Candle assembly with light emitting system

Abstract

A candle assembly includes a support base with a melting plate upon which a meltable solid fuel rests and a wick holder to hold a wick and engage the meltable solid fuel. The candle assembly further includes a control unit having at least one electrical component to control a light emitting system.

1 . A candle assembly, comprising: 
 a support base comprising an upwardly projecting capillary lobe, wherein the capillary lobe is disposed within a recessed base portion of a wick holder, and wherein a capillary space is defined between the capillary lobe and the recessed base portion to allow capillary flow of melted fuel to a wick from the support base;    a light emitting system; and    a control unit to control the light emitting system.    
   
   
       2 . The candle assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the capillary space is defined between a downwardly extending skirt of the recessed base portion and a wall of the capillary lobe.  
   
   
       3 . The candle assembly of  claim 1  further comprising a diffuser.  
   
   
       4 . The candle assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the diffuser comprises a surface geometric feature that enables securement of the diffuser to the support base.  
   
   
       5 . The candle assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the support base is secured to the control unit by the diffuser.  
   
   
       6 . The candle assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the diffuser is positioned to interact with the light emitting system to at least one of diffuse, disperse, or scatter light emitted from the light emitting system.  
   
   
       7 . The candle assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the light emitting system comprises a multi-color LED.  
   
   
       8 . The candle assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the light emitting system comprises a tri-color LED.  
   
   
       9 . A candle assembly, comprising: 
 a support base comprising an upwardly projecting capillary lobe, wherein the capillary lobe is disposed within a recessed base portion of a wick holder, and wherein a capillary space is defined between the capillary lobe and the recessed base portion to allow capillary flow of melted fuel to a wick from the support base;    a light emitting device; and    a control unit to control the light emitting device, the control unit comprising a power source, a battery reversal protection device, a digital processing unit, and a control mechanism.    
   
   
       10 . The candle assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the power source comprises at least one of a battery or an electrical cord.  
   
   
       11 . The candle assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the battery reversal protection device protects the control unit from damage if the battery is inserted into a battery holder in reverse orientation.  
   
   
       12 . The candle assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the digital processing unit comprises at least one of a PWM generator, a lamp driver, a pattern storage capacity, or a program storage capacity.  
   
   
       13 . The candle assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the control unit produces a light show.  
   
   
       14 . The candle assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the control mechanism allows a user to initiate, select, end, or pause the light show.  
   
   
       15 . The candle assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the light show comprises an emission of a first color for a first period of time and an emission of a second color for a second period of time.  
   
   
       16 . The candle assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the light emitting device comprises a tri-color LED.  
   
   
       17 . A candle assembly, comprising: 
 a support base comprising an upwardly projecting capillary lobe, wherein the capillary lobe is disposed within a recessed base portion of a wick holder, and wherein a capillary space is defined between the capillary lobe and the recessed base portion to allow capillary flow of melted fuel to a wick from the support base;    a diffuser comprising a surface geometric feature that enables securement of the diffuser to the support base; and    a control unit comprising a battery, a battery reversal protection device, a digital processing unit, a control mechanism, and a tri-color LED,    wherein activation of the control mechanism at least one of initiates, selects, ends, or pauses a light show encoded by the digital processing unit and emitted from the tri-color LED.    
   
   
       18 . The candle assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the diffuser is secured to the control unit by a flange.  
   
   
       19 . The candle assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the support base is secured to the diffuser by an adhesive.  
   
   
       20 . The candle assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the light show comprises an emission of a first color for a first period of time and an emission of a second color for a second period of time.  
   
   
       21 . The candle assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the digital processing unit encodes a plurality of different light shows.  
   
   
       22 . The candle assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the light show comprises at least one of a repeated cycle or a random pattern.