CA2181383C - Device for use with an oil lamp to allow diffusion of the scent of a perfume added to the oil - Google Patents

Device for use with an oil lamp to allow diffusion of the scent of a perfume added to the oil Download PDF

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CA2181383C
CA2181383C CA002181383A CA2181383A CA2181383C CA 2181383 C CA2181383 C CA 2181383C CA 002181383 A CA002181383 A CA 002181383A CA 2181383 A CA2181383 A CA 2181383A CA 2181383 C CA2181383 C CA 2181383C
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Jean-Louis Bureau
Jacques Bureau
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V37/00Details of lighting devices employing combustion as light source, not otherwise provided for
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23DBURNERS
    • F23D3/00Burners using capillary action
    • F23D3/02Wick burners
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23DBURNERS
    • F23D3/00Burners using capillary action
    • F23D3/02Wick burners
    • F23D3/18Details of wick burners
    • F23D3/24Carriers for wicks

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Abstract

Disclosed is a device for use in an oil lamp to allow the diffusion of the scent of a perfume added to the oil. The oil lamp has an inside and a lip lying in a generally horizontal plane. The device is a ring-shaped element having a plurality of inwardly downwardly protruding tabs that are spaced apart to define gaps therebetween permitting uninterrupted air flow between the inside of the bottle and the ambient air.
The tabs have free ends defining an opening and are sized and shaped to receive and hold a wick supporting tube having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the horizontal plane and an upper end from which a wick projects. The tube is inserted into theopening so that the upper end of the wick supporting tube is held in place at a given longitudinal distance from the lip. Thus, when the device is placed on the lip and the wick is lit, heat generated by the lighting of the wick heats the tube and the oil and causes the perfume to be released into the ambient air through the gaps to provide a pleasing smell.

Description

218I3~3 DEVlCE FOR USIE WITH AN OIL LAMP TO ALLOW DlFFUglON
OF 'rlIE SCENT OF A l'~RFUME ADDED TO Tlll~ OIL

I~IELD OF Tl~l~ INVENl`ION

The invention is concerned with a device for use with an oil lamp to allow the scent of a perfume added to the oil lo be released in the ambient flir 7 he inventioll is also concerned with the combination of an oil lamp with SIJCIl a device.
DESCRIrTION OF TI~E PRIOR ART

Convenliollally~ oil lanlps complise a glass botLle, at the neck of whicl1 is inserted an oil burner head whicl1 holds a wick. Tlle oil burner head may include fl mechanism to adjust the length of the wick an(l thus the intensity of the flame, or may include a mechanism to hold Lhe wick h1 place at a predetermined length without requiring adjustment. Reference may be made to U.S. Patent 3,321,938 for such a mechanism~ which discloses an oil burner head llaving a glass tube througl1 which a wick projects. Tl1e oil bul-ner l1ead rests on Ihe lip of the oil lamp.
The glass bottle is filled witl1 oil or liquid paraffin. l he oil or liquid paraffin can be perfumed, to provide a pleasing smell whel1 the lamp is lit. I-lowever, due to the facl tl1at ~l1e oil burner llead is inserled inside Ille glass bottle snd that thel-e is no spsce between the neck of the glflss bottle an(l the oil burner head, the perfume in the oil or liquid paraffln is burl1ed at llle same time as the paraffln and thus no odor i5 released, or if any odo~ aL all, tllaL of burnt perfullle.

SUMMARY OF 1~1~ lNVENTlON

An object of the inventiol1 is to provi(le a device whicll leaves a space between the tube and the lip of the glass bottle to allow the diffusion of the scent of a perfume added to tlle oil or liquid paraffl1 to be released in the ambient air without being burned.
In accordance wilh lhe h1ventiol1, lhis object is achieved witl1 a device for use _ 2~8138~

in an oil lamp having an inside and a lip Iying in a generally horizontal plane. The device comprises a ring-shaped element havillg a plurality of inwar(lly downwardly protruding tabs tl~at are spaced apart to define gaps therebetween permitting uninterrupted air fiow between the inside of said bottle and tlle ambient air. The tabs have free ends defining an openillg and are sized and shaped to receive and hold fl wick suppolting tube having a longitudinal axis perpendicular lo the holizontal plane and an upper end fi-om whicll a wick projects. The tube is inserted into the opening so that lhe upper end is held in place at a givell longitudinal distance from tlle lip. When said device is place(l on the lip and the wick is lil lleat generated by the lighting heats the tube ànd the oil and causes the perfume to be released into the ambient air through the gaps.
The invention is also concerlled with the combination of the device ~ith an oil lamp lo allow diffllsion of tlle scent of a perr~ le adde(l to Ihe oil.

IEF DESCI~ IION OF TIIE DRAWINGS

The present inventioll and i~s advantages will be more easily ~Inderstood after reading the following non-lestl-ictive description of preferl-ed embodilnents tllereof made with rererence lo tlle following drawillgs wllere:
Figure I is a cross-sectional view of an oil Iflmp with the device inserted between the tube and tlle glass bottle;
I igUI e 2 is a top view ol` a pl erel r e(l embo(lilllell! of tl~e device ure 3 is a perspeclive view ortlle device inserled between the glass bottle an(lthe tube.

