Patent ID: 11959600
Assignee: THE STERNO GROUP LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 9:
10. A flameless candle comprising:
a candle body including an inner region and an upper surface with an aperture;
a light source that selectively emits a light;
a fan that functions in concert with the light source to selectively operate only when the light source emits the light; and
a flame element that receives the light and moves in response to airflow generated by the fan, a center of the flame element being located at a first elevation below the upper surface of the candle body before and after the fan operates and the center of the flame element being located at least at a second elevation in which a majority of the flame element protrudes beyond the upper surface of the candle body while the fan operates, the second elevation being greater than the first elevation.