Patent ID: 8840281

Claim:
A flameless candle comprising: a shell including: a sidewall having a thickness and an opacity; a hollow interior region defined by the sidewall; and an aperture on an upper end of the shell, wherein the aperture has a minimum radius; an electronic lamp positioned in an upper portion of the hollow interior region; an insert positioned in the upper portion of the hollow interior region of the shell, wherein: the insert includes a sidewall and a to wall integrated with the sidewall; the top wall includes a waxen material; the insert has a maximum radius along a horizontal dimension; the sidewall of the insert has a thickness and an opacity; and the shading wall of the insert is interposed between the lamp and the sidewall of the shell; and wherein: the thickness of the sidewall of the shell is different from the thickness of the sidewall of the insert or the opacity of the sidewall of the shell is different from the opacity of the sidewall of the insert; the aperture is configured to pass the insert through such that the insert can be positioned in the upper portion of the hollow interior region of the shell and the insert is interposed between the lamp and the sidewall of the shell; and the minimum radius of the aperture is greater than the maximum radius along the horizontal dimension of the insert.