DE8627232U1 - Decorative light made of glass - Google Patents

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Cristalerie Schönberg
5308 Rheinbach

Decorative light made of glass The innovation concerns a decorative light made of glass» suitable

for Christmas trees, Advent decorations, room, terrace and |

Garden lighting or the like with a candle. |

\ Decorative lights made of glass are available in the form of

Lanterns known* in which a roughly cylindrical

A hollow body open at the top and bottom is placed around a candle j and the hot air can escape from the upper opening. f

However, this open opening has the disadvantage that the heat can easily cause new inflammations or burns in the event of

caused by careless handling

Other decorative lights made of glass have a lantern shape, which has a flap on the side for opening and inserting and lighting or extinguishing the candle and which have air vents on the underside or in the base area. Such lanterns usually have a stable

Metal frames and are used as decorative lights, for example

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Not suitable for Christmas trees as they are too compact and slender.

The invention is based on the object of creating a decorative light made of glass that is very light and does not have the disadvantages of the known lanterns. In particular, the object is to design the decorative light made of glass in such a way that it can be hung up without the risk of igniting or burning neighboring objects.

The innovation solves the task by developing a

spherical, drop-shaped or cylindrical hollow body blown from fireproof glass with a hanging loop or hook formed on the top of the hollow body and | with a window-like opening formed in the side wall of the hollow body. By using fireproof glass it is possible for the first time to produce decorative lights as almost closed hollow bodies, which are closed in particular on the top and bottom, i.e. in the floor and ceiling area, and can therefore be hung on Christmas trees, Advent wreaths, or as party lighting, for example.

Candles, especially tea lights, can be inserted into the hollow body through the side opening and lit or blown out. When the light is burning, the hollow body made of fireproof glass heats up and at the same time forms a decoration with the reflections of the light. The hollow body can be blown into various shapes, especially spherical or teardrop-shaped or even more cylindrical. The side opening can have the shape of an oval, circle or rectangle. The edge can be evenly straight or can also be fringe-shaped.

3Q regular. In a preferred embodiment, the edge of the opening is designed to be thickened like a bead, in particular the edge is rounded. The decorative lights according to the innovation have a diameter in the range of about 5 to 15 cm, whereby the weight of the hollow body to be hung should not exceed 40 grams.

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The candles used are those known as tea lights, especially those made from pure paraffin wax. This has the advantage that it does not produce soot. The tea lights can be inserted directly into the hollow body and burn without leaving any residue. Another feature of the innovation is that the tea lights are inserted into an insert bowl and then loosely inserted into the hollow body. When the entire tea light melts, the melt is held in the insert bowl. The insert bowl is also preferably made of fireproof glass.

The new decorative light made of fireproof glass is heat-resistant and transparent and gives off a very beautiful light. It is also possible to color the hollow body or the insert bowl in order to achieve corresponding color effects.

The side window-like opening, which is incorporated into the hollow body, in order to insert, light and blow out the candle or tea light, should not be too small. In a further embodiment of the innovation, it is provided that the distance between the lower edge of the opening of the hollow body and the base area of the hollow body is not greater than the height h of an unused tea light inserted into the hollow body. In this way, it is ensured that the tea light

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but the wick area is directly connected to the outside air and thus a sufficient supply of oxygen is ensured. The width of the opening is preferably dimensioned so that it covers about 1/4 to 1/3 of the circumference of the hollow body. The height of the opening is, according to the innovation, about 1 1/2 to 3 times the height of a tea light to be inserted into the hollow body,

The decorative light according to the innovation is preferably manufactured in such a way that the desired hollow body is blown and the hanging eyelet or hook is integrally formed onto it,

especially from the same fireproof glass. It is also possible to insert an eyelet made of buckets of other material or hooks.

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melt. Then the window-like opening is cut out with 1 a gas flame and the edge is formed«

The innovation is described in more detail in the drawing using implementation examples.

Figure 1 the front view of a decorative light

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I ₀ according to Figure 1* Figure 3 the front view of a decorative light

1n drop shape,

15 Figure 4 the front view of a decorative light

in modified drop shape,

Figure 5 the front view of a decorative light

in lantern shape.

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I In Figure 1, the decorative light 1 is designed as a ball light.

I det with the spherical blown from fireproof glass I Hollow body 10, made of transparent uncolored glass. The ball

■' light, for example, has an outer diameter of 10 cm.

4 25 This decorative light can be used as a Christmas tree decoration

I are used. Ec has on the top the glass- I formed suspension eyelet 2. In the side wall of the hollow body I is formed the window-like opening 5, which has a wavy

I curved edge 6, which is slightly bead -like and rounded off compared to the glass wall. The window

e like opening 5 could also be provided with a smooth surrounding edge

I. The tea light 3 is loosely inserted into the hollow body 10. II inserted in the base area 11. The tealight 3 can either I be inserted into the hollow body or into an E1n-

5 ₃₅ set cup 4 is loosely inserted and inserted together with it into the hollow body. The side window-like opening 5

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is now formed on the hollow body 10 in such a way that the lower edge 61 of the opening 5 is approximately aligned with the height h of the inserted tea light 3. The distance A of the lower edge 61 of the opening 5 from the base area 11 of the hollow body 10 is dimensioned such that a trough-like depression 1 remains in the hollow body for inserting the tea light or the insert bowl 4 with the tea light. The opening height H of the window-like opening 5 of the hollow body is dimensioned such that the tea light can be easily guided through the opening, preferably the height H corresponds to 1 1/2 to 3 times the height h of the tea light.

Figure 3 shows the design of the decorative light with a hollow body 10 in the shape of a drop with a window-like opening 5 and hanging loop 2. Figure 4 shows the design of the decorative light in a modified drop shape with a window-like opening 5 with a smooth, all-round edge, inserted tea light 3 and hanging loop 2.

Figure 5 shows the design of the decorative light made of fireproof glass with a hollow body in lantern shape and window-like recess 5, with the tea light 3 loosely inserted into the bottom part of the hollow body.

The hollow bodies shown in Figures 1 to 5 are artistically blown from fired ^glass and the hanging device is integrally formed and the window-like side opening is formed in such a way that a tub-like depression remains in the hollow body for inserting the tea light or candle. The melted wax can also collect in this tub-like depression and solidify again.

Claims (9)

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10 2. Decorative light according to claim 1, characterized in that the edge (6) delimiting the opening (5) is thickened in a bead-like manner.
15 3. Jewellery according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the hollow bodies have a diameter in the range of about 5 to 15 cm.
20 4. Decorative light according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a tea light (3) made of pure paraffin wax is inserted into the hollow body (10) as a candle. 5. Decorative light according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that an insert cup (4) for a tea light (3) is loosely inserted into the hollow body (10). 6. Decorative light according to claim 5, characterized in that the insert bowl (4) is made of fireproof glass. 7. Decorative light according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the distance of the lower edge (61) of the opening (5) of the hollow body (10) from the bottom area (11) of the hollow body is not greater than the height h of an unused tea light (3) inserted into the hollow body (10). 8. Decorative light according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the opening (5) has a width of approximately 1/4 to 1/3 of the circumference of the hollow body (10). 9. Decorative light according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the opening (5) has an opening height H which is approximately 1 1/2 to 3 times the height h of a tea light (3) inserted into the hollow body (10). i t &igr; t t t I