A plurality of patents/patent applications are present in the field in relation to fence posts and to their configuration with regards to fixing of posts and/or fences and fittings thereof.
The present invention on the other hand provides a fence post which is adapted to be functioning as an illuminating post with a solar panel associated with a battery to store solar energy. The concept of use of solar energy in fence posts for illumination purposes is known for example from the publication U.S. 2008080174.
The advantage of the system according to the present invention lies in that the illuminating means and associated power sources are concealed in a compact manner such that serious damage to the system by a casual intruder is eliminated or reduced at least to a reasonable degree.
The present invention features a compact battery in association with a solar panel embedded within the fence post such that no additional structural modification is necessary and a fence post visually indistinguishable from a regular non-solar power post is obtained.