Patent ID: 7214054

Claim:
A decorative apparatus usable with a liquid, said decorative apparatus comprising: a container for receiving the liquid; an object, said object being substantially buoyant and supportable by the liquid while being at least in part submerged into the liquid; a first magnet mounted to said object, said first magnet defining first magnet first and second magnetic poles having opposed polarities; a bundle of lit candles selected from the group consisting of wax candles oil candles and gel candles, placed on the surface of said object, and said object includes a support for supporting said bundle of lit candles above the liquid; a second magnet movable over a predetermined path relatively to said container, said second magnet defining second magnet first and second magnetic poles having opposed polarities; a motor and a magnet support, rotatable by said motor about a rotation axis, said second magnet being mounted to said magnet support so that at least one of said second magnet first and second magnetic poles is located eccentrically relatively to said rotation axis; whereby said motor moves said second magnet over said predetermined path modifying a magnetic field present substantially adjacent said first magnet, thereby causing a force onto said object, thereby causing said object and said bundle of lit candles to move in guided circular motions.