Patent ID: 7988320

Claim:
A lighting device configured to receive solar radiation from a solar radiation source, said lighting device comprising: a support structure comprising: an elongated member that extends substantially vertically from a base portion with respect to a normal operating position of the lighting device; and an arm extending outward from said elongated member; a light source connected to said arm; an attachment bracket having a groove on one side thereof and connected at the top of said elongated member and extending upward from said elongated member; a support bracket moveably connected within said groove to said attachment bracket, wherein said support bracket has an arched shape; a cover plate for covering said groove when said support bracket is engaged therein; and a solar panel attached at both ends to said support bracket, wherein an angle of said solar panel with respect to the solar radiation source is altered as a function of said moveable connection of said support bracket through said groove of said attachment bracket and said arched shape of said support bracket.