FR2839047A1

FR2839047A1 - Multifunctional container for use as light, comprises wick within tubular body of polygonal cross section with preferably conical bottom and also stopper which contains upper wick and screws on body

Info

Publication number: FR2839047A1
Application number: FR0205529A
Authority: FR
Inventors: Mickael Bensabat
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2002-04-29
Filing date: 2002-04-29
Publication date: 2003-10-31
Anticipated expiration: 2022-04-29
Also published as: FR2839047B1

Abstract

The container (1) has a body (2) of polygonal section with a bottom (4) section which is pointed and preferably shaped as an inverted cone. The faces (3) of the body are engraved with inscriptions (5) possibly religious. A rigid wick is located in the container and may be used with a fuel such as olive oil. A stopper (8) with a flame shaped profile (9) is screwed on to an orifice (7) of the main body

Description

finales (36, 37).final (36, 37).

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La presente invention concerne un recipient multifonctionnel utilisable notamment, mais non exclusivement, en tent que luminaire pour la celebration d'une fete religieuse ou d'un anniversaire, en tent que briquet ou meme en tent The present invention relates to a multifunctional container which can be used in particular, but not exclusively, as a tent as a luminaire for the celebration of a religious holiday or a birthday, as a tent or as a lighter.

que jouet.that toy.

D'une maniere generale, on salt qu'il a ete deja propose des bougies presentant des formes extremement variees, telles que par exemple des formes de toupies, In a general way, we know that it has already been proposed candles having extremely varied shapes, such as for example shapes of tops,

que l'on peut faire tourner a la main ou a ['aide d'une cordelette. which can be rotated by hand or with a cord.

Ces bougies vent habituellement realisees en paraffine. Wiles presentent done le double inconvenient de presenter une mauvaise resistance mecanique et d'etre consumees au fur et a mesure de leur usage en tent que bougie. Il est clair qu'une bougie en forme de toupie ne peut plus etre utilisee pour cette These candles are usually made of paraffin. Wiles therefore have the double disadvantage of having poor mechanical resistance and of being consumed as they are used in tents as candles. It is clear that a candle in the shape of a top can no longer be used for this

fonction ludique des lors qu'elle est en partie consumee. fun function when it is partly consumed.

L'invention a done plus particulierement pour but la conception d'un dispositif qui puisse non seulement convenir a ces deux usages mais qui puisse, en outre, etre utilise a diverges autres fonctions telles que, par exemple, celles pouvant etre assurees par un flacon obturable de facon etanche ou meme la fonction The object of the invention is therefore more particularly to design a device which can not only be suitable for these two uses but which can, moreover, be used for various other functions such as, for example, those which can be provided by a bottle. sealable or even function

d'un briquet.of a lighter.

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Wile propose done, a cet effet, un recipient comprenant un corps tubulaire de section polygonale, termine dans sa partie inferieure par un fond de forme pointue, de preference conique, et un bouchon apte a venir obturer, de facon Wile therefore proposes, for this purpose, a container comprising a tubular body of polygonal section, terminated in its lower part by a bottom of pointed shape, preferably conical, and a stopper capable of being closed, so

etanche, un orifice du corps situe a ['oppose du fond. watertight, an orifice in the body opposite the bottom.

Avantageusement, ce recipient pourra etre equipe d'une meche amovible rigide qui s'etend coaxialement dans ledit corps dont l'extremite inferieure s'engage Advantageously, this container may be fitted with a rigid removable wick which extends coaxially in said body, the lower end of which engages

dans un orifice prevu dans le fond, tandis que l'extremite superieure s'etend au- in a hole provided in the bottom, while the upper end extends

dela de ['orifice du corps.beyond the orifice of the body.

Dans ce cas, le bouchon devra comprendre une cavite coaxiale dans laquelle peut venir s'engager l'extremite superieure de la meche lorsque le bouchon In this case, the plug must include a coaxial cavity into which the upper end of the wick can engage when the plug

obture le recipient.close the container.

