Candle Wick
AssigneeThe Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
InventorsJohn E. Cagle, Cheriyan B. Thomas
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Abstract
A rigid planar wick and one or more fabric wicks are adhered together for use in candles. The fabric wicks may be planar fabric wicks, traditional shaped string-shaped wicks or a fabric sheath. The rigid wick is of a predetermined width, length, and thickness and the planar fabric wick is of some dimension equal to, less than, or greater than the planar surface area of the rigid wick. By combining both a planar fabric wick and a rigid planar wick, consistency in flame heights can be achieved, providing an improved wick for candle use.
Claims17
A candle wick comprising:
- a rigid planar wick;
- a planar fabric wick adhered to one planar surface of said rigid planar wick.
A candle wick comprising:
- a rigid planar wick;
- a fabric sheath positioned around said rigid planar wick and adhered to said rigid planar wick.
The candle wick of claim 13 wherein said fabric sheath comprises at least one opening on an end of said sheath into which said rigid wick can be inserted during manufacture.
A candle wick comprising:
- a rigid planar wick;
- a plurality of string-shaped fabric wicks adhered to at least one planar surface of said rigid planar wick.
A candle wick comprising:
- a rigid planar wick;
- a substantially planar fabric wick in the shape of a sheath adhered around at least two planar surfaces of said rigid planar wick.
A candle wick comprising:
- a substantially tubular rigid wick;
- a fabric wick in the shape of a sheath positioned around said tubular rigid wick and adhered to said substantially tubular rigid wick.
A candle wick comprising:
- a rigid planar wick comprising straight grains extending substantially across a width of said rigid wick.
- a planar fabric wick adhered to one planar surface of said rigid planar wick.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.