Electric Lighting Device
First Claim
1. An electric lighting device, comprising:
- a candle body having sidewalls, and an upper surface coupled to the sidewalls, defining an inner cavity of the candle body inside the sidewalls ;
a support member extending upwardly from the upper surface and terminating at a first end;
a flame shaped element disposed outside of the candle body, supported by the support member, said flame shaped element having a bottom portion with a support surface adapted to press against said first end of said support member;
a first magnetic-attractable material on a first side of a bottom portion of the flame shaped element;
a second magnetic-attractable material on a second side of a bottom portion of the flame shaped element;
where the first material and the second material are on opposite ends of the bottom of the flame shaped element symmetrically disposed relative to one another,wherein the support surface of the flame shaped element pivots on the first end of the support member; and
an electromagnet configured to generate an electromagnetic field that interacts with the first and second materials of the flame element to thereby cause the flame shaped element to pivot.
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Abstract
Electric lighting devices are described having a candle body with an upper surface coupled to a sidewall. A flame element is disposed entirely outside of the candle body and include one or more magnets or a ferrous material. The flame element is supported above the upper surface by a support member that extends upwardly from the upper surface and terminates at a first end disposed within the flame element. This allows the flame element some degree of movement about the support member that combined with a light source configured to illuminate a surface of the flame element creates a flickering flame effect. The device can also include a drive mechanism such as an electromagnet that generates an electromagnetic field that interacts with the magnets of the flame element to thereby cause movement of the flame element.
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21 Claims
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1. An electric lighting device, comprising:
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a candle body having sidewalls, and an upper surface coupled to the sidewalls, defining an inner cavity of the candle body inside the sidewalls ; a support member extending upwardly from the upper surface and terminating at a first end; a flame shaped element disposed outside of the candle body, supported by the support member, said flame shaped element having a bottom portion with a support surface adapted to press against said first end of said support member; a first magnetic-attractable material on a first side of a bottom portion of the flame shaped element; a second magnetic-attractable material on a second side of a bottom portion of the flame shaped element; where the first material and the second material are on opposite ends of the bottom of the flame shaped element symmetrically disposed relative to one another, wherein the support surface of the flame shaped element pivots on the first end of the support member; and an electromagnet configured to generate an electromagnetic field that interacts with the first and second materials of the flame element to thereby cause the flame shaped element to pivot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electric lighting device comprising:
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candle body having sidewalls, and an upper surface coupled to the sidewalls, defining an inner cavity of the candle;
body inside the sidewalls;a support member extending upwardly froth the upper surface and terminating at a first end, a flame shaped element disposed outside of the candle body, supported by the support member, said flame shaped element having a bottom portion with a support surface adapted to press against said first end of said support member; at least one attractable material attached to the flame shaped element;
cwherein the support surface of the flame shaped element pivots on the first end of the support member and the flame shape element is retained by a retaining structure against being removed completely from the first end of the support member; and an electromagnet configured to generate an electromagnetic field that interacts with the at least one magnetic-attractable material to cause the flame shaped element to pivot. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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