Wick holder magnetic retention means
First Claim
1. A candle comprising:
- a meltable solid fuel;
a wick holder comprising a wick, wherein the wick holder contacts the meltable solid fuel;
a support plate upon which the fuel rests;
a capillary pedestal projecting upwardly from the support plate, wherein the capillary pedestal cooperatively engages a base portion of the wick holder; and
a magnet secured beneath the capillary pedestal, wherein the magnet magnetically retains said the wick holder upon the capillary pedestal while a flame is burning on the wick.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to melting plate candles which employ heat conductive elements to distribute heat from a burning flame at a wick to a support plate for a solid fuel and to the body of said solid fuel, so as to more rapidly liquefy the solid fuel, such as paraffin wax, and to more uniformly and intensely heat such fuels to increase the efficiency of consumption thereof and to more rapidly release volatile materials contained within said fuels. The heat conductive support plate is configured so as to have a capillary pedestal upon the surface thereof, which magnetically engages a wick holder comprising a preferably consumable wick and heat conductive fins which conduct heat from a flame upon said wick to said support plate, said magnetic engagement of said wick holder preventing accidental removal thereof from said pedestal. The fuel may be provided in various forms, configured to cooperatively engage said wick holder and support plate, and may comprise various volatile materials. The capillary pedestal, in conjunction with the wick holder, causes rapid and complete flow of the liquefied fuel to said wick.
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20 Claims
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1. A candle comprising:
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a meltable solid fuel;
a wick holder comprising a wick, wherein the wick holder contacts the meltable solid fuel;
a support plate upon which the fuel rests;
a capillary pedestal projecting upwardly from the support plate, wherein the capillary pedestal cooperatively engages a base portion of the wick holder; and
a magnet secured beneath the capillary pedestal, wherein the magnet magnetically retains said the wick holder upon the capillary pedestal while a flame is burning on the wick. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A candle comprising:
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a replaceable solid fuel element comprising a solid fuel material, a wick holder, and a wick; and
a fuel holder comprising a heat conductive surface shaped to hold and melt the fuel material and to form a pool of liquid fuel around a locating position that engages and magnetically retains said wick holder while the candle is lit;
wherein the surface is shaped so as to cause the pool of liquid fuel to flow to the wick. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wick holder comprising:
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means for retaining a wick; and
a base portion comprising means for magnetically engaging a locating position upon a candle support plate in such a manner as to permit flow of melted fuel from said support plate to said wick while being fueled while simultaneously preventing accidental release of said wick holder from the support plate. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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