Patent ID: 7255455

Claim:
An extinguisher for use on a candle, where the candle is placed in a candlestick or similar holder and where the purpose of the extinguisher is to extinguish the candle once it has burnt down to a specific height, the extinguisher comprising: a resilient, slotted metal bushing, which at one end is provided with a plurality of radially inward-facing resilient tongues that, by their spring action, in the initial shape of the bushing, close to a closed position at the end of the bushing; wherein the bushing is configured and dimensioned for placement on the outside of a candle at a selected height on the candle at which the candle should be extinguished; the tongues bend radially outward by elastic deflection; the bushing is made of a bimetal that changes shape when heated; and the bimetal is positioned in such a way in the bushing that the tongues will increase their inward curve toward the center of the bushing when the material is heated by the flame.