Patent ID: 9572304
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A01G,F21S,F21V,F21W,F21Y,Y02B,Y02P

Claim:
1. A solar cell powered lighting fixture combined with a planter, the lighting fixture comprising: a body with an upper side, a bottom side and a centered, single opening at a center of the body for accommodating hanging hardware of a planter; solar cells on the upper side for generating electrical power from ambient light; at least one rechargeable battery and a charging circuit for charging the battery; a plurality of LED lights provided at the bottom side and connected to the battery via a switching circuit; a control circuit for operatively connecting LED lights to the at least a battery during nighttime hours to illuminate the planter having growing plants planted therein; and a securing mechanism configured to enable the lighting fixture to receive hanging hardware of the planter through its opening and to be secured to the planter, wherein the planter includes wires as its hanging hardware and the lighting fixture centered opening enables accommodating the planter wires to pass through said centered, single opening, further including at least one tightening bolt that allows the lighting fixture to be tightened and be held to the planter's hanging hardware.