Patent ID: 7198484

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a cover that moves between an open and closed position to cover or uncover an opening of a container used to hold a candle; an automatic extinguishing system having an automatic extinguishing device held in a housing, the automatic extinguishing device extinguishing the candle, when the candle is burning, through control of the movement of the cover; and a container-opening-shaped support connected directly to the housing and hingedly supporting the cover on a peripheral portion of the support, wherein the container-opening-shaped support is removeably positioned on and completely outside of the opening of the container and away from the candle, wherein the automatic extinguishing device comprises, a first support device that holds the cover open in a first position; a rest block that holds the first support device in the first position; a timing device having an arm and a first resilient device coupled between the arm and the rest block, the first resilient device being biased in a first direction; a second resilient device coupled between a housing of the automatic extinguishing means and the rest block, the second resilient device being biased in a second direction; and a rod passing through an opening in the housing, through an opening in the rest block, and through the second resilient device, the rod being coupled to the rest block.