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US 12,259,123 B2Granted
Candle
AssigneeReckitt & Colman (Overseas) Hygiene Home Limited
InventorsMartin Richard Butler, Jin Wu, Guoqiang Lai, Bin Liao, Fengyang Wang
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a candle which includes a base unit and a candle body which is mounted to the base unit. The candle body includes a wick and a fibre optic running therethrough. The base unit includes a light sensor configured to detect light from the wick, when lit. There is additionally provided a light source configured to operate in dependence on detection of light by the light sensor.
Claims15
A candle, comprising:
- a base unit and a candle body removably mounted to the base unit;
- wherein the candle body comprises a wick and a fibre optic running therethrough;
- and,
- the base unit comprises:
- a light sensor configured, in use, to detect light emitted from the wick and transmitted via the fibre optic;
- and,
- a light source configured to operate in dependence on detection of light by the light sensor:
- sensor;
- and,
- a proximity sensor configured, in use, to detect the presence of a candle body mounted to the base unit, wherein the proximity sensor is operable, in use, to:
- output a control signal for disabling operation of the light source in dependence on the absence of a candle body mounted to the base unit and/or output a control signal for enabling operation of the light source in dependence on the presence of a candle body mounted to the base unit.
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