Patent ID: 7241023

Claim:
A grave sight illuminating device comprising: a post having a bottom end and a top end; a housing having a bottom wall, a top wall and a peripheral wall being attached to and extending between said top and bottom walls, said housing comprising a substantially transparent material, said housing being positioned on said top end of said post; a light emitting apparatus being positioned in said housing and being mounted on said top wall, said light emitting apparatus being configured to direct light downwardly through said bottom wall; a light power supply being electrically coupled to said light emitting apparatus, said light power supply comprising a rechargeable battery and a plurality of solar panels electrically coupled to said rechargeable battery, said solar panels being mounted on an upper surface of said top wall; a motor being mounted in said post, an axle being mechanically coupled to said motor and extending upwardly from said top end, said motor being configured to rotate said axle, said axle being attached to said housing such that said housing is rotated when said axle rotates; a motor power supply being electrically coupled to said motor, said motor power supply comprising a second rechargeable battery and a plurality of second solar panels electrically coupled to said second rechargeable battery, a rod being attached to and extending laterally away from said post, said rod being mounted on a distal end of said second solar panels with respect to said post; and wherein said post is positioned adjacent to a grave marker such that said light emitting apparatus illuminates the grave marker.