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Title:
STABLE TOMB CANDLE-LAMP
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2004/081445
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The existing tomb lamps my easily be turned over by wind, their cover falls off and the melted candle paraffin spills at and damages the tomb slab marble or granite. The stabile tomb candle-lamp, according to this invention, consists of the housing (A), the sucker (B), the mobile ring (C) and the cover (D). In the housing there is placed the candle. At the neck (2) of the housing (1) there are fitted the springs (E), between whose coils (17) there is placed the neck (15) of the cover (D), this holding the cover firmly on the housing. In the housing bottom (4) there is fitted the sucker (B), that by its bell-shaped body (8), by means of vacuum, holds to the tomb slab. At the base (3) of the housing (1) there is placed the mobile ring (C) with the groove (13) and the support (11). When the mobile ring is lowered to the tomb slab (18), the lamp is lifted until the bottom (4) leans against the support (11) of the mobile ring (C). This being done, the mobile ring stabilises the tomb candle-lamp additionally to the sucker (B), the lamp now not turning over even in strongest wind gushes.

Inventors:
ELJUGA RENATO (HR)
Application Number:
PCT/HR2004/000004
Publication Date:
September 23, 2004
Filing Date:
February 20, 2004
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
ELJUGA RENATO (HR)
International Classes:
F21S13/12; F21V21/092; F21V35/00; F21V17/16; (IPC1-7): F21V35/00; A47G33/00; F21S13/12; F21V21/092; F21W121/00
Foreign References:
DE20106528U12001-06-21
DE29721895U11999-04-08
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 03 27 February 1998 (1998-02-27)
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2003, no. 02 5 February 2003 (2003-02-05)
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Diatus (21 000 Split, HR)
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Claims:
PATENT CLAIMS
1. ile tomb candlelamp, consisting of the housing (A) comprising the body (1), the neck (2) and the base (3), on which there is the bottom (4), the bottom vertical wall (5) and the bottom oblique wall (6), and consisting of the cover (D) comprising the body (14), the neck (15) and the aeration openings (16), wh s 7, at the neck (2) of the body (1) there is onç or more springs (E) consisting of three or more coils (17); in the space (X) between the coils (17) is placed the neck (2) of the lamp body (1) ; in the space (Y) between the coils (17) is placed the neck (15) of the cover (D), whereby the cover (D) is firmly fixed to the housing (A) and protected from falling off due to strong wind and turning over; at the bottom (4) there is the sucker (B) with the bellshaped body (8), by which the lamp, by means of vacuum, is firmly fixed to the tomb slab (18); at the base (3) there is the freely pulledover mobile ring (C) consisting of the body (10), the support (11) and the slope (12), with which the mobile ring (C) leans against the oblique wall (6) of the bottom (4); it has the groove (13) that enables increase of the ring diameter; the support (11), when the mobile ring (C) is lowered to the tomb slab (18), contacts the bottom (4) where the mobile ring (C), along with the sucker (B), additionally stabilises the lamp, preventing its turning over and spilling of the melted paraffin on the tomb slab.
2. The lamp as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the mobile ring (C), before placing the lamp at the tomb slab (18), is in its upper position, leans against the oblique wall (6) of the bottom (4); after pressing the lamp to the tomb slab, the sucker (B) firmly sticks to the slab, after which the mobile ring (C) is lowered to the slab, and the lamp is lifted until the bottom (4) leans against the support (11) of the mobile ring (C).
3. The lamp as claimed in Claim 1, w erem the mutual acting of the sucker (B) and the mobile ring (C) protect the lamp against turning over even with the strongest wing gushes, this in turn preventing damages from spilling the melted paraffin from the lamp.
Description:
STABLE TOMB CANDLE-LAMP <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> ) MVEMT ! OM DESCRtPTiON <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> 1. FIELD OF APPLICATION The invention relates to tomb candle-lamps that are stabile and safe from being turned owner by wind, preventing this way the candle to be extinguished and paraffin to be spilt over the tombstone.

