Combustion – Combined
Reexamination Certificate
2001-01-18
2002-12-03
Bennett, Henry (Department: 3743)
Combustion
Combined
C431S296000, C040S452000, C040S451000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06488494
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to candle holders and, more particularly, to a candle holder equipped with a digital display.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Candles having shapes in the form of numbers have been used for indicating the age of a person at a birthday party. While these candles enhance amusement at birthday parties or other occasions, the numbers physically shaped thereon cannot be modified or adjusted. As a result, these candles are not re-usable for another person having a different age and have typically been discarded after single use.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,706,523 discloses a birthday candle device equipped with a set of color-coded bands or disks for indicating the age of a person in accordance with an international numerical color code convention. Because the international color code convention is not well known to people in general, the person's age encoded in the bands/disks is not readily recognizable.
U.S. Pat. No. Des. 132,571 discloses a set of candle holders having shapes in the form of numbers ranging from “0” to “9”. These candle holders have problems similar to those associated with the numerically shaped candles discussed above.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention overcomes the disadvantages and shortcomings of the prior art discussed above by providing a new and improved candle holder. More particularly, the candle holder includes a housing having a mounting mechanism for mounting a candle to the housing. A display is connected to the housing for selectively displaying one of a plurality of numbers thereon, whereby the candle holder can be re-used for different occasions, such as birthdays and anniversaries, having different numbers associated therewith.
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Bennett Henry
Ferko Kathryn
Joy World, Inc.
Selitto Behr & Kim
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