Device for use with an oil lamp to allow diffusion of the scent of a perfume added to the oil

• US 5,669,767 A
• Filed: 07/16/1996
• Issued: 09/23/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lembex Import Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Rayflam Inc.
• Inventors: Bureau, Jacques, Bureau, Jean-Louis
• Primary Examiner(s): Dority, Carroll B.
• Application Number:
  US08/680,862
• Time in Patent Office: 434 Days
• Field of Search: 431/320, 422/305, 422/125
• US Class Current: 431/320
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 37/00 Details of lighting devices employing combustion as light source, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: F23D 3/02 Wick burners
• CPC Class Codes: F23D 3/24 Carriers for wicks

Abstract

Disclosed is a device for use in an oil lamp to allow the diffusion of the scent of a perfume added to the oil. The oil lamp has an inside and a lip lying in a generally horizontal plane. The device is a ring-shaped element having a plurality of inwardly downwardly protruding tabs that are spaced apart to define gaps therebetween permitting uninterrupted air flow between the inside of the bottle and the ambient air. The tabs have free ends defining an opening and are sized and shaped to receive and hold a wick supporting tube having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the horizontal plane and an upper end from which a wick projects. The tube is inserted into the opening so that the upper end of the wick supporting tube is held in place at a given longitudinal distance from the lip. Thus, when the device is placed on the lip and the wick is lit, heat generated by the lighting of the wick heats the tube and the oil and causes the perfume to be released into the ambient air through the gaps to provide a pleasing smell.

Claims

1. A device for use in an oil lamp having an inside and a lip, to allow the diffusion of the scent of a perfume added to the oil, said lip lying in a generally horizontal plane, said device comprising a ring-shaped element having a plurality of inwardly downwardly protruding tabs that are spaced apart to define gaps therebetween permitting uninterrupted air flow between the inside of said bottle and the ambient air, said tabs having free ends defining an opening and sized and shaped to receive and hold a wick supporting tube, said tube having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to said plane and an upper end from which a wick projects, said tube being inserted into said opening so that said upper end is held in place at a given longitudinal distance from said lip,

whereby, in use, when said device is placed on said lip and said wick is lit, heat generated by said lighting heats said tube and said oil and causes said perfume to be released into the ambient air through said gaps.

2. A device according to claim 1, wherein said ring-shaped element has three inwardly downwardly protruding tabs equally spaced apart.

3. A device according to claim 2, wherein said ring-shaped element has an outside diameter of approximately 27 mm.

4. A device according to claim 3, wherein said tabs extend inwardly by a distance of at least 8 mm and said ring-shaped element has a width of approximately 2 mm.

5. A device according to claim 4, wherein said distance between said lip and said end is at least 8 mm.

6. An oil lamp having an inside and a lip lying in a generally horizontal plane, said oil lamp comprising a ring-shaped element placed on said lip, said ring-shaped element having a plurality of inwardly downwardly protruding tabs that are spaced apart to define gaps therebetween permitting uninterrupted air flow between said inside of said lamp and the ambient air, said tabs having free ends defining an opening and sized and shaped to receive and hold a wick supporting tube, said tube having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to said plane and an upper end from which a wick projects, said tube being inserted onto said opening so that said upper end is held in place at a given longitudinal distance from said lip,

whereby, in use, when said oil lamp is filled with perfumed oil or liquid paraffin and said wick is lit, the heat generated by said lighting heat said tube and said oil and causes said perfume to be released into the ambient air through said gaps.

7. An oil lamp according to claim 6, wherein said ring-shaped element has three inwardly downwardly protruding tabs.

8. An oil lamp according to claim 7, wherein said ring-shaped element has an outside diameter of approximately 27 mm.

9. An oil lamp according to claim 8, wherein said tabs extend inwardly by a distance of at least 8 mm and said element has a width of approximately 2 mm.

10. An oil lamp according to claim 9, wherein said distance between said lip and said end is at least 8 mm.