Patent ID: 7819545

Claim:
An outdoor decorative solar powered lighting system, comprising: a flexible, elongated light string; an electrical wire extending through the light string and commensurate in length therewith; a plurality of sockets mounted on the light string and spaced evenly therealong; a plurality of light bulbs mounted to the sockets with one light bulb being mounted to each respective socket; a solar collector electrically connected to the light string and including a bottom side and an upper side; the solar collector including a housing and at least one solar panel supported in the housing for collecting radiant energy from the sun; a rechargeable battery contained within the housing and electrically connected to the solar panel for providing energy to the rechargeable battery; and a regulator switch electrically interconnected to the battery and the light string for automatically switching the light bulbs on and off whereby the switch is disposed to the open state from sunrise to sunset thereby preventing the light bulbs from lighting and the switch automatically going to the closed state upon sunset thereby closing the circuit and causing the light bulbs to light.