The disclosure relates to candle extinguishing devices and more particularly pertains to a new candle extinguishing device for sanitary candle extinguishing with filtered air.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a shell that is elongated. The shell has a first open end and a second open end. A mouthpiece is coupled to the first open end. The mouthpiece is configured to engage the lips of a user to form a seal. A filter is coupled to an interior face of the shell, defining a front chamber of the shell. The mouthpiece is positioned on the shell such that a user's lips can sealably couple to the mouthpiece. Air expelled by the user will create positive pressure in the front chamber, such that the air will pass through the filter. The filter retains spittle and the air exits the shell through the second open end to extinguish lighted candles on a cake.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A mouthpiece 18 is coupled to the first open end 14. The mouthpiece 18 is configured to engage the lips of a user to form a seal. The mouthpiece 18 has an outer perimeter 20. Preferably, the outer perimeter 20 is circumferentially larger than the first open end 14, such that the mouthpiece 18 is flared relative to the first open end 14.
A filter 22 is coupled to an interior face 24 of the shell 12, defining a front chamber 26 of the shell 12. The filter 22 is coupled to the interior face 24 between a longitudinal midpoint 28 of the shell 12 and the first open end 14 of the shell 12. Preferably, the filter 22 extends curvedly from the interior face 24 such that the filter 22 curves toward the second open end 16 of the shell 12. The filter 22 may be fixedly coupled to the shell 12. Alternatively, the filter 22 may be reversibly coupled to the shell 12, such that the filter 22 can be replaced.
A handle 30 is coupled to an exterior 32 of the shell 12. The handle 30 is configured for grasping by the user. The handle 30 comprises a rod 34 that has a first end 36 coupled to the shell 12. Preferably, the rod 34 is substantially circular when viewed longitudinally. A knob 38, preferably rounded, is coupled to a second end 40 of the rod 34.
The shell 12, the mouthpiece 18 and the handle 30 may comprise plastic.
In use, the mouthpiece 18 is positioned on the shell 12 such that a user's lips can sealably couple to the mouthpiece 18. Air expelled by the user will create positive pressure in the front chamber 26, such that the air will pass through the filter 22. The filter 22 retains spittle and the air exits the shell 12 through the second open end 16 to extinguish lighted candles on a cake.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
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