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US 6,555,069 B1Granted
Oil lamp with ceramic diffuser
AssigneeBath & Body Works, Inc.
InventorJohn A. Ferguson
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Abstract
An oil lamp emitting a fragrance has a container including a fuel oil and a fragrance and a wick for drawing fuel oil out of the container for burning. A separate ceramic diffuser is positioned adjacent the top of the lamp, near the combustion end of the wick. The ceramic diffuser receives a combination of fuel oil and fragrance and diffuses the fragrance into the air. The diffusion is increased when the lamp is lighted. The lamp provides a scent to the surrounding air which is similar in strength to fragranced wax candles.
Claims19
A fragrance-emitting oil lamp, comprising;
- a container having a top opening and holding a mixture of fuel oil and a perfume;
- a diffuser mounted on the container over the top opening, the diffuser having a wick passage therethrough;
- a sealing gasket intersposed between the top opening and the diffuser;
- an outer cover secured over the diffuser and top opening creating a seal between the diffuser, gasket and top opening, and having a wick holding opening;
- diffusion means in the outer cover for permitting perfume to emanate from the diffuser into air outside the center cover;
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- a wick sized to be held within the wick holding opening with a top end of the wick above the wick holding opening and the wick passed through and at least partly in contact with sides of the wick passage for drawing fuel oil and perfume into contact with the diffuser, at least some perfume from the wick passing through the diffuser to the air outside, and to the top end for burning when the wick is lighted.
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