In the International Patent Classification it is classified as Section C-Chemistry, Class C 11 C which includes candles. It can also be classified as B 29 C that includes working of plastics and working of plastics in a plastic state in general.

2. TECHNICAL PROBLEM Tomb candle-lamps are designed to protect marble or granite tomb slabs against spilt melted paraffin produced by burning candles. Spilt paraffin produces greasy spots on the expensive marble or granite. Furthermore, plastic lamps with cover protect the candles from being extinguished by rain or wind. However, tomb candle-lamps are not protected against turning owner, so that a bit stronger wind turns them owner which results in the paraffin being spilt over the tomb and lamp cover falling off the lamp plastic housing.

The technical problem that is solved by this invention relates to design and manufacturing of tomb candle-lights whose plastic housing will firmly stick to the tombstone, producing resistance sufficient to stand the strongest winds, preventing leaning and turning the lamp over and spilling of the paraffin over the tombstone.

The lamp cover is also to be prevented from falling off the lamp plastic housing.

3. STATE OF THE ART The present tomb candle-lights are normally made of plastic housings designed in various ways, that house candles. The plastic housings have covers with air openings to enable the candle to burn. The covers are placed loose on the housing and are easy to take or fall off in moderate winds. When a lamp is turned over by wind, a part of the melted paraffin spills over the tomb slab producing a greasy spot, thus damaging the expensive marble or granite slab. Preventing the lamp from turning over is being attempted in various ways : o by placing a stone on the cover, which is a bad solution since the plastic housing neck heats and softens from the candle flame, wherefore the weight of the stone distorts the housing and extinguishes the candle ; o by placing the lamp into a vessel filled with gravels ; o by manufacturing and using fixed lamps, made of grass, marble or metal, with inserted candies. These are expensive solutions, usually utilised at graves above the land and in pairs.

4. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The essence of the invention, solving the above mentioned problems, is the design and manufacturing of tomb candle-lights of improved stability and resistance to wind: 'in the housing neck there are inserted springs the spirals of which hold the lamp cover neck, preventing its falling off the lamp ; at the bottom of the lamp there is a bell-shaped suckers under which, by pressure, the air is sucked out, and the thus created vacuum holds the lamp firmly fixed to the slab, thus preventing the lamp from turning over; and at the bottom of the housing there is a mobile ring that, while the lamp is being pressed against the tomb slab and the sucker holds, lifts the lamp up, thus further stabilising the lamp.

5. ILLUSTRATION DESCRIPTIONS Figure 1. shows the stabile tomb candle-light with cover and the mobile ring in its upper position-front view.

Figure 2. shows the stabile tomb candle-light with cover and the mobile ring in its upper position-partial cross-section G-G in Figure 1 view.

Figure 3. shows the stabile tomb candle-light placed onto the tomb slab-with the mobile ring in its lower position-front view.

Figure 4. shows the stabiie tomb candte-tight p) aced onto the tomb siab with partiat cross-section of the mobile ring and the base with the sucker-side view.

Figure 5. shows the mobile ring-front view.

Figure 6. shows the mobile ring-top view.

Figure 7. shows the mobile ring-bottom view Figure 8. shows the mobile ring-cross-section F-F in Figure 6.

Figure 9. shows the cover fixing spring-front view.

Figure 10. shows the cover fixing spring-side view.

Figure 11. shows the stabile tomb candle-lamp shown in Figure 1. -bottom view.

Figure 12. shows the stabile tomb candle-lamp shown in Figure 1. -top view.

6. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ONE OF THE BEST INVENTION EMBODIMENTS The stabile tomb candle-lamp, as shown in Figure 1., consists of : the housing A, the sucker B, the mobile ring C, the cover D and the spring E.

