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US 12,522,783 B2Granted
Tabletop torch made from a log and method of use thereof
OwnerErik Swansoninventor
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Abstract
A tabletop torch comprised of an upright wooden log with a upwardly facing top surface that has a plurality of wick bores drilled vertically into it is described. The wick bores have wicks received in them through which to ignite and sustain the flame of the torch. Additionally the top surface is concave and includes a plurality of smaller shallower holes drilled downwardly across its surface. These holes along with the wick bores and the concave surface serve as reservoirs for candle wax and as the wax therein and on ignites the individuals flames from the wick join into a single larger flame.
Claims17
A method of fabricating a tabletop torch comprising:
- cutting a log section from a tree, the log section having a generally cylindrical shape and a substantially flat horizontal bottom surface and top surface,
- cutting a slice 0.7-1.2″ thick that is parallel to the top surface to form a cover and a log base,
- drilling a hole into the top surface of the cover and affixing a handle,
- forming a concave portion into a top surface of the log base the concave portion sloping downwardly to proximate a center axis of the log section, the concave portion surrounded by a flat perimeter lip about 0.5-1.0″ wide,
- drilling one or more wick bores and one or more reservoir holes extending generally vertically into the concave portion of the top surface of the log base, and depositing a wick into each of the one or more wick bores and extending substantially the length of the wick bore, and
- pouring melted wax to fill the one or more wick bores, the one or more reservoir holes, and to cover a surface of the concave portion.
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