially rectangular center section including a first and second lateral edge surface each provided with an opposed pivot mount proximate the center thereof; a first and second swivel block arranged for pivotal engagement to the respective ones of said pivot mounts in said first and second edge surfaces each said swivel block being of an elongate conformation substantially equal to the corresponding ones of said first and second lateral edges; pivotal engaging means deployed to engage said first and second swivel block to the corresponding ones of said pivot mounts in said first and second lateral edge surfaces, said engaging means including manually securing operable means for selectively fixing the pivotal motion of said first and second edge surfaces; a first and second light assembly of substantially rectangular shape hinged along one edge thereof from the corresponding ones of said first and second swivel blocks for articulation from a first position adjacent said center section to a second position distal thereof; and manually operable fixing means deployed between said first and second light source and the corresponding ones of said first and second swivel blocks for selective fixing of the relative hinging articulation thereof.