Theft-deterrent outdoor lighting
A theft deterrent outdoor lighting, comprising in combination a light housing for housing a light, a battery for storing electrical energy, an alarm and a motion detector electrically connecting the alarm to the battery to actuate the alarm when motion is detected, whereby theft of the theft deterrent outdoor lighting is deterred by the alarm.
1. A method for deterring theft of outdoor lighting, comprising the steps of:
operating a mechanism for easily positioning the outdoor lighting into the ground, the mechanism comprising a one-way clutch operatively connected to an auger that is easily augured into the ground and difficult to remove from the ground; and
rendering inoperative the mechanism once the outdoor lighting is positioned in the ground for increasing the difficulty in removing the outdoor lighting from the ground.
2. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the mechanism comprises an elongated support that conceals an operative portion of an anchor once positioned in the ground.