Grace a ces dispositions, en remplissant au moins partiellement le recipient avec une matiere inflammable, telle que par exemple de l'huile d' olive, on obtient un luminaire reutilisable qui presente la forme d'une bougie du type precise. Le bouchon pourra presenter une forme allongee qui s'etend a l'exterieur du Thanks to these provisions, by at least partially filling the container with a flammable material, such as for example olive oil, a reusable light fixture is obtained which has the shape of a candle of the precise type. The plug may have an elongated shape which extends outside the

recipient coaxialement et a ['oppose du fond, a la facon de la tige d'une toupie. container coaxially and opposite the bottom, like the spindle of a router.

Le recipient pourra etre utilise en tent que toupie pouvant pivoter sur l'extremite pointue du fond. De preference, la forme allongee du bouchon The container can be used as a tent that can rotate on the pointed end of the bottom. Preferably, the elongated shape of the cap

pourra presenter la forme de la flamme d'une bougie. may have the shape of a candle flame.

En alternative, le bouchon pourra etre equipe de moyens pyrogenes apses a assurer l'allumage de la meche. On obtient alors une fonction analogue a celle As an alternative, the plug may be fitted with pyrogenic means capable of ensuring the ignition of the wick. We then obtain a function similar to that

d'un briquet.of a lighter.

Un mode d'execution de ['invention sera decrit, ci-apres, a titre d'exemple non limitatif, avec reference aux dessins annexes dans lesquels: An embodiment of the invention will be described below, by way of nonlimiting example, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

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La figure 1 est une vue en perspective eclatee d'un recipient selon ['invention; La figure 2 est une coupe axiale du recipient de la figure 1, muni de son bouchon; Les figures 3 et 4 vent des vues de cote schematiques d'un bouchon equipe de moyens pyrophoriques; La figure 5 est une vue en perspective d'un accessoire annulaire pouvant s'engager sur le corps du recipient; La figure 6 est une vue en perspective schematique d'une toupie obtenue grace au montage de l'accessoire represente sur la figure 5 sur Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a container according to the invention; Figure 2 is an axial section of the container of Figure 1, with its cap; Figures 3 and 4 show schematic side views of a plug fitted with pyrophoric means; Figure 5 is a perspective view of an annular accessory which can engage on the body of the container; Figure 6 is a schematic perspective view of a router obtained by mounting the accessory shown in Figure 5 on

un recipient, tel que celui illustre sur les figures 1 et 2. a container, such as that illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.

Dans l'exemple represente sur les figures 1 et 2, le recipient 1 comprend un corps tubulaire 2 dont la partie superieure, de section carree, comporte quatre faces exterieures rectangulaires 3 et dont la partie inferieure se termine en In the example shown in Figures 1 and 2, the container 1 comprises a tubular body 2 whose upper part, of square section, has four rectangular outer faces 3 and whose lower part ends in

pointe par un fond 4 de forme sensiblement conique. tip by a bottom 4 of substantially conical shape.

Sur les quatre faces exterieures 3 du corps tubulaire 2 vent gravees des On the four outer faces 3 of the tubular body 2 serious wind from

inscriptions 5, tels que par exemple des symboles religieux. inscriptions 5, such as for example religious symbols.

La face exterieure du fond conique 4 comprend une succession de conformations annulaires coaxiales destinees a augmenter la stabilite du recipient lorsque le fond 4 est enforce (pique) dans une matiere, tel que par The outer face of the conical bottom 4 comprises a succession of coaxial annular conformations intended to increase the stability of the container when the bottom 4 is reinforced (spike) in a material, such as by

exemple du sable ou de la terre mouble. example of sand or soft earth.

Le recipient 1 delimite un volume interieur cylindrique dans sa partie The container 1 defines a cylindrical interior volume in its part

superieure et conique dans sa partie inferieure. upper and tapered in its lower part.

