Reusable candle wick
OwnerAl Leppinventor
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Abstract
A reusable candle wick for reusability and convenience. The reusable candle wick includes a metal mesh member comprising essentially metal wires formed into a mesh and having an upright stem portion which is essentially a cylinder and further having a plurality of feet portions integrally extending radially and perpendicularly from a base of the stem portion with there being approximately at least 50 per inch. The mesh member is adapted to be placed upon a flat wax surface with the wax and the base of the stem portion being ignited with a flame. As the wax melts, the mesh member sinks into the wax and can be extinguished and reused as desired.
Claims7
A reusable candle wick comprising:
- a mesh member having an upright stem portion and a plurality of feet portions extending outwardly from a base of said upright stem portion;
- and
- wherein said mesh member comprises a plurality of metal wires formed into a close mesh such that said mesh member acts as a capillary along a length of each of said plurality of feet.
A method of using a reusable candle wick includes the steps of:
- providing a mesh member having an upright stem portion and a plurality of feet portions extending outwardly from a base of said upright stem portion, said mesh member including a plurality of metal wires formed into a mesh with said upright stem portion being essentially a cylinder such that said mesh member comprises a plurality of metal wires formed into a close mesh such that said mesh member acts as a capillary along a length of each of said plurality of feet;
- placing said mesh member upon a flat wax surface;
- igniting said base of said upright stem portion with a flame such that said mesh member and the wax are heated thus causing molten wax;
- allowing said molten wax to move by capillary action up said upright stem portion where a flame is visible at a top end of said stem portion;
- allowing said mesh member to sink into the wax;
- and
- extinguishing said flame from said upright stem portion.
A reusable candle wick comprising:
- a mesh member having an upright stem portion and a plurality of feet portions extending outwardly from a base of said upright stem portion, said mesh member being essentially a plurality of metal wires formed into a mesh such that said mesh member comprises a plurality of metal wires formed into a close mesh such that said mesh member acts as a capillary along a length of each of said plurality of feet, said upright stem portion being essentially a cylinder, said feet portions being spaced apart and extend radially and perpendicularly from said stem portion, said mesh member including at least fifty of said metal wires per inch, said mesh member including from 4 to 7 said feet portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.