Candle assembly including a fuel element with a locating recess and a melting plate with a locating protrusion
First Claim
1. A fuel element adapted for use with a melting plate candle assembly, the candle assembly including a melting plate having a capillary lobe and a locating protrusion extending therefrom, the fuel element comprising:
- a fuel charge comprising a meltable fuel material; and
a locating recess disposed in a bottom portion of an outer surface of the fuel charge;
wherein the fuel element is adapted to have an operative position on the melting plate, in which a capillary space is formed between the fuel charge and the capillary lobe when the locating protrusion is disposed in the locating recess, the capillary space adapted to transfer liquid from the melting plate to a wick disposed above the capillary lobe.
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Abstract
A melting plate candle assembly includes a melting plate with a locating protrusion, which engages a fuel element in a predefined orientation when in a preferred operative position. In one operative position, the bottom surface of the fuel element is disposed on the melting plate, and a capillary space is formed between a capillary pedestal on the melting plate and a capillary recess in the bottom surface of the fuel element. The locating protrusion provides positive indication that the fuel element is properly disposed in the operative position.
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1. A fuel element adapted for use with a melting plate candle assembly, the candle assembly including a melting plate having a capillary lobe and a locating protrusion extending therefrom, the fuel element comprising:
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a fuel charge comprising a meltable fuel material; and
a locating recess disposed in a bottom portion of an outer surface of the fuel charge;
wherein the fuel element is adapted to have an operative position on the melting plate, in which a capillary space is formed between the fuel charge and the capillary lobe when the locating protrusion is disposed in the locating recess, the capillary space adapted to transfer liquid from the melting plate to a wick disposed above the capillary lobe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A melting plate candle assembly comprising:
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a melting plate having a capillary lobe and a raised locating protrusion adjacent to the capillary lobe;
a fuel element operatively engaged with the locating protrusion in a pre-defined orientation; and
a capillary space disposed between the fuel element and the capillary lobe, the capillary space adapted to transfer liquid from the melting plate to a wick disposed above the capillary lobe. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A melting plate for a melting plate candle assembly, the melting plate comprising:
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a heat transmissive plate;
a capillary lobe disposed medially in the plate; and
a locating protrusion disposed in the plate proximate the capillary lobe;
wherein a fuel element adapted for use with the melting plate has an operative position on the melting plate that forms a capillary space with the capillary lobe when the locating protrusion engages the fuel element in a predefined orientation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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