Ce volume est ouvert dans sa partie superieure par un orifice coaxial 7 muni d'un taraudage dans lequel vient se visser la partie filetee d'un bouchon 8 L'etancheite entre le corps et le bouchon, en position vissee de celui-ci, est This volume is opened in its upper part by a coaxial orifice 7 provided with a tapping into which the threaded part of a plug 8 is screwed. The seal between the body and the plug, in the screwed position thereof, is

obtenue grace a un joint d'etancheite annulaire. obtained thanks to an annular seal.

Le bouchon 8 se prolonge a l'exterieur, coaxialement a ['orifice par une partie The plug 8 extends outside, coaxially to the orifice by a part

creuse effilee 9 en forme de flamme de bougie. hollow tapered 9 in the shape of a candle flame.

L'extremite inferieure du fond 4 comprend une cavite cylindrique interieure , dans laquelle s'engage l'extremite inferieure d'un ensemble comprend une meche 11, logee dans un tube rigide axialement fendu 12 qui s'etend coaxialement a l'interieur du recipient 1. A son extremite superieure, la meche 11 depasse du tube rigide 12, l'extremite de ['ensemble meche 11/tube 12 s'engageant dans la cavite 13 du bouchon 8. Le volume interieur du recipient The lower end of the bottom 4 comprises an inner cylindrical cavity, into which the lower end of an assembly engages comprises a wick 11, housed in a rigid axially split tube 12 which extends coaxially inside the container 1. At its upper end, the wick 11 extends beyond the rigid tube 12, the end of the wick 11 / tube 12 assembly engaging in the cavity 13 of the plug 8. The interior volume of the container

est rempli d'un liquide inflammable, telle que par exemple de l'huile d'olive. is filled with a flammable liquid, such as for example olive oil.

Compte tenu de ces dispositions, en devissant et en otant le bouchon 8, on decouvre l'extremite de la meche 11, laquelle peut etre allumee a la facon d'une bougie. La combustion de l'huile qui remonte par capillarite dans Given these provisions, by unscrewing and removing the plug 8, we discover the end of the wick 11, which can be lit in the manner of a candle. The combustion of the oil which rises by capillarite in

l'extremite de la meche 11 peut se poursuivre jusqu'a epuisement de l'huile. the end of wick 11 can continue until the oil is used up.

Bien entendu, ce dispositif peut etre reutilise un grand nombre de fois, a condition de refermer a chaque fois le bouchon 8 et de remettre de l'huile si necessaire. Lorsque le bouchon 8 est visse sur le recipient 1, on obtient un ensemble dont la forme generale se rapproche de celle d'une toupie traditionnelle pouvant etre Of course, this device can be reused a large number of times, provided that the cap 8 is closed each time and oil is added if necessary. When the cap 8 is screwed onto the container 1, an assembly is obtained whose general shape is close to that of a traditional top which can be

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entranee en rotation par la partie effilee 9 du bouchon 8 et qui peut pivoter sur rotated by the tapered portion 9 of the plug 8 and which can pivot on

le sol grace a l'extremite pointue du fond 4. the ground thanks to the pointed end of the bottom 4.

Cet usage particulier du recipient peut etre ameliore au moyen d'une piece annulaire amovible 15 dont la section interieure est sensiblement complementaire de la section exterieure du corps 3 du recipient 1 et qui vient s'y engager de la facon indiquee sur la figure 6. Avantageusement, cette piece annulaire 15 sera realisee en un materiau transparent et permettra, par un effet de loupe, de grossir les inscriptions figurant sur les faces 3 du corps 2 du This particular use of the container can be improved by means of a removable annular part 15 whose internal section is substantially complementary to the external section of the body 3 of the container 1 and which engages therein in the manner indicated in FIG. 6. Advantageously, this annular piece 15 will be made of a transparent material and will, by a magnifying glass effect, magnify the inscriptions appearing on the faces 3 of the body 2 of the

recipient 1.container 1.

Comme precedemment mentionne, le bouchon 8 pourra etre equipe de moyens As previously mentioned, the plug 8 can be equipped with means

pyrophoriques permettant d'allumer la meche 11. pyrophoric to light the wick 11.

