Patent ID: 7976180

Claim:
A solar powered rechargeable street light comprising: a. a housing comprising: i. a bottom with a bottom hole, a sloping top, a first trapezoidal shaped side, a second trapezoidal shaped side, a rectangular shaped back, and a rectangular shaped front, wherein each side, front and back is connected between the bottom and the sloping top, wherein the rectangular shaped front has a front opening and wherein the housing forms a chamber; and ii. a projecting flange extending from the rectangular shaped front; iii. at least one battery in the chamber; iv. a door hingedly connected to the rectangular shaped front, wherein the door has a reinforcing flange and a locking means; v. a removable restraining bar disposed between the rectangular shaped front, the first trapezoidal shaped side and second trapezoidal shaped side for holding the at least one battery securely to the rectangular shaped back; and vi. a solar controller secured to the removable restraining bar and connected to the at least one battery; b. a solar mounting plate secured to the sloping top; c. at least one solar panel comprising at least one photovoltaic cell secured to the solar mounting plate and connected to the solar controller; d. a pole mounting plate for connecting to the housing having a port for connecting to the housing; e. a hollow pole connected over the port of the pole mounting plate, wherein the hollow pole comprises: i. a pole body secured to the pole mounting plate; ii. a pole footer secured to the pole body for engaging at least four anchor bolts disposed in a footing for supporting the hollow pole without tipping over; iii. at least one pole hole in the pole body below the pole mounting plate; and iv. at least one hollow arm removably connected to the hollow pole engaging with the pole hole; f. at least one light fixture secured to at least one hollow arm, wherein wiring from the at last one light fixture passes through at least one hollow arm and through at least one pole hole and into the pole body for connecting to the solar controller of the housing.