Candle having reconfigurable shape
OwnerRebbecca L. Holmes, Darrell P. Holmesinventors
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Abstract
A candle is constructed of a series of wax members arrayed in a stack, and extending between a top wax member and a base wax member. Each wax member has a through-hole, and a wick is closely received within the through-holes in the wax members to extend between the top wax member and the base wax member in the stack. The wick therefore retains the wax members about its length, but its flexibility and “play” allows for limited motion of the wax members with respect to each other about the wick. As a result, the wax members may be reconfigured so that the candle assumes different shapes, in accordance with the user's tastes and desires.
Claims19
A candle comprising:
- a. at least two stacked wax members, each wax member having a through-hole defined therein, and
- b. a wick strung through the through-holes of the wax members, with the wax members being laterally movable with respect to each other in a direction at least substantially perpendicular to the wick when the wax members are stacked about the wick.
A candle comprising:
- a. two or more wax members arrayed in a stack between a top wax member and a base wax member, each wax member having a through-hole entering it at one location on the wax member and exiting it at another location;
- b. a wick sized to be closely received within the through-holes of the wax members, the wick extending through the through-holes of the wax members and protruding from the top wax member,
- wherein the wax members are laterally shiftable with respect to each other to allow their through-holes to be moved between positions of coaxial alignment and non-coaxial alignment.
A candle comprising:
- a. a series of stacked wax members including a top wax member and a base wax member, each wax member having a through-hole defined therein,
- b. a wick extending through the through-holes in the wax members between the top wax member and the base wax member, the wick being restrained from withdrawal from the through-holes of at least one of the top wax member and the base wax members
- wherein the wax members are shiftable with respect to each other in planes oriented at least substantially perpendicular to the wick.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.