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US 4,804,323 AGranted
Music candle
OwnerKyung-Hee Kiminventor
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Abstract
A melody producing candle in which an Integrated Circuit (IC) placed within the candle is activated upon kindling of the wick to produce music. The candle stops playing music once the flame is put out. The invention is provided with a light reflector which allows adjustment of sensitivity of the candle to light.
Claims9
A musical candle comprising:
- electronic circuit means housed within a candle for playing music upon activation by lighting a wick of said candle;
- an optical fiber strand of synthetic resin being disposed in said candle adjacent an exposed end of said wick and being folded upon itself to block exterior light from extering said fiber
- reflector means provided at a distal end of said optical fiber for concentrating light from said strand onto light sensor means in said electronic circuit means, whereby heat from lighting said wick melts said folded optical fiber to permit light from said lighted wick of said candle to activate said electronic circuit means to play music.
A musical candle comprising:
- electronic circuit means housed within a candle for playing music upon activation by lighting a wick of said candle;
- an optical fiber strands of synthetic resin being disposed in said candle adjacent an exposed end of said wick, an exposed end of said fiber being convered by an opaque cap having a low melting point to block exterior light from entering said fiber;
- reflector means provided at a distal end of said optical fiber for concentrating light from said strand onto light sensor means in said electronic circuit means, whereby heat from lighting said wick melts said cap to permit light from said lighted wick of said candle to activate said electronic circuit means to play music.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.