Candle Extinguisher and a Method for Producing a Candle Extinguisher

Abstract

A candle extinguisher formed of a thin-plate non-combustible material includes a body with a ring-shaped part defining an inner space and having an inner diameter at least slightly exceeding the outer diameter of a candle on which the candle extinguisher is to be positioned. The body has a plurality of flexible finger elements extending upwardly from the ring-shaped part, each of the finger elements having a proximal part and a distal part. The proximal parts extend substantially in coplanar relationship with the ring-shaped part and are bendable outwardly relative to the inner space defined by the ring-shaped part. Each of the distal parts is bent substantially perpendicularly relative to a respective proximal part and extends inwardly relative to the inner space defined by the ring-shaped part. Each of the distal parts has a length at least one half the width of the inner space defined by the ring-shaped part.

1 . A candle extinguisher comprising a unitary body of a thin-plate material, said thin-plate material being non-combustible or non-inflammable when exposed to the burning flame of a candle,
 said body having a ring-shaped part defining an inner space of said candle extinguisher and having an inner diameter at least slightly exceeding the outer diameter of a candle on which the candle extinguisher is to be positioned,   said body having a plurality of flexible finger elements extending upwardly from said ring-shaped part, each of said flexible finger elements comprising a proximal part and a distal part,   said proximal parts extending substantially in coplanar relationship with said ring-shaped part and being bendable from said coplanar relation outwardly relative to said inner space defined by said ring-shaped part,   each of said distal parts being bent substantially perpendicularly relative to a respective proximal part and extending inwardly relative to said inner space defined by said ring-shaped part,   each of said distal parts having a length at least exceeding one half of the width of said inner space defined by said ring-shaped part.   
   
   
       2 . The candle extinguisher according to  claim 1 , said ring-shaped part and said flexible finger elements being made from carbon steel of a thickness of 50μ-500μ. 
   
   
       3 . The candle extinguisher according to  claim 1 , each of said proximal parts having a length at least approximately 2× the length of said distal parts. 
   
   
       4 . The candle extinguisher according to  claim 1 , said proximal parts having substantially a rectangular configuration, the width of each of said proximal parts being at the most one half the length of said proximal part. 
   
   
       5 . The candle extinguisher according to  claim 1 , each of said distal parts having the shape of an isosceles triangle, the base line of which is congruent with the outermost end of the respective proximal part. 
   
   
       6 . The candle extinguisher according to  claim 1 , said plurality being at least 3 and the most 30. 
   
   
       7 . A method of producing a candle extinguisher comprising a unitary body of a thin-plate material, said thin-plate material being non-combustible or non-inflammable when exposed to the burning flame of a candle,
 said body having a ring-shaped part defining an inner space of said candle extinguisher and having an inner diameter at least slightly exceeding the outer diameter of a candle on which the candle extinguisher is to be positioned,   said body having a plurality of flexible finger elements extending upwardly from said ring-shaped part, each of said flexible finger elements comprising a proximal part and a distal part,   said proximal parts extending substantially in coplanar relationship with said ring-shaped part and being bendable from said coplanar relation outwardly relative to said inner space defined by said ring-shaped part,   each of said distal parts being bent substantially perpendicularly relative to a respective proximal part and extending inwardly relative to said inner space defined by said ring-shaped part, and   each of said distal parts having a length at least exceeding one half of the width of said inner space defined by said ring-shaped part,   said method comprising the steps of cutting a blank from a thin-plate material, said blank including a bottom shape part constituting a web of said thin-plate material and a plurality of flexible finger elements extending to the one side from said web and including inner parts and outer parts, the step of turning said blank into a cylindrical body having said web constituting said ring-shaped part and having said inner parts constituting said proximal parts and   said outer parts constituting said distal parts, and bending said distal parts perpendicularly relative to said proximal parts.