Patent ID: 6435858
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: F23Q

Abstract:
A candle snuffer which extinguishes a burning candle flame without residual smoke and simultaneously trims a charred end of a candlewick, said candle snuffer comprising:a wire member, with a flame resistant coating, having a first end and a second end; a loop formed in said wire member midway between said first end and said second end of said wire member; a pair of arms extending from said loop and terminating at a pair of knees; a pair of legs, shorter than said pair of arms, angularly extending from said pair of knees at an angle of about 30 degrees; a pair of quenching tabs integrally formed from said wire member wherein said pair of quenching tabs are elongated in shape and have a flat face; and have a thickness less than a diameter of said wire member; and said pair of quenching tabs disposed on said first end of said wire member and on said second end of said wire member such that said pair of quenching tabs oppose each other and are sufficiently spaced apart to define a gap to interpose the candlewick of the burning candle flame therebetween, whereby when said pair of quenching tabs are urged together into contact with the candlewick by squeezing said pair of arms, the burning candle flame is instantaneously quenched without residual smoke while the charred end of the candlewick is simultaneously trimmed.