approximately 90 degrees about the axis 74 of the internal grommet 44 the end of said axis penetrating the cap 48 and slide in a downward direction about the grommet 44 axis subsequently the sheath 40 is rotated 90 degrees from left to right in fig7 a and positioned on a surface and resting on the parallel edges of the upper prong 41 and the lower prong 42 as is shown in fig7 b in fig7 d the main body 18 depicted in fig7 a has been rotated counter clockwise 90 degree about the grommet axis 74 and self standing on the two prongs of the sheath further in fig7 d the lamp section 15 has been rotated approximately 15 degrees clockwise about the main body collar axis 73 views of the pocket light 10 in its stowed or compacted configuration are presented in fig1 a and fig1 b the pocket light clip 60 shown in fig1 b is a useful feature that enables a user to actively use the pocket light 10 while affixed to a shirt s pocket of the user as depicted in fig8 a or attached to the brim of a baseball cap c as illustrated in fig8 b in either mode of clip on use the user 39 s hands are free to perform necessary tasks while the positioning of the pocket light 10 provides illumination in the task area fig9 a.