Flame out candle system and method
AssigneeAexion Inc.
InventorJohn S. Riga
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Abstract
A flame out candle system and method for automatically retracting and assist in extinguishing a wick flame. The system includes a candle container including a wax candle, and a base unit or puck assembly including an elevator assembly driven by a motor assembly to move a wick engaging member that moves a wick within the wax candle. The wax candle includes a bore to receive the wick, and a cavity to receive the puck assembly. The motor assembly includes a motor driven power screw that engages with the elevator assembly. The wick engaging member and a moving connector of the elevator assembly can be magnetically connected to provide linear movement to the wick. A computer system can be utilized to control the motor based on a time signal, an activation signal, a sensor signal or any wireless signal.
Claims20
A candle system comprising:
- a base unit comprising:
- a motor operatively engageable with a power screw;
- an elevator assembly operatively engageable with the power screw, the elevator assembly being moveable within the base unit;
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- a wick engaging member that is operatively engageable with the elevator assembly and with a wick, the wick engaging member being moveable with the elevator assembly;
- wherein the motor provides rotation to the power screw that linearly moves the elevator assembly and the wick engaging member that linearly moves the wick within a wick bore defined in a wax candle.
A candle system comprising:
- a candle container defining an interior candle cavity containing a wax candle;
- a base unit comprising:
- a motor assembly including a motor operatively engageable with a power screw;
- an elevator assembly operatively engageable with the power screw, the elevator assembly being moveable within the base unit;
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- a wick engaging member that is operatively engageable with the elevator assembly and with a wick, the wick engaging member being moveable with the elevator assembly;
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- a computer or controller system configured or configurable to control the motor based on one of or any combination of a time signal, an activation signal, a sensor signal, a voice command, a wireless activation signal, and a networked activation signal;
- wherein the motor provides rotation to the power screw that linearly moves the elevator assembly and the wick engaging member that linearly moves the wick within a wick bore defined in the wax candle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.