Automated Candle Blower
OwnerRickey Simpsoninventor
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Abstract
An automatic candle blower having a main housing with a base and a back member. The back member has a plurality of vent holes therethrough, each of the vent holes providing an air flow path from the interior of the main housing. A candle support surface is formed adjacent to the back member to support a candle. A blower is positioned to direct air to the vent holes. An air channel is formed within the main housing between the blower and the vent holes. An alternative embodiment of the invention further includes a control circuit, which has a processor, a timer, and a processor-readable medium, is electrically connected to the blower. A user input device is electrically connected to the control circuit.
Claims20
An automated candle blower comprising:
- a main housing having a base and a back member enclosing a first interior space, said back member comprising a front wall and a back wall, said front wall of said back member having a plurality of vent holes therethrough, wherein at least a first vent hole of the plurality of vent holes is at a first vertical height in said front wall and at least a second vent hole of the plurality of vent holes is at a second vertical height in said front wall;
- a candle support surface formed adjacent said back member;
- a blower positioned to direct air to said plurality of vent holes, wherein said directed air extinguishes a lit candle;
- and
- an air channel within said main housing formed between said blower and said plurality of vent holes.
A method of extinguishing a candle comprises the steps of:
- supporting a candle on a candle support surface, said candle support surface being adjacent to a back member having a plurality of vent holes therethrough, wherein at least a first vent hole of the plurality of vent holes is at a first vertical height in said front wall and at least a second vent hole of the plurality of vent holes is at a second vertical height in said front wall, and a first interior space, said vent holes being orientated to direct air toward a space above the candle support surface;
- activating a blower at a first time;
- directing air flow from said blower to said plurality of vent holes, wherein the air flow extinguishes a lit candle;
- and
- deactivating said blower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.