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US 10,519,399 B2Granted
Candle with scent
OwnerLucy M. Campbell, A. Keith Campbellinventors
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Abstract
A scented candle is provided. The candle has a body made of a flammable material and a wick. The body of the candle is provided with one or more bores adapted for receiving a respective scent element therein as selected by a user.
Claims15
A candle comprising:
- a body made of a flammable material, said body being a solid at room temperature and having an upper end;
- a wick disposed within said body and having an end portion extending beyond the upper end of said body;
- at least one bore formed in said body and extending along a portion of the length of said body and opening on the upper end of said body, said bore having a central axis spaced from a central axis of the wick a distance D in the range of between about ¼″ and about ¾″, said bore being adapted to contain at least one scent element;
- a scent element disposed within said at least one said bore, said scent element being in the form of a liquid at room temperature, said liquid encapsulated in a solid closed shell, said shell sized and shaped to fit within said bore, said shell constructed of a material that is in solid form at room temperature and will melt in the presence of a candle flame to expose said scent element to said candle flame for release, said shell material mixing with said candle body for volatilization therewith.
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A scented candle kit comprising:
- a candle body, said candle body formed of a flammable material that is solid at room temperature;
- said body including at least two hollow bores extending generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of said candle body;
- said candle body having a wick extending through said candle body, said wick formed from a flammable material, an upper portion of said wick extending above a top surface of said candle body;
- a first hollow bore of said two hollow bores being positioned a first distance from said wick, a second hollow bore of said two hollow bores being positioned a second further distance from said wick;
- at least one first scent element having a longitudinal axis and a cross-sectional shape, said cross-sectional shape sized to fit within said at least one first hollow bore, said first scent element including a first scent component that is volatile at a first temperature, at least one second scent element having a longitudinal axis and a cross-sectional shape, said cross-sectional shape sized to fit within said at least one second hollow bore, said second scent element having a second scent component that is volatile at a second temperature, at least one of said first or said second scent elements being in the form of a liquid at room temperature, said liquid encapsulated in a material that is solid at room temperature to form a solid closed shell enclosing said liquid, said solid closed shell being made of a material that will melt in the presence of a candle flame to expose said liquid to said candle flame for volatilization, said solid closed shell volatizing with said candle body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.