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US 7,637,737 B2Granted
Candle assembly with light emitting system
AssigneeS.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
InventorsPaul E. Furner, Mary Beth Adams, William R. Kissner, Chris A. Kubicek, Cory J. Nelson, Jose Porchia, Raechell M. Thuot, Nathan R. Westphal, Rene Maurice Beland
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Abstract
A candle assembly includes a support base with a melting plate upon which a meltable solid fuel rests and a wick holder to hold a wick and engage the meltable solid fuel. The candle assembly further includes a control unit having at least one electrical component to control a light emitting system.
Claims7
A retention mechanism, comprising:
- a first retention member disposed on a support base comprising a melting plate configured to hold a fuel element and engage a wick holder, the melting plate comprising a projecting capillary lobe, the capillary lobe including a first capillary wall extending from the melting plate, the wick holder having a wick and a base portion that includes a second capillary wall, the capillary lobe cooperatively engages the base portion to define a capillary space between the first and the second capillary walls to allow capillary flow of melted fuel from the melting plate to the wick through the capillary space;
- a second retention member disposed on a control unit having a light emitting system and configured to lockingly engage the first retention member;
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- a third retention member disposed on the support base, wherein the third retention member is configured to lockingly engage a fourth retention member disposed on a diffuser.
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A candle assembly, comprising:
- a support base comprising an upwardly projecting capillary lobe, the capillary lobe disposed within a recessed base portion of a wick holder, and a capillary space defined between the capillary lobe and the recessed base portion to allow capillary flow of melted fuel to a wick from the support base;
- a control unit having a light emitting system;
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- a retention mechanism to attach the support base to the control unit and comprising a first retention member disposed on the support base and a second retention member disposed on the control unit and configured to lockingly engage the first retention member,
- wherein the support base further comprises a diffuser to diffuse light emitted from the light emitting system and including the first retention member;
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- wherein the support base further comprises a third retention member configured to lockingly engage a fourth retention member disposed on the diffuser.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.