Method and device for extinguishing a candle

A method for extinguishing a flame on a candlewick and preparing the candlewick for relighting, the method comprising:

• applying candle fuel material to an exposed portion of the candlewick on which the flame is burning;
• the applying comprising:
• (i) locating an application surface of an applicator adjacent the exposed portion of the candlewick;
• and
• (ii) with the application surface located adjacent the exposed portion of the candlewick and in the presence of the candle fuel material, moving the application surface in the direction of the flame along a length of the exposed portion of the candlewick with the application surface forcing a portion of the candle fuel material to contact the exposed portion of the candlewick to cover at least a portion of the exposed portion of the exposed portion of the candlewick with the portion of the candle fuel material.

A hand-held apparatus for extinguishing a flame of a candle burning on an exposed portion of candlewick of the candle and preparing the candle for relighting following extinguishment, the candle when burning having melted candle wax or another liquid-form of a candle fuel material adjacent the exposed portion of the candlewick on which the flame is burning, the apparatus comprising:

• application members, each with an application surface, the application members being controllably movable between an open position with the application surfaces located farther apart and a close position with the application surfaces located closer together and in close proximity to each other;
• a handle portion configured for single-hand grasping by a user to hold and manipulate the apparatus, the handle portion being manipulable to controllably move the application members between the open position and the close position;
• the application surfaces configured to:
• (i) be positionable, through manipulation of the handle, to contact the liquid-form of the candle fuel material while the application members are in the open position;
• (ii) while in contact with the liquid-form of the candle fuel material as described in (i), clasp about the candlewick below or at the base of the flame when the handle portion is manipulated to move the application members from the open position to the close position with the candlewick located between the application surfaces, without extinguishing the flame;
• and
• (iii) while clasped about the candlewick as described in (ii), be movable, through movement of the handle portion, in a direction from the base of the flame toward the tip of the flame while the application surfaces remain clasped about the candlewick;
• and
• (iv) spread portions of the liquid-form of the candle fuel material over the burning portion of the candlewick when the application surfaces are moved in a direction from the base of the flame toward the tip of the flame as described in (iii), to thereby apply a covering of the candle fuel material to the burning portion of the candlewick to extinguish the flame and prepare the candlewick for relighting.