Lighting device with releasably connected shade

A lighting device comprising:

• a housing including a solar-power unit, an external surface, and a lighting element, wherein the external surface extends around the housing;
• and
• a shade extending from the external surface of the housing;
• wherein the shade comprises a shade fabric that is at least partly transparent, and a mounting element,
• wherein the shade has a top opening and a bottom opening, the bottom opening is larger than the top opening and larger than the housing;
• wherein the mounting element of the shade is releasably connected to the housing and the mounting element loosely rests on the external surface around ef the housing when connected thereto so that the shade rests on the external surface of the housing without being fixed to the external surface of the housing by any kind of fixing element or fastener thereby permitting the shade to be removed or lifted from the external surface of the housing without a need to release any fixing element or fastener;
• and
• wherein the lighting device further comprises a suspension assembly for suspending the lighting device from a surface, wherein the suspension assembly is connected to the housing;
• and
• wherein the suspension assembly comprises a hanging device and a directing structure, wherein the directing structure comprises at least one cord extending from the hanging device to a location adjacent to the external surface of the housing, wherein the at least one cord is arranged to direct the shade toward the external surface of the housing in the case where the shade is dislocated from the external surface of the housing.