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Disclosed is a work light with two convertible configurations. The first configuration is a light mounted upon a stand with an extendable neck. The second is a flashlight. A third, intermediate configuration is presented when the neck is extended in the flashlight mode. The light head has a standard

Disclosed is a work light with two convertible configurations. The first configuration is a light mounted upon a stand with an extendable neck. The second is a flashlight. A third, intermediate configuration is presented when the neck is extended in the flashlight mode. The light head has a standard twist switch and a key interface with the body to maintain a lower portion of the head in a stationary position relative to the body when in the work light is in the flashlight configuration. The stand is a tripod with legs collapsible into a central body to form the flashlight handle, a movable stop being provided to support the legs when deployed and hold the legs, along with the body, when stowed in the flashlight configuration. A double linkage hinge is also provided the head and neck for allowing motion of the head relative the remainder of the work light. Magnets are applied at both the head of the work light and the end of the movable stop such that the work light may be used as an extendable pick up tool with the magnet in the head and it may be mounted solely by the magnet, even against the pull of gravity, by the magnet in the stop.

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1. A work light comprising: a. a head, said head being generally cylindrical with a head axis and further comprising: i. at least one light source;ii. structure to directionally aim light emitted from said at least one light source;iii. a power supply for said light source; andiv. a switching mechan

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A work light comprising: a. a head, said head being generally cylindrical with a head axis and further comprising: i. at least one light source;ii. structure to directionally aim light emitted from said at least one light source;iii. a power supply for said light source; andiv. a switching mechanism to supply power to the at least one light source;b. an extendable neck, upon which said head is mounted;c. a cylindrical body with a body axis, the extendable neck mounted in said cylindrical body about the body axis and in a manner that the extendable neck at least partially nests within said cylindrical body when in a stowed configuration;d. a plurality of legs, hingedly attached proximate the extendable neck and capable of seating against the cylindrical body when in a stowed position while providing an entire outer circumference for a handle;e. leg braces, at least one for each leg, hingedly attached to an inner surface of each leg; andf. a brace stop, of similar cross-section of the cylindrical body, the brace stop and the leg braces configured in such a manner that the leg braces collapse in a downward fashion, drawing the brace stop away from the cylindrical body, when the work light is in a stowed configuration, and toward the cylindrical body, abutting the cylindrical body and brace stop, when in an deployed configuration. 2. The work light of claim 1, the head comprising two sections capable of rotation relative each other, said sections also being the switching mechanism. 3. The work light of claim 2, further comprising a key structure and a corresponding receiving structure, one being located on a lower portion of the head and the other proximate the extendable neck such that, when the head is stowed, the key structure and receiving structure interact to rotationally secure lower portion of the head relative the cylindrical body. 4. The work light of claim 3, at least one of the set of structures consisting of the key structure and the receiving structure further comprising an elastomeric cushion. 5. The work light of claim 1, further comprising a double hinged joint that joins the head to the extendable neck. 6. The work light of claim 5, the joint further comprising a detent that holds the head in a vertical relationship, such that the head axis and body axis are coaxial. 7. The work light of claim 6, the head comprising two sections capable of rotation relative each other, said sections also being the switching mechanism. 8. The work light of claim 7, further comprising a key structure and a corresponding receiving structure, one being located on a lower portion of the head and the other proximate the extendable neck such that, when the head is stowed, the key structure and receiving structure interact to rotationally secure lower portion of the head relative the cylindrical body. 9. The work light of claim 8, at least one of the set of structures consisting of the key structure and the receiving structure further comprising an elastomeric cushion. 10. The work light of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of springs, at least one associated with each leg, which bias each leg in a deployed position and a restraining structure to selectively hold the legs in a stowed position against the bias. 11. The work light of claim 10, the restraining structure comprising a keying structure that, when the head is stowed, secures the at least one leg against the spring bias, thereby preventing movement of the legs in accordance with the spring bias. 12. The work light of claim 11, the head comprising two sections, an upper section and the lower section, capable of rotation relative each other, said sections also being the switching mechanism. 13. The work light of claim 12, further comprising a key structure and a corresponding receiving structure, one being located on a lower portion of the head and the other proximate the extendable neck such that, when the head is stowed, the key structure and receiving structure interact to rotationally secure lower portion of the head relative the cylindrical body. 14. The work light of claim 13, at least one of the set of structures consisting of the key structure and the receiving structure further comprising an elastomeric cushion. 15. The work light of claim 11, further comprising a double hinged joint that joins the head to the extendable neck. 16. The work light of claim 15, the joint further comprising a fixed stop such that the head may not move beyond a vertical orientation, such that the head axis and body axis are coaxial. 17. The work light of claim 16, the head comprising two sections capable of rotation relative each other, said sections also being the switching mechanism. 18. The work light of claim 17, further comprising a key structure and a corresponding receiving structure, one being located on a lower portion of the head and the other proximate the extendable neck such that, when the head is stowed, the key structure and receiving structure interact to rotationally secure lower portion of the head relative the cylindrical body. 19. The work light of claim 18, at least one of the set of structures consisting of the key structure and the receiving structure further comprising an elastomeric cushion. 20. The work light of claim 1, further comprising a magnet located on a distal end of the brace stop said magnet having sufficient strength to hold the entire work light against gravity.