Patent ID: 6447286
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: C11C,F23Q

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a candle comprising a body having a length, an outer side, an upper end, a lower end, and a wick located in said body along its said length and extending out of said upper end to be ignited to create a flame, a flame extinguishing member comprising first and second opposite ends with an opening extending therethrough between said first and second opposite ends, said opening having a size sufficient to receive said wick with said second end located below said first end and to allow said member to move along said wick as said wick is burned and said body below the flame is melted and burned, and a stop adapted to be located at a given level between said upper and lower ends of said body to stop movement of said member as said member reaches a selected level to extinguish the flame of said wick and candle as said wick burns below said first end of said member, said stop extends into said body from said outer side to a position near said wick for engaging said second end of said member as said second end of said member reaches said stop.