Patent ID: 8684553

Claim:
A solar powered outdoor light fixture comprising: a light emitting diode (LED) module; a multi-panel solar array housing having an upper portion and a lower portion, the housing comprising: an upper receiver mount extending from the upper portion of the housing; a lower receiver mount extending from the lower portion of the housing; a plurality of solar-panel slots evenly distributed about the upper portion of the housing; and a plurality of corner faces, each disposed between a respective adjacent pair of the solar-panel slots; a rechargeable battery disposed within the multi-panel solar array housing; a lower extension shaft having upper and lower ends thereof, the lower extension shaft having a ground spike on the lower end thereof, wherein the upper end of the lower extension shaft extends into the lower receiving mount of the multi-panel solar array housing; an upper extension shaft, coaxial with the lower extension shaft, disposed between the LED module and the multi-panel solar array housing, the upper extension shaft having upper and lower ends thereof, wherein the lower end of the upper extension shaft extends into the upper receiving mount of the multi-panel solar array housing; a plurality of solar panels, each disposed within a respective one of the plurality of solar-panel slots at an oblique angle relative to the upper and lower extension shafts; and circuitry disposed within the multi-panel solar array configured for receiving electrical power from the solar panels, providing electrical power from the rechargeable battery to the LED module, and recharging the rechargeable battery using electrical power received from any one of the plurality of solar panels independently of others of the plurality of the solar panels.