Patent ID: 8496346

Claim:
A device for illuminating the interior of a pumpkin or gourd, comprising: a housing having an interior region; a lighting assembly positioned at least in part within the interior region, the lighting assembly including a rechargeable power source and a lighting element; a depending skirt extending from the housing and defining a recess; a photovoltaic collector operably connected to the lighting assembly, wherein the skirt is inserted into an opening in the pumpkin or gourd, and wherein the lighting element illuminates the interior of the pumpkin or gourd, and wherein the photovoltaic collector recharges the rechargeable power source when exposed to ambient light; including a transition at the juncture of the housing and the skirt, wherein the device is formed as a hat, wherein the housing is formed as a crown of the hat and the transition is formed as a brim of the hat, and wherein the skirt depends from the brim, opposite of the crown.