Patent ID: 6488494
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: F21V

Abstract:
A candle holder comprising a housing having mounting means for mounting a candle to said housing and supporting means for supporting said housing on a cake, said supporting means including a member depending from said housing and sized and shaped so as to be embedded into a surface of a cake; a display connected to said housing for selectively displaying one of a plurality of numbers thereon, whereby said candle holder can be re-used for different occasions having different numbers associated therewith; and control means for electronically controlling said display so as to selectively display one of said plurality of numbers on said display, said control means including an integrated circuit unit and a power source, which are mounted in said housing, and said control means including a first switch, which is connected to said integrated circuit unit for selectively causing said display to display one of said plurality of numbers, and a second switch, which is connected to said integrated circuit unit for testing said display.