Patent ID: 8251533

Claim:
An improved luminaria assembly comprising: an outer container including a base and a plurality of side panels assembled over the base; and an inner reservoir configured to hold a ballast for the luminary assembly, wherein the inner reservoir is formed inside the outer container and includes a plurality of reservoir side panels formed over the base such that the plurality of reservoir panels are separated from the plurality of outer panels by a gap, further wherein: the inner reservoir is configured to hold an illuminating source, wherein light from the illuminating source is emitted at least partially through the plurality of side panels of the outer container; the inner reservoir is further configured to hold a controlled volume of ballast to ensure that an appropriate amount of the ballast is utilized to hold the improved luminaria assembly in an upright position; and the region of the base between the plurality of outer panels and the plurality of reservoir panels includes a plurality of spillover cavities, wherein the plurality of spillover cavities is placed in a pattern around the region covered by the inner reservoir and is configured to effectively drain out excess ballast spilling over from the inner reservoir to the base to ensure that the controlled volume of the ballast is maintained at all times by filling into the inner reservoir a volume of the ballast equal to or greater than the volume of the inner reservoir, wherein the spillover cavities are for draining the excess ballast spilling over from the inner reservoir away from the improved luminaria assembly to maintain the appropriate amount of the ballast to hold the improved luminaria assembly in the upright position.