US 5,632,615 A · Cookie cutter candle

Abstract

A decorative candle that includes an outer wax layer, at least one specifically shaped wax inlay, a wax plug, an inner wax filler, and a substantially rigid wick. The outer wax layer has a color, a first side, a second side, a top with a length, a bottom with a length, an outer surface, and at least one specifically shaped aperture being disposed therethrough. The at least one specifically shaped wax inlay has a color different than the color of the outer wax layer. Each of the at least one specifically shaped wax inlay is disposed in a respective one of the at least one specifically shaped aperture of the outer wax layer. The wax plug has a perimeter, a centrally disposed throughbore and is disposed at the top of the outer wax layer. The outer wax layer and the wax plug define a filler chamber. The inner wax filler has a bottom, a centrally longitudinally disposed throughbore, and is disposed within the filler chamber. And, the substantially rigid wick is disposed in the centrally longitudinally disposed throughbore of the inner wax filler.

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Dependent claims

A decorative candle, comprising:

a) an outer wax layer having a color, a first side, a second side, a top with a length, a bottom with a length, an outer surface, and at least one specifically shaped aperture being disposed therethrough;
b) at least one specifically shaped wax inlay having a color different than the color of said outer wax layer, each of said at least one specifically shaped wax inlay being disposed in a respective one of said at least one specifically shaped aperture of said outer wax layer;
c) a wax plug having a perimeter, a centrally disposed throughbore and being disposed at said top of said outer wax layer, said outer wax layer and said wax plug defining a filler chamber;
d) an inner wax filler having a bottom, a centrally longitudinally disposed throughbore, and being disposed within said filler chamber;
and
e) a substantially rigid wick being disposed in said centrally longitudinally disposed throughbore of said inner wax filler.

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A method of making a decorative candle, comprising the steps of:

a) making an outer wax layer of said decorative candle;
b) cutting at least one specifically shaped aperture in said outer wax layer;
c) making an inlay wax layer of said decorative candle;
d) cutting at least one specifically shaped inlay from said inlay wax layer;
e) placing said at least one specifically shaped inlay into a respective one of said at least one specifically shaped aperture in said outer wax layer;
f) kneading said at least one specifically shaped inlay to said outer wax layer;
g) heating said combination of said at least one specifically shaped inlay and said outer wax layer at 120-140 degree F. until soft and bonded;
h) rolling said combination of said at least one specifically shaped inlay and said outer wax layer;
i) placing said combination of said at least one specifically shaped inlay and said outer wax layer into a warmed mold having an open top and a closed bottom;
j) unrolling slowly said combination of said at least one specifically shaped inlay and said outer wax layer;
k) positioning said combination of said at least one specifically shaped inlay and said outer wax layer with a top of said outer wax layer against said closed bottom of the warmed mold and with a tapered first side of said outer wax layer meeting a straight second side of said outer wax layer and forming a hollow frustrum;
l) kneading said tapered first side of said outer wax layer to said straight second side of said outer wax layer to fill any gaps therebetween;
m) placing a wax plug of said decorative candle in the warmed mold against the closed bottom of the warmed mold with a perimeter of said wax plug pressing firmly against said top of said outer wax layer;
n) kneading said perimeter of said wax plug to said top of said outer wax layer to fill any gaps therebetween;
o) placing a L-shaped metal release rod having a longitudinal portion and a transverse portion extending outwardly from the longitudinal portion of the L-shaped metal release into the warmed mold with the longitudinal portion of the L-shaped metal release rod positioned in a centrally disposed throughbore of said wax plug and the transverse portion of the L-shaped metal release rod extending outwardly from the warmed mold open top of the warmed mold;
p) pouring a plurality of irregularly shaped solid translucent wax chunks of said decorative candle into the warmed mold until full and help keep said outer wax layer in place in the warmed mold;
q) pouring hot molten clear wax of said decorative candle, at a temperature of 220-240 degrees F., into the warmed mold surrounding said plurality of irregularly shaped solid translucent wax chunks and the longitudinal portion of the L-shaped metal release rod and entering said centrally disposed throughbore of said wax plug until full;
r) setting said combination of said hot molten clear wax, said plurality of irregularly shaped solid translucent wax chunks, the L-shaped metal release rod, and the warmed mold for 30-45 seconds;
s) placing said combination of said hot molten clear wax, said plurality of irregularly shaped solid translucent wax chunks, the L-shaped metal release rod, and the warmed mold into a water bath to be cooled;
t) making a pair of longitudinally disposed crescent shaped opposing voids in said hot molten clear wax with said pair of longitudinally disposed crescent shaped opposing voids opening into the open top of the warmed mold and extending to a point short of said wax plug, as said hot molten clear wax becomes a mush;
u) pouring additional hot molten clear wax into said pair of longitudinally disposed crescent shaped opposing voids;
v) hardening said additional hot molten clear wax and forming an inner wax filler of the decorative candle;
w) removing said combination of said white inner wax filler, said wax plug, said outer wax layer, said at least one specifically shaped wax inlay, and the L-shaped metal release rod from the warmed mold and inverting so that said wax plug faces upward;
x) removing the L-shaped metal release rod from a centrally longitudinally disposed throughbore of said inner wax filler from a bottom of said white inner wax filler;
y) inserting a warmed substantially rigid wick in said centrally longitudinally disposed throughbore of said inner wax filler;
z) placing said combination of said inner wax filler, said wax plug, said outer wax layer, said substantially rigid wick, and said at least one specifically shaped wax inlay on a hot plate with said bottom of said inner wax filler in contact therewith;
aa) heating the hot plate to a temperature of 225-250 degrees F.;
and
bb) leveling said bottom of said inner wax filler and securing said substantially rigid wick thereto.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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