Patent ID: 9447938
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: F21K,F21S,F21V,F21W,F21Y,H01F,H05B,Y02B,Y10S,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An electronic lighting device for simulating a candle, comprising: an outer shell having a shape to resemble a candle and including a curved sidewall spanning around the perimeter of the outer shell and an upper surface intersecting the sidewall and having a through hole; a core contained within the outer shell and structured to include an upper portion that encircles an internal cavity of the core and provides an opening that at least partially aligns with the through hole of the outer shell, wherein the core includes a cradle formed in the upper portion; a flame component structured to include a top portion, middle portion, and bottom portion, wherein the top portion is shaped to look like a flame, the middle portion includes a hole, and the bottom portion includes a magnet; a support element attached to the upper portion of the core and structured to suspend the flame component via the hole of the middle portion such that the bottom portion is contained within the internal cavity and the top portion of the flame component projects out of the opening, wherein suspension of the flame component by the support element allows movement of the flame component about the support element; a lighting element contained entirely within the interior of the core and positioned at least partially on the cradle at an angle with respect to an axis passing through the cradle and a longitudinal central axis of the core, the lighting element to emit light from within the internal cavity onto the flame component through the opening of the core; and a coil positioned below the internal cavity and adjacent to the magnet of the flame component to produce a magnetic field to interact with the magnet to cause movement of the flame component.