Patent ID: 6572365
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: F21V,F23Q

Abstract:
A device for extinguishing the flame of a candle in a candle holder, comprising:a housing portion having a top end, a bottom end, a top opening, and a bottom opening, the bottom end being adapted for receipt by the candle holder, such that the housing is supported by the candle holder and air flow through the bottom opening is substantially eliminated; a timer having a magnetized portion, the timer being programmed and configured such that the timer's magnetized portion is demagnetized at a time set on the timer, the timer being settable for subsequent remagnetization; and a lid, the lid being hinged to the housing, the lid being sized to substantially eliminate airflow into the top opening when the lid is on the top opening, the lid having a magnetic portion, the lid and the timer being positioned such that the timer's magnetized portion is magnetically coupled to the lid's magnetic portion when the lid is open, the lid being further positioned such that the lid is closed by gravity on to the housing top end when the magnetic coupling with the timer is terminated, the air in the housing subsequently being insufficient to sustain the candle flame.