Retractable electric candle system

A retractable electric candle system for installation through an aperture in a window sill for connection to an electric power source and an electric-powered display unit, the candle system comprising:

• a base having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a hole extending through the base from the top surface to the bottom surface,
• an anchor means for attaching the base to the window sill so that the base hole is aligned with the window sill aperture,
• a candle having a top end, an elongated body, and a bottom end, the candle slidably extending through the base hole and through the window sill aperture for being lifted to a raised position generally above the window sill with the bottom end near the base, and for being lowered to a retracted position generally below the window sill with the top end near the base and with the elongated body and bottom end extending into space below the window sill,
• a lock pin attached to the candle near the bottom end and extending horizontally out from the candle,
• a tube member defined by a cylindrical wall having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a top tube end, and a bottom tube end, the tube member attached to and extending down from the base for extending into the space below the window sill, the tube member comprising:
• a hollow interior for receiving the candle when the candle is in the retracted position,
• an elongated, vertical slot through the cylindrical wall along the length of the tube member for slidably receiving the lock pin along the length of the vertical slot as the candle is lifted and lowered,
• a horizontal slot through the cylindrical wall near the top tube end and near the base, the horizontal slot joined to and communicating with the vertical slot for receiving the lock pin when the candle is in the raised position and the candle is turned to swing the lock pin from the vertical slot horizontally into the horizontal slot to lock the candle in the raised position,
• a cover for covering the hole in the base while the candle is in the retracted position, the cover comprising a plate for extending across the hole and a latch means for removably connecting the cover to the base,
• a spring inside the tubular member hollow interior, the spring having a bottom spring end held in place near the bottom tube end and a top spring end for removably contacting the bottom end of the candle when the candle is in the retracted position, the spring being compressed when the candle is lowered into the retracted position and the cover is installed across the hole in the base, and the spring extending when the cover is removed to push up the candle to move the top end of the candle slightly above the upper surface of the base to allow the top end to be grasped for lifting the candle to the raised position,
• a top electrical contact attached to the candle near the top end for connection to and cooperation with the electric-powered display unit,
• a bottom electrical contact attached to the candle near the bottom end, wire extending between and electrically connecting the top electrical contact and the bottom electrical contact,
• a base electrical contact, extending from the interior surface of the cylindrical wall near the base, for detachably contacting the bottom electrical contact when the candle is locked in the raised position,
• a connection means for electrically connecting the base electrical contact to the power source, so that electric power may be delivered to the base electrical contact, through the bottom electrical contact when the candle is in the raised position, and through the wire to the top electrical contact to power the display unit.