Quick and safe release of candle fragrance
OwnerBart Kenningtoninventor
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Abstract
This application discloses methodology and several devices by which a fragrance-emitting tunnel is fashioned in a body of candle material in a container, whereby when heat is applied to the bottom or side of the container, fragrance is rapidly released from melted candle material to travel almost instantly along the tunnel to the surrounding ambient environment, while reducing the risk of an explosion or splatter discharge due to rapid gaseous release through the unmelted candle material.
Claims11
A method for safely and facilely creating a rapid fragrance release from a normally solid:
- fragrance bearing material, comprising the acts of:
- providing a containerized solid body of solid fragrance-laden candle material having a top portion and a bottom portion, with or without a wick;
- creating a hollow tunnel in the solid body of candle material the hollow tunnel extending between the top and bottom portions.
- applying heat to the candle material sufficient to melt some of the solid candle material;
- releasing at an early point in time fragrance from the melted candle material up the tunnel and into the surrounding ambient environment.
A method of releasing a fragrance from a normally solid fragrance-bearing material disposed in a receptacle, comprising the acts of:
- forming a fragrance chimney in the solid material to selectively accommodate displacement of fragrance to ambient environment;
- heating the solid material in the receptacle thereby rapidly causing release of fragrance from the solid material into the chimney and thence into the ambient environment.
A hand-held slender probe for creating a tunnel in a solid body fragrance-bearing candle material comprising:
- a distal end having a size which defines the transverse size of a hollow tunnel to be created in the solid body of candle material;
- a proximal end to be manually grasped by a user to manipulate the probe to create a hollow tunnel in the solid body candle material whereby upon application of heat to the candle material fragrance is emitted into the tunnel and then into a surrounding ambient environment;
- a central portion interposed between the distal end and the proximal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.