Patent ID: 8029272
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: F23Q

Abstract:
1. A device for candle snuffing comprising: (a) a back plate connected at one end to a base the base having a candle support; (b) a ramp connected at one end to a front face of said back plate, said ramp having a hole near an opposite end, wherein the ramp is resiliently biased with respect to the back plate such that the opposite end of the ramp is located above the one end absent a retaining force; (c) a candle having a wick, which is mounted to said base at one end so that the other end of the candle passes through said hole in said ramp; (d) a set pin movably affixed to said ramp proximate said hole, operatively arranged to pierce and enter said candle so as to provide said retaining force in said ramp; (e) a ball balanced on said opposite end of said ramp; (f) a means for release of tension in said ramp which causes a release of potential energy that allows said ramp to elevate to an inclined plane to cause the ball to roll along said ramp to settle on said hole and said wick.