Arrangement For Controlling A Flame Of A Candle

Abstract

A jar candle includes a jar, a lid connected to the jar of the jar candle for articulation between an open position and a closed position, and an arrangement for controlling a flame of the jar candle. The arrangement includes an electromagnet carried in a housing fixed to the jar, a permanent magnet carried by the lid, and a power source for powering the electromagnet. The electromagnet cooperates with the permanent magnet to retain the lid in the open position when the power source powers the electromagnet and further cooperates with the electromagnet to repel the electromagnet and thereby articular the lid to the closed position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A jar candle comprising:
 a jar;   a lid connected to the jar of the jar candle for articulation between an open position and a closed position;   an arrangement for controlling a flame of the jar candle, the arrangement including:
 an electromagnet carried in a housing fixed to the jar; 
 a permanent magnet carried by the lid; and 
 a power source for powering the electromagnet, 
   wherein the electromagnet cooperates with the permanent magnet to retain the lid in the open position when the power source powers the electromagnet and further cooperates with the electromagnet to repel the electromagnet and thereby articular the lid to the closed position.   
     
     
         2 . The jar candle of  claim 1 , further comprising a timing device for disconnecting the power source from the electromagnet after a period of time. 
     
     
         3 . The jar candle of  claim 1 , wherein the lid is connected to the jar by the arrangement. 
     
     
         4 . The jar candle of  claim 1 , wherein the jar is cylindrical in shape and defines an axially extending cavity receiving the arrangement  100 . 
     
     
         5 . The jar candle of  claim 4  ,wherein the arrangement cooperates to completes the cylinder otherwise defined by the jar. 
     
     
         6 . The jar candle of  claim 5 , wherein the jar  104  and the arrangement cooperate to define a complete circle in a horizontal plane. 
     
     
         7 . The jar candle of  claim 4 , wherein the cavity and the arrangement cooperate to align the lid and a top of jar. 
     
     
         8 . The jar candle of  claim 4 , further comprising at least one magnet carried by the jar within the cavity that cooperate with a corresponding number of magnets carried by arrangement to hold the arrangement in place in the cavity. 
     
     
         9 . The jar candle of  claim 4 , wherein the cavity extends along a majority of an axial length of the jar. 
     
     
         10 . The jar candle of  claim 4 , wherein the cavity is open to a top of the jar. 
     
     
         11 . The jar candle of  claim 4 , wherein the cavity is open in a radially outward direction. 
     
     
         12 . The jar candle of  claim 4  wherein the cavity is open both at a top of the jar and in a radially outward direction. 
     
     
         13 . A jar for a jar candle including an arrangement for controlling a flame of the jar candle comprising:
 a sidewall including a cavity for receiving the arrangement.   
     
     
         14 . The jar for a jar candle of  claim 13 , wherein the jar has a shape selected from a group consisting of cylindrical, frustoconical, rectangular and polygonal. 
     
     
         15 . The jar for a jar candle of  claim 14 , wherein the arrangement cooperates to completes the shape otherwise defined by the jar. 
     
     
         16 . The jar for a jar candle of  claim 15 , wherein the jar and the arrangement cooperate to define a complete circle in a horizontal plane. 
     
     
         17 . The jar for a jar candle of  claim 13 , wherein the cavity is open to both a top of the jar and in a radially outward direction. 
     
     
         18 . A method of controlling a flame of a jar candle, the jar candle including a lid mounted to the jar of the jar candle for articulation between an open position and a closed position, the method comprising:
 fixing an electromagnet relative to the jar;   mounting a permanent magnet to the lid;   powering the electromagnet with a power source such that the electromagnet and the permanent magnet cooperate to retain the lid in the open position ;and   reversing the polarity of the electromagnet to repel the permanent magnet and thereby articulate the lid about a hinge to a closed position to extinguish a candle within the jar.   
     
     
         19 . The method of controlling a flame of a candle of  claim 18 , further comprising controlling the power source with a timing device to disconnect the power source from the electromagnet after a period of time.