Patent ID: 7828462
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: F21S,F21W,F21Y,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An imitation candle comprising: a body having a internal cavity; an imitation wick extending outwardly from the cavity in the body through a surface to define the surface as an upper surface of the body, the imitation wick supporting electrical leads along a portion of its length from within the cavity through the upper surface, and the imitation wick having an end tip spaced from the upper surface and located above the body when upright to expose the end tip to direct view from around the body laterally; and a surface mount light emitting diode placed on the imitation wick and connected to the electrical leads, the surface mount light emitting diode being oriented to expose an upper surface and laterally to expose its edges to direct view so that light is emitted from the end tip of the imitation wick by energization of the surface mount light emitting diode.