Patent ID: 7699018

Claim:
Apparatus for repelling geese and comprising: a flashing light source; a power source including a solar cell for providing electricity from sunlight for energizing said flashing light source in the nighttime; a switch operably connecting said power source to said flashing light source in the nighttime to cause said flashing light source to flash; a housing tube having an upper end and a lower end, said light source mounted proximate said upper end of said housing tube; said solar cell mounted above said flashing light source; a battery disposed in said housing tube below said flashing light source, said battery operatively coupled to said solar cell for charging; a ballast tube having an upper end and a lower end, said ballast tube mounted below said housing tube; a sealing collar coupling the lower end of said housing tube and the upper end of said ballast tube; a float member, said float member disposed proximate the lower end of said housing tube and proximate the upper end of said ballast tube and for floating said apparatus when placed in the water; said housing tube disposed above said float member, with said battery therein disposed above said float member and said ballast tube extending below said float member; and a ballast in said ballast tube for urging said housing tube into an upright position when said apparatus is floated in water.