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US 5,578,089 AGranted
Clear candle
AssigneeLancaster Colony Corporation
InventorMohamed Elsamaloty
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Abstract
A clear candle made from a gel comprising mineral oil containing blends of diblock and triblock copolymers based on synthetic thermal plastic rubbers. The clear candle is stable, does not separate, and does not flash when burned. The candle, although free standing at room temperature, will preferably be supplied in a container, and it may be colored and/or scented.
Claims20
A candle comprising:
- at least one wick;
- a clear body;
- said wick located in said body;
- and
- wherein said body is a clear gel comprising about 80 to 99 wt. % of a hydrocarbon oil, and about 1 to 20 wt. % of a blend of at least two different polymer members selected from the group consisting of diblock copolymers, triblock copolymers, radial block copolymers and multiblock copolymers, said composition including at least one diblock copolymer and at least one triblock copolymer, with said diblock and triblock polymers comprising segments of styrene monomer units and rubber monomer units.
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A candle comprising:
- at least one wick;
- a container;
- a clear body;
- said wick located in said body, said body being disposed in said container;
- and
- wherein said body is a clear gel comprising about 80 to 99 wt. % of a hydrocarbon oil, and about 1 to 20 wt. % of a blend of at least two different polymer members selected from the group consisting of diblock copolymers, triblock copolymers, radial block copolymers and multiblock copolymers, said composition including at least one diblock copolymer and at least one triblock copolymer, with said diblock and triblock polymers comprising segments of styrene monomer units and rubber monomer units.
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A method of making a candle comprising the steps of:
- providing a gel composition comprising:
- about 80-99% by weight of a hydrocarbon oil;
- about 1-20% by weight of a blend of at least two different polymer members selected from the group consisting of diblock copolymers, triblock copolymers, radial block copolymers, and multiblock copolymers, wherein said blend contains at least one diblock copolymer or at least one triblock copolymer;
- mixing said hydrocarbon oil and said blend to form a gel composition;
- and
- forming said gel composition into a candle body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.