Patent ID: 7976189

Claim:
A skylight LED lighting system shaped so as to fit within a skylight and provide an alternative light source when natural light from the skylight is not available, comprising: a housing having a plurality of LED lights; a LED controller having at least one microchip; and a power source wherein the housing having a non-compressed first outside diameter that is larger than an inside diameter of the skylight and a compressed second outside diameter that is smaller than the inside diameter of the skylight; the housing is flexible and is compressed such that the housing decreases in size from the first outside diameter to the second outside diameter; the second outside diameter is such that when under compression the housing fits within an end of the skylight; when compression is removed, the housing expands in size from the second outside diameter towards the first outside diameter which places the housing in contact with the skylight and holds the housing within the skylight; and wherein the power source comprises at least a solar cell mounted within the skylight and using light transmitted through the skylight to produce power.