Candle wick centering device and method

A candlewick-centering device for placement on the rim of a jar candle for holding the wick in a vertically centered position with respect to the jar candle throughout the wax pouring and solidifying process, comprising:

• an annular main body member for disposition adjacent the inside surface of the rim of the jar candle;
• an annular flange coextensive with the main body member for placement upon the rim of the jar candle;
• a support member extending across the main body member and thus bisecting the main body member into two equal semi-circular portions;
• each of the semi-circular portions of the main body member defining an aperture;
• a wick-retaining member formed at the midpoint of the support member and the wick-retaining member being coaxial with the jar candle when the candlewick-centering device is placed on the jar candle;
• the wick-retaining member further including a wick holding notch having a gradually decreasing inward taper;
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• the wick insertable within the wick holding notch of the wick-retaining member so that the wick is held by the wick-retaining member in the vertically centered position throughout the process of pouring the candle wax in the jar candle and the solidifying of the wax within the jar candle.

A candlewick-centering device for holding a wick in a candle container throughout the wax pouring and solidifying process, comprising:

• a main body member for placement on the candle container;
• a flange coextensive with the main body member for disposition on the rim of the candle container;
• a support member extending across the main body member and bisecting the main body member into two equal portions;
• each of the portions of the main body member defining an aperture;
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• a wick holding notch formed at the midpoint of the support member for receiving and holding the wick in a vertically centered disposition relative to the candle container throughout the wax pouring and solidifying process.

A method of forming a candle in a candle container having a bottom surface, a sidewall, and a cavity enclosed by the sidewall, comprising the steps of:

• attaching a wick to a metal plate;
• fixing the metal plate to the bottom surface of the candle container so that the wick is vertically centered within the cavity;
• pouring the molten wax into the cavity of the candle container;
• placing a candlewick-centering device upon the sidewall of the candle container;
• inserting the wick onto the candlewick-centering device;
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• placing a cap on the candle container with the candlewick-centering device still holding the wick and in place on the candle container.

For use with a jar candle having a bottom surface, a sidewall, an open top at the upper end of the sidewall, and a cavity defined by the sidewall for containing the candle wax, a candlewick-centering device for holding a wick attached to the bottom surface in a vertically centered position within the cavity throughout the wax pouring and solidifying process, comprising:

• an annular main body member for disposition adjacent the sidewall and within the open top of the jar candle;
• a plurality of spaced-apart support legs with each leg having a curvilinear portion that hooks onto the sidewall so that the main body member can be disposed pendent within the open top of the jar candle;
• a support member that extends across the diameter of the main body member and bisects the main body member;
• a wick-retaining member formed at the midpoint of the support member so that the wick-retaining member is coaxial with the cavity of the jar candle when the main body member is pendently disposed within the open top of the sidewall;
• the wick-retaining member further including a wick holding notch with the wick holding notch having a gradually decreasing inward taper;
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• the upper end of the wick insertable within the wick holding notch of the wick-retaining member so that the wick can be maintained in the vertically centered position within the cavity of the jar candle throughout the process of pouring the wax in the cavity and the solidifying of the wax therein to form the candle for the jar candle.