The candle-lamp housing A, Figure 2., consists of the body 1 with the neck 1 and the base 3. In the neck 2 there are screwed one or more springs E that fix the cover D to the lamp body 1. The spring E, Figures 9. and 10., has at least three coils 17. One spring coil, as shown in the Figure 2., is passed through the narrow opening, of the size of the spring diameter, to the inner side of the neck 2, and two coils remain at the outer side of the neck. Through the space X between two spring coils passes the neck 2 of the lamp housing A, and through the space Y passes the neck 15 of the cover D. The base 3 has the bottom 4 with the vertical side wall 5 and the oblique side wall 6. In the housing A of the stabile tomb candle-lamp there is placed a candle, standing at the lamp bottom 4.

The sucker B, Figure 2., consists of the head 7 and the bell-shaped body 8. The sucker B is, by the head 7, fixed to the bottom 4 through the opening 9, so that the body 8 hangs freely below the base 3. When the stabile tomb candle-lamp, Figure 4, is pressed to a flat grave slab 18, below the body 8 of the sucker B, due to squeezing of the body 8, the air is driven out an vacuum created, holding the stabile tomb candle-lamp firmly fixed to the tomb slab. Thus, the lamp can be leaned by wind, but can be turned over by a strong wind gush.

The mobile ring C, Figures 5., 6., 7., and 8., consists of the body 10, the support 11, the oblique wall 12 and the groove 13. The mobile ring C is pulled freely over the candle-lamp body A. At that time, the oblique wall 12 of the mobile ring C leans against the oblique wall 6 at the base 3. The groove 13 enables increasing of diameter of the mobile ring when the ring, as shown in Figures 3. and 4., is pulled down the oblique wall 6 of the base 3. At that time the oblique wall 12 of the mobile ring C slides over the oblique wall 6 and the vertical wall 5 of the base 3. After that, the vertical wall 5 of the base 3 leans against the support 11 of the body 10.

Resulting from this, the diameter of the mobile ring C decreases and adjusts to diameter of the lamp bottom 4. Thus, the mobile ring C, when the sucker 8 holds to the tomb slab 18, additionally firms and stabilises the grave candle-lamp, so that it can stand the strongest wind gushes.

The cover D, Figures 1. and 2., contains the body 14 and the neck 15, with circular aerating openings 16 at the neck 15. The cover D closes the housing A, where the neck 15 is placed in the space X between the coils 17 of the springs E. This way, the cover D is firmly fixed to the lamp housing A, so that no wind can blow it off.

Even if the lamp is turned over, the cover D will remain on the housing, thus preventing extinguishing of the lamp and spilling of the paraffin and damaging the slab.

At placing the stabile tomb candle-lamp on a tomb slab, as shown in Figures 1., 2., 3. and 4., the mobile ring C is pulled over the lamp housing A, over the base 3, and the lamp is placed on the tomb slab 18. By pressing the cover D, the lamp is pushed against the tomb slab so that the air is driven out from below the body 8 of the sucker B, and the thus created vacuum holds the lamp firmly on the slab. After this a lighter wind can lean the lamp, and a stronger wind can even turn it over.

However, to prevent this, the mobile ring C is lowered to the tomb slab 18 till the support 11 gets under the bottom 4, so that the bottom leans against the support.

After this, the tomb lamp will remain stabile, safe from turning over and spilling the melted paraffin that would damage the slab.

The above described design and manufacturing of the stabile tomb lamp solves all setbacks of existing tamps, turned over and extinguished by wind and other weather, causing thus the damage from spilling the melted paraffin.

7. INVENTION APPLICATION The invention application is evident from its description.

Manufacturing of lamp parts is simple, with application of various additional solutions related the housing, cover and mobile ring appearances. The materials normally used for manufacturing the housing and the ring are plastics of various colours. The sucker may be manufactured of soft plastics or rubber, easily to adjust to the tomb slab surface. The cover is usually manufactured of light metal, because a plastic cover would be damaged by the candle fire heat.