Barbeque grill light

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a barbeque grill light that is portable and easily adjustable so as to provide task lighting for illuminating items cooking on a grate at night or under low light conditions.

1 . A barbecue light comprising: 
 (a) a base having a C-shaped socket with a slot;    (b) a first arm having a first end with an opening and a second end being receivable in the slot and having a ball sized to be movably received in the slot so as to allow rotary motion of the second arm;    (c) a second arm having a first and second end, the first slidably receivable in the opening of the first arm between an extended and a retracted position; and    (d) an illuminating means pivotally attached to the second end of the second arm, the illuminating means is controlled by control means having an off position when the illuminating means is in a substantially horizontal position and an on position when the illuminating means is moved beyond the substantially horizontal position;    whereby a user directs light by any one of pivoting the illuminating means, moving the second arm between the extended and retracted position, and rotating the second arm.    
   
   
       2 . The barbecue light of  claim 1  wherein the control means is a tilt switch.  
   
   
       3 . The barbeque light of  claim 2  wherein the first and second arms have a locking means locking the second arm in the extended and the retracted position.  
   
   
       4 . The barbeque light of  claim 3  wherein the locking means comprises: 
 (a) a plurality of bores in the first arm;    (b) a knob sized to be received in the plurality of bores on the second arm, the knob biased outwardly to engage the plurality of bores;    whereby when the second arm is in the extended or retracted position the knob is biased outwardly into one of a plurality of bores so as to prevent movement of the second arm and whereby a user can depress the knob to disengage the knob from one of the plurality of bores so as to allow the second arm to move between the extended and retracted position.    
   
   
       5 . The barbeque light of  claim 4  wherein the illuminating means comprises: 
 (a) a body pivotally attached to the second arm;    (b) reflector carried within the body;    (c) at least one LED within the reflector;    (d) a power supply in operative association with the tilt switch and the at least one LED.    
   
   
       6 . A barbeque having the barbeque light releasable attached thereto.