(19)
(11) EP 1 359 373 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
26.05.2004 Bulletin 2004/22

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/45

(21) Application number: 03405301.7

(22) Date of filing: 29.04.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F23D 3/16
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 24.02.2003 CN 03204566
29.04.2002 CN 02233525
03.12.2002 CN 02289699
03.12.2002 CN 02289698

(71) Applicants:
  • Asia World Impex AG
    3654 Gunten (CH)
  • Dingyuan Electronic Co. Ltd ( ShenZhen)
    Nan Shan district, Shen Zhen (CN)

(72) Inventors:
  • Spring, Erich A.
    3654 Gunten (CH)
  • Yu, Shung-Lun (also:Yu, Alan)
    Nanshan Road, Nanshan District (CN)

(74) Representative: Roshardt, Werner Alfred, Dipl.-Phys. 
Keller & Partner Patentanwälte AG Schmiedenplatz 5 Postfach
3000 Bern 7
3000 Bern 7 (CH)

   


(54) Candle


(57) A candle with a candle body and a wick arranged within the candle body. The solution of the invention is specified by the features of claim 1 comprises a switch that switches in response to the wick being lit or extinguished. Coupling the switching to the wick (and thus the candle) being lit or extinguished allows for an easy an reliable control of the additional functions by the switch. The additional functions may comprise controlling the electric lighting of a room by a wireless connection.






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