Ainsi dans l'exemple represente sur la figure 3, la partie effilee du bouchon 8 est realisee en deux parties, a savoir une partir 16 attenante a la base du bouchon 8 et un capuchon 17 monte basculant sur cette partie 16 de maniere a pouvoir prendre deux positions, a savoir: - une position fermee dans laquelle le capuchon 17 vient dans le prolongement de la partie 16 en confinant la meche 11 dans un volume ferme, et - une position ouverte dans laquelle le capuchon 17 est bascule transversalement par rapport a l'axe du bouchon 8; dans cette position, la meche 11 se trouve degagee a l'air libre comme indique sur la figure 4. Le capuchon 17 renferme un montage pyrophorique comprenant d'une facon classique une molette 18 agissant sur une pierre pyrophorique. Ce montage est concu de maniere a ce qu'en position basculee du capuchon 17 la molette 18 Thus in the example represented in FIG. 3, the tapered part of the plug 8 is made in two parts, namely a starting part 16 adjoining the base of the plug 8 and a cap 17 mounted to pivot on this part 16 so as to be able to take two positions, namely: - a closed position in which the cap 17 comes in the extension of the part 16 by confining the wick 11 in a closed volume, and - an open position in which the cap 17 is tilted transversely relative to the 'axis of the plug 8; in this position, the wick 11 is released to the open air as shown in Figure 4. The cap 17 contains a pyrophoric assembly comprising in a conventional manner a wheel 18 acting on a pyrophoric stone. This assembly is designed so that in the tilted position of the cap 17 the wheel 18

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puisse etre actionnee d'un doigt et produise des etincelles en direction de la can be operated with one finger and produce sparks towards the

meche 1 1.wick 1 1.

Bien entendu, ['invention ne se limite pas au mode d'execution precedemment decrit. Ainsi, par exemple, le montage pyrophorique pourrait etre concu de maniere a ce que le basculement du capuchon 17 provoque la rotation de la Of course, the invention is not limited to the previously described mode of execution. Thus, for example, the pyrophoric assembly could be designed so that the tilting of the cap 17 causes the rotation of the

molette 18.wheel 18.

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Claims

claims

1. Multifunctional container, characterized in that it comprises a tubular body (2) of polygonal section, terminated in its lower part by a bottom (4) of pointed shape, preferably conical, and a plug (8) able to come seal, in a watertight manner,

an orifice (73 of the body (2) located opposite the bottom (4).

2. Container according to claim 1,

characterized in that the external faces of the body bear inscriptions.

3. Container according to one of claims 1 and 2,

characterized in that it comprises a rigid wick (11), coaxial with the body (2), the lower end of which engages in a cavity (10) provided in the bottom (4), while the upper end s 'extends beyond the' orifice (7) of the body and in that the plug (8) comprises a coaxial cavity in which said upper end can engage when the plug (8) closes the container (1)

4. Container according to claim 3, characterized in that it is at least partially filled with a flammable material.

5. Container according to claim 4,

characterized in that said flammable material is olive oil.

6. Container according to one of the preceding claims,

characterized in that the stopper (8) has an elongated shape which extends outside the container, coaxially and opposite the bottom, in the form of a

router spindle.

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7. Container according to claim 6, characterized in that the elongated shape of the stopper (8) has the shape of the

candle flame.

8. Container according to one of the preceding claims,

characterized in that the stopper is fitted with pyrophoric means suitable for

ensure ignition of the wick (11).

9. Container according to one of the preceding claims,

characterized in that the plug (8) comprises means allowing its

screwing into the orifice (7) of the body (2).

10. Container according to one of the preceding claims,

characterized in that it comprises a removable annular piece (15), the inner section of which is substantially complementary to the outer section of the

body (2) of the container (1), so as to be able to engage thereon.

11. Container according to claim 10, characterized in that the above annular piece (15) is made of a transparent material, so as to magnify, by a magnifying glass effect, the inscriptions (5)