Votive candle holder lid, candle package and related method
AssigneeS. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
InventorsMarissa A. K. Schultz, Marianne D. Davison
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Abstract
A lid for use on a holder with a candle disposed therein, the holder having a lip defining an open mouth. The lid includes a central cap and a projection depending outwardly from the central cap. The projection includes an inner wall, which is configured to surround and abut the candle in the holder when the lid is in place on the holder, and an outer wall, which is configured to abut the holder when the lid is in place on the holder. A peripheral flange extends outwardly from the outer wall and is configured to abut the lip of the holder when the lid is in place on the holder. In another aspect, a candle package includes the lid, in combination with the holder and the candle. Also, a method of packaging a candle utilizes such a candle package.
Claims16
A candle package comprising:
- a holder having a lip defining an open mouth;
- a candle disposed in the holder;
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- a lid comprising:
- (i) a central cap;
- (ii) a projection depending from an outer portion of the central cap, the projection comprising an inner wall, which is configured to surround and abut the candle in the holder when the lid is in place on the holder, and an outer wall, which is configured to abut the holder when lid is in place on the holder;
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- (iii) a peripheral flange extending outwardly from the outer wall and configured to abut the lip of the holder when the lid is in place on the holder.
A candle package comprising:
- a holder having a lip defining an open mouth;
- a candle disposed in the holder;
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- a lid comprising:
- (i) a central cap;
- (ii) a peripheral flange substantially parallel to the central cap;
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- (iii) a tapered projection depending from the lid between the central cap and the peripheral flange, the projection comprising an inner wall, depending at an incline away from the central cap, and an outer wall, depending at an opposing incline away from the peripheral flange.
A method of packaging a candle, comprising:
- placing the candle in a holder having a lip defining an open mouth;
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- enclosing the candle in the holder with a lid, the lid comprising (i) a central cap, (ii) a projection depending outwardly from the central cap, the projection comprising an inner wall, which surrounds and abuts the candle in the holder, and an outer wall, which abuts the holder, and (iii) a peripheral flange extending outwardly from the outer wall and configured to abut the lip of the holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.