Versatile and compact portable lighting device

Portable lighting device comprising:

• a power supply housing;
• a lighting head having at least one light source;
• a linking arm of elongate shape;
• the arm having a first end which is connected to the supply housing and a second end which is connected to the lighting head in order mechanically to link the supply housing and the lighting head,
• the lighting head being movable relative to the supply housing between a first position, in which the lighting head is close to and/or integral with the supply housing, and at least one second position, in which the lighting head is remote from and/or not integral with the supply housing,
• the length of the arm being less than or equal to the largest dimension of the supply housing, characterised in that the housing has a generally parallelepipedal shape suitable for defining a stable base which is to be placed on an outside surface, and in that the weight distribution between the housing on the one hand and the lighting head and the arm on the other hand, and the size of the arm are such that the position of the centre of gravity of the lighting device is close to that of the centre of gravity of the housing whatever the position of the lighting head.