Tealight and holder for a tealight candle
AssigneeWestfield Plastics & Molding, LLC
InventorCHRISTOPHER ARAUJO
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Abstract
A cup for a tealight includes a sidewall and a floor defining a generally cylindrical container, and an annular protrusion extending from a bottom surface of the container. The annular protrusion includes a first sidewall extending substantially perpendicular from the bottom surface of the container, a first radiused portion extending from the first sidewall, and a second radiused portion extending from the first radiused portion to the bottom surface.
Claims20
A holder for a tealight candle, comprising;
- a floor;
- a sidewall extending upward from said floor, said floor and said sidewall defining a generally cylindrical container having an open top;
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- an annular protrusion on a bottom surface of said container.
A holder for a candle, comprising:
- a floor;
- a sidewall extending upward from said floor, said floor and said sidewall defining a generally cylindrical container having an open top;
- and
- an annular protrusion formed on a bottom surface of said container;
- wherein said annular protrusion has an outside diameter that is less than an outside diameter of said sidewall.
A method for manufacturing a holder for a tealight candle, comprising the steps of:
- injecting a thermoplastic resin into a mold;
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- forming a container having a floor, a sidewall extending upward from said floor, and an annular protrusion formed on a bottom surface of said container;
- wherein said annular protrusion has an outside diameter that is less than an outside diameter of said sidewall;
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- wherein said annular protrusion includes a first sidewall portion extending substantially perpendicular from said bottom surface, a first radiused portion extending from said first sidewall portion, and a second radiused portion extending from said first radiused portion to said bottom surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.