Simulated candle apparatus

Abstract

A simulated candle apparatus includes an upright cylindrical housing having a detachable housing top wall with a lighting circuit affixed to the housing top wall lower surface and an LED light source connected to the lighting circuit and extending above the housing top wall to resemble a candle flame, the housing containing a battery compartment and a power circuit including battery terminals extending into the battery compartment, the power circuit extending to and being in electrical communication with the lighting circuit, and one of the lighting circuit and the power circuit including a magnetic field activated light actuation switch in the form of a magnetically sensitive relay switch. The apparatus preferably includes a wand having a magnetic tip for placement near the light actuation switch to activate and deactivate the light source while resembling a match.

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