DESCRlrTlON OF A rREFEl~RED EMBOI)IMIENl OF T~IE INVI~NTION

Figure I shows an oil lamp 1 includillg a device 10 according to a preferl-e(l embodiment of the inventioll. l he oil lamp I comprises a glass bottle 3 llaving an inside 5 and a lip 7 Iyhlg in a generally horizontal plane and a wick supporting tube 21 preferably made of glass llaving a longitudinal axis perpendicular to tlle llorizontal plane and an upper end 23 fi-om whicll a wick 25 projects. Conventiollnally the glass 21813~3 bottle is filled with oil or liquid parrafin and ~he wick supporling tube 21 is placed on the lip 7 of the glass bottle 3 so Illat the wick 25 resls at the boltom of the glass bo~tle 3 The oil or liquid parrafin may filrther be scented so tl1at a pleasing smell is released when the wick 25 is lit Thus, the oil lamp advantageously comprises a device 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the invenlion to allow the diffusioll of the scent of tl~e perfun1e added to the oil or liqui(l paraffln The device l O according to the preferred embodiment of the invention is a ring-shaped element 1 l having a plurality of inwardly, downwardly protruding tabs 13 thal are spaced apart to define gaps 15 tllerebetween, as better seen on Pigul-es 2 and 3 Tl-e 10 gaps 15 permit uninlerrupted air flow belween lhe inside 5 of the glass bottle 3 and tlle ambient air The tabs 13 have fiee ends 17 defining an opening and are sized and shaped to receive and hold the wick supporting tube 21 so that when tlle wick supportil1g tube 21 is inserted into tl~e opening, tl~e upper end 23 is lleld in place at a given longiludinal distance from the lip 7 of the glass bottle 3 wl-en the device 10 is placed 011 the lip 7 of lhe boltle 3 as sl-own on Pigures I and 3 Wl~en lhe wick 25 is lit, heal genel-ated by the flame heatg the tube 21 and the oil, thel-eby creating an upward draR, and causes the pel-fume to be released into lhe ambient air throlIgh tlle gaps 15 l~or purposes of stability, the device preferably comprises at least tl-ree tabs 13 20 which are equally spaced apart as sl-own on Figure 2 The device 10 according to ll~e preferred embodiment of the invelltion has an outside diameter of 27 ml-~ Tllus, tl-e device may prererably be used wilh oil lamps l-aving an inside diameter at lhe neck smaller than 27 mm Tl1e ring-shaped elemel1t 11 of the device 10 is 2 mm wide and the thl-ee tabs 13 protmdil1g inwardly extend 8 mm inside the device 10 The device 10 is preferably made of metal Ideally, a mil-imum space of 8 mn- sllould be lefl between tl-e device 10 and the upper end 23 of lhe tube 21, to permit uninterrupted air nOw from ll~e glass botlle 3 upward Althougl1 the present invention has been explained hereinabove by way of a 30 preferred embocliment thereof, it sl-ould be pointed out tl-at any modifications to this preferred embodiment withil1 the scope of the appended claims is not deen-ed to alter or chal1ge the nalul-e and scope of tl-e present inventiol1

Claims (10)

1. A device for use in an oil lamp having an inside and a lip, to allow the diffusion of the scent of a perfume added to the oil, said lip lying in a generally horizontal plane, said device comprising a ring-shaped element having a plurality of inwardly downwardly protruding tabs that are spaced apart to define gaps therebetween permitting uninterrupted air flow between the inside of said bottle and the ambient air, said tabs having free ends defining an opening and sized and shaped to receive and hold a wick supporting tube, said tube having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to said plane and an upper end from which a wick projects, said tube being inserted into said opening so that said upper end is held in place at a given longitudinal distance from said lip, whereby, in use, when said device is placed on said lip and said wick is lit, heat generated by said lighting heats said tube and said oil and causes said perfume to be released into the ambient air through said gaps.
2. A device according to claim 1, wherein said ring-shaped element has three inwardly downwardly protruding tabs equally spaced apart.
3. A device according to claim 2, wherein said ring-shaped element has an outside diameter of approximately 27 mm.
4. A device according to claim 3, wherein said tabs extend inwardly by a distance of at least 8 mm and said ring-shaped element has a width of approximately 2 mm.
5. A device according to claim 4, wherein said distance between said lip and said end is at least 8 mm.
6. An oil lamp having an inside and a lip lying in a generally horizontal plane, said oil lamp comprising a ring-shaped element placed on said lip, said ring-shaped element having a plurality of inwardly downwardly protruding tabs that are spaced apart to define gaps therebetween permitting uninterrupted air flow between said inside of said lamp and the ambient air, said tabs having free ends defining an opening and sized and shaped to receive and hold a wick supporting tube, said tube having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to said plane and an upper end from which a wick projects, said tube being inserted onto said opening so that said upper end is held in place at a given longitudinal distance from said lip, whereby, in use, when said oil lamp is filled with perfumed oil or liquid paraffin and said wick is lit, the heat generated by said lighting heat said tube and said oil and causes said perfume to be released into the ambient air through said gaps.
7. An oil lamp according to claim 6, wherein said ring-shaped element has three inwardly downwardly protruding tabs.
8. An oil lamp according to claim 7, wherein said ring-shaped element has an outside diameter of approximately 27 mm.
9. An oil lamp according to claim 8, wherein said tabs extend inwardly by a distance of at least 8 mm and said element has a width of approximately 2 mm.
10. An oil lamp according to claim 9, wherein said distance between said lip and said end is at least 8 mm.
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