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US 4,381,914 AGranted
Candlewick
OwnerGlen E. Fergusoninventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a candlewick in which the wick material is mounted adjacent a match with its head next to the wick tip, so that the tip is lighted when the match is struck. The wick base which has a neck and flange that isolate the bottom end of the wick material from the candle wax and snuff out the flame. The base is positioned far enough about the bottom of the candle to snuff out the flame before it causes any heat damage to the candle holder or supporting surface.
Claims10
An improved candlewick comprising:
- elongated wick means having a tip and a tail interconnected by a body portion;
- ignitor means having a combustible shank with a head ignitable by frictional contact on one end and a stump on the other end, said ignitor means being juxtaposed said wick means with said shank paralleling said wick body portion and said heat adjacent said wick tip;
- a base means having a neck and a flange, said neck having a recess having a longitudinal axis and being disposed to receive said tail of said wick means and said shank of said ignitor means and retain the same in close proximity and in general alignment with said longitudinal axis, and said flange being disposed to extend radially outward from said neck normal to the longitudinal axis of said recess;
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- spacer means disposed in supporting relationship with said base means, said spacer means being of heat insulating material and having height sufficient to elevate said base means above a candleholder or supporting surface a distance adequate to prevent heat damage thereto from the burning of said wick means.
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In a candle, an improved candlewick comprising:
- a string of wick materials mounted in said candle and having a tip extending upwardly from the top of said candle;
- a match having a head ignitable by contact with a friction provoking surface, said match being juxtaposed said wick with its head adjacent said wick tip;
- a base having a bore with its longitudinal axis aligned with the longitudinal axis of said candle, said bore being disposed to receive and mount the lower ends of said wick and match therein;
- a flange operatively associated with said base and disposed to extend radially outwardly in said candle substantially normal to the longitudinal axis thereof a distance at lease equal to half the radius of said candle;
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- an elongated spacer disposed in said candle below said base and flange in supporting relationship thereto, said spacer having a height sufficient to prevent heat from a flame on said wick from damaging a surface supporting said candle.
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An improved candlewick comprising:
- ignitor means having a combustible shank with a head ignitable by frictional contact on one end and a stump on the other end, said ignitor means being juxtaposed said wick means with said shank paralleling said wick body portion and said head adjacent said wick tip;
- a base having a neck and a flange, said neck having a recess having a longitudinal axis and being disposed to receive said tail of said wick means and said shank of said ignitor means;
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- spacer means disposed in supporting relationship with said wick tail and ignitor means stump, said spacer means being of heat insulating material and having a height sufficient to elevate said wick tail and ignitor means stump above a supporting surface a distance adequate to prevent heat damage thereto from the burning of said wick means and ignitor means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.