IP Library Granted Patent US 8,840,281
Granted Patent B2
US 8,840,281 · App. 13/253,436 · Granted Sep 23, 2014

Insert for flameless candle

Inventor: Mathieu Chartrand (Lery, CA)
Assignee: Winvic Sales Inc.
F21S6/001F21Y2101/02Y10S362/81
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Patent No.
US 8,840,281
App. No.
13/253,436
Granted
Sep 23, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flameless candle includes a shell that has a sidewall and a hollow interior region. The sidewall can be made of a waxen material. The sidewall has a thickness and opacity. The shell also has a hollow interior region within the sidewall. A lamp (for example, LED) may be housed within the hollow interior region. The flameless candle also includes an insert. The insert can be made of a waxen material that may have different properties from the material of the sidewall. The insert is positioned in a top area of the hollow interior region. The insert includes a shading wall that has a thickness and opacity. The thickness of the sidewall may be different than the thickness of the shading wall. As another option, the opacity of the sidewall may be different from the opacity of the shading wall.

Claims (22)

1. A flameless candle comprising:

a shell including:

a sidewall having a thickness and an opacity;

a hollow interior region defined by the sidewall; and

an aperture on an upper end of the shell, wherein the aperture has a minimum radius;

an electronic lamp positioned in an upper portion of the hollow interior region;

an insert positioned in the upper portion of the hollow interior region of the shell, wherein:

the insert includes a sidewall and a to wall integrated with the sidewall;

the top wall includes a waxen material;

the insert has a maximum radius along a horizontal dimension;

the sidewall of the insert has a thickness and an opacity; and the shading wall of the insert is interposed between the lamp and the sidewall of the shell; and

wherein:

the thickness of the sidewall of the shell is different from the thickness of the sidewall of the insert or the opacity of the sidewall of the shell is different from the opacity of the sidewall of the insert;

the aperture is configured to pass the insert through such that the insert can be positioned in the upper portion of the hollow interior region of the shell and the insert is interposed between the lamp and the sidewall of the shell; and

the minimum radius of the aperture is greater than the maximum radius along the horizontal dimension of the insert.

2. The flameless candle of claim 1 , wherein:

the thickness of the sidewall of the shell is different from the thickness of the shading wall of the insert, and

the opacity of the sidewall of the shell is different from the opacity of the shading wall of the insert.

3. The flameless candle of claim 1 , wherein the shading wall of the insert comprises a top wall above the lamp.

4. The flameless candle of claim 1 , wherein the sidewall of the insert comprises a hollow interior region configured to cover the lamp.

5. The flameless candle of claim 1 , wherein the top wall of the insert comprises a recess.

6. The flameless candle of claim 5 , further comprising a simulated wick extending from the top wall of the insert.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: NII NORTHERN INTERNATIONAL INC.
To: STERNO HOME INC.
Reel/Frame 044762/0390 →
MERGER Recorded Oct 20, 2016
From: 1058825 B.C. LTD.; NII NORTHERN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC.; WINVIC SALES INC.; NII NORTHERN INTERNATIONAL INC.
To: 1058825 B.C. LTD.
Reel/Frame 040425/0267 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 20, 2016
From: 1058825 B.C. LTD.
To: NII NORTHERN INTERNATIONAL INC.
Reel/Frame 040426/0833 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2012
From: NII NORTHERN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: WINVIC SALES, INC.
Reel/Frame 028853/0451 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2012
From: CHARTRAND, MATHIEU
To: NII NORTHERN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 028718/0275 →
Continuity (1)
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