Patent Application
20160195259
The embodiments herein relate generally to candles, and more particularly, to a swiveling candle holder and preserver for use, for example, in the shower or outdoors.
Candles have to be removed from a tub when the shower is used, because, if left there, the cauldron fills up and the wick gets wet, rendering the candle unsuitable for use. Similarly, outdoor candles have to be brought indoors when rain or other precipitation is expected or else the wick may get wet and the cauldron may fill up. Candle holders that aim to address this problem include glass jars, which completely enclose the candle and decorative candle lanterns, which are not water-tight.
Therefore, what is needed is a candle holder that can also preserve the candle and prevent the wick or cauldron from getting wet.
Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a candle holder and preserver for preventing a wick and a cauldron of the candle from getting wet by falling moisture, such as rain or shower water. The candle holder and preserver may include a base, a pair of support arms extending upwards from the base, a pair of bracket arms pivotally attached to the pair of support arms, and a candle support configured to secure a candle attached to and extending between the pair of bracket arms, the candle support comprising a holder configured to accommodate and hold a candle. The bracket arms may be configured to swivel the candle support from an upright position to an inverted position.
The detailed description of some embodiments of the invention is made below with reference to the accompanying figures, wherein like numerals represent corresponding parts of the figures.
In the following detailed description of the invention, numerous details, examples, and embodiments of the invention are described. However, it will be clear and apparent to one skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the embodiments set forth and that the invention can be adapted for any of several applications.
The device of the present disclosure may be used to hold a candle and prevent a candle from having damage caused by moisture and may comprise the following elements. This list of possible constituent elements is intended to be exemplary only, and it is not intended that this list be used to limit the device of the present application to just these elements. Persons having ordinary skill in the art relevant to the present disclosure may understand there to be equivalent elements that may be substituted within the present disclosure without changing the essential function or operation of the device.
1. Base
2. Support Arms
3. Bracket Arms
4. Shelf
5. Swivel
The various elements of the candle holder for preserving a candle and preventing the wick and cauldron of the candle from getting wet of the present disclosure may be related in the following exemplary fashion. It is not intended to limit the scope or nature of the relationships between the various elements and the following examples are presented as illustrative examples only.
By way of example, and referring to
In some embodiments, the candle support may be adjustably attached to the bracket arms 20 using, for example, a pair of shelf pins 26. The shelf pins 26 may each extend through a bracket shelf pin hole 44 spaced along a length of each of the bracket arms 20 and engage with a shelf pin hole 42 in the candle support. For example, the bracket arms 20 may each have about 3 bracket shelf pin holes 44 configured to engage with the shelf pins 26, wherein the bracket shelf pin holes 44 on each bracket arm 20 may align with the corresponding bracket shelf pin holes 44 on the other bracket arm 20, such that the shelf 14 is substantially level.
In some embodiments, and as shown in
Alternatively, as shown in
In embodiments, the candle supporter may be secured in its desired position using a locking mechanism, such as a locking pin 24 configured to engage with both a bracket locking pin orifice and a base locking pin orifice 38. For example, when the candle 54 is positioned in an upright position, as shown in
As mentioned above, the bracket arms 20 may be pivotally attached to the support arms 12. For example, the bracket arms 20 may comprise a pair of swivel post slots 32, each configured to engage with a swivel post 28. The swivel post 28 may be inserted into and pass through a swivel post orifice 30 in the support arm 12 to engage with a swivel post slot 32 in the bracket arm 20, resulting in the bracket arms 20 being pivotally attached to the support arms 12 such that the bracket arms 20 can rotate 360° about the swivel post 28.
In some embodiments, a spreader bar 22 may extend from a first support arm 20 to a second support arm 20 at an end of the support arms 20 distal from the candle support. The spreader bar 22 may help keep the spreader arms 20 from leaning inward toward a candle 54 or from leaning outwards away from the candle 54.
To use the device of the present invention, a user would secure a candle 54 within the candle support, and use the candle 54 as normal. When the user wanted to protect the wick and cauldron, the user would invert the candle 54 by swiveling the bracket arms 20 180° and securing the device in the inverted position by engaging the locking pin 24 with the upper bracket locking pin orifice 36 and the base locking pin orifice 38. When the user was ready to use the candle 54 again, the user would simply remove the locking pin 24, swivel the bracket arms 20 180° to its upright position and lock the device in the upright position using the locking pin 24.
In some embodiments, the device may further comprise a motor and an electronic controller, such that the candle holder can be inverted electronically.
Persons of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that numerous design configurations may be possible to enjoy the functional benefits of the inventive systems. Thus, given the wide variety of configurations and arrangements of embodiments of the present invention the scope of the invention is reflected by the breadth of the claims below rather than narrowed by the embodiments described above.
