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US5255169A
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Luminary
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-01-25
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Granted: 1993-10-19
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Expires: 2013-01-25
Abstract
Abstract A luminary comprises a sack, a candle, a heavy block disposed in the bottom of the sack to keep the sack from blowing over and to hold the candle in an upright position, and wires attached to the block to keep the panels of the sack from blowing inwardly against the candle.
Inventors
- 👤 Dustin Koch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 19:41
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V3/00; F21V3/02; F21V3/023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
232 words
A luminary comprising a one-piece and upright flexible sack having an open top, having a generally rectangular bottom wall, having a pair of generally parallel front and rear panels upstanding from said bottom wall, and having a pair of opposing side panels upstanding from said bottom wall and extending between said front and rear panels, a generally rectangular block of substantial weight disposed in said sack and resting on the bottom wall thereof to hold said sack in an upright position, said block having an upper side with a center portion and with four corner portions, a candle having a lower end, means in the center portion of the upper side of said block and engageable with the lower end of said candle to hold the candle in an upright position in said sack, an upwardly opening hole formed in the upper side of said base adjacent each of said corner portions, a pair of wires, each wire being of generally inverted U-shaped configuration and having two end portions, the end portions of one of said wires being received in two adjacent ones of said holes, the end portions of the other of said wires being received in the other two of said holes, said wires being disposed in upright positions and holding the panels of said sack away from said candle and the flame produced thereby when the candle is lit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
232 words
A luminary comprising a one-piece and upright flexible sack having an open top, having a generally rectangular bottom wall, having a pair of generally parallel front and rear panels upstanding from said bottom wall, and having a pair of opposing side panels upstanding from said bottom wall and extending between said front and rear panels, a generally rectangular block of substantial weight disposed in said sack and resting on the bottom wall thereof to hold said sack in an upright position, said block having an upper side with a center portion and with four corner portions, a candle having a lower end, means in the center portion of the upper side of said block and engageable with the lower end of said candle to hold the candle in an upright position in said sack, an upwardly opening hole formed in the upper side of said base adjacent each of said corner portions, a pair of wires, each wire being of generally inverted U-shaped configuration and having two end portions, the end portions of one of said wires being received in two adjacent ones of said holes, the end portions of the other of said wires being received in the other two of said holes, said wires being disposed in upright positions and holding the panels of said sack away from said candle and the flame produced thereby when the candle is lit.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1996-10-18 | 1997-04-19 | 1997-10-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2000-10-18 | 2001-04-19 | 2001-10-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2004-10-18 | 2005-04-19 | 2005-10-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |