Clear candle construction

A candle unit having a top, comprising:

• a fuel core, fabricated from a flammable fuel material, the fuel material having a fuel core melting temperature range;
• a wick embedded in the fuel core, for drawing up molten fuel material, for supporting a candle flame;
• a film, surrounding at least a portion of the fuel core, the film being fabricated from at least one material having a film softening temperature range, having an upper-end temperature that is greater than an upper-end temperature of the fuel core melting temperature range such that the fuel core material becomes liquid substantially sooner than the film becomes non-self-supporting due to softening, so that when the candle burns, a pool of molten fuel core fuel material forms on the top of the candle unit, around the candle flame, without immediately causing the film to become non-self-supporting, and a portion of the molten fuel core material is consumed, so that an upper surface of the pool is vertically spaced from a top edge of the film;
• whereupon as the candle burns down, the top edge of the film is exposed to progressively higher temperature regions of the candle flame, and ultimately becomes non-self-supporting and recedes downward from the descending candle flame, while the pool of molten fuel core material is further consumed, so that a vertical spacing between the upper surface of the pool of molten fuel core material and the top edge of the film is maintained,
• wherein the film is fabricated from at least one layer of material selected from the group consisting of:
• cyclic olefin copolymers, polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes.

A candle unit having a top, comprising:

• a fuel core, fabricated from a flammable fuel core material, the fuel core material having a fuel core melting temperature range;
• a wick embedded in the fuel core, for drawing up molten fuel core material, for supporting a candle flame;
• a film, surrounding at least a portion of the fuel core, the film being fabricated from at least two layers, fabricated from different materials, at least one of the materials being substantially nonflammable, the at least two layers being fabricated from materials that have film softening temperature ranges, having upper-end temperatures that are greater than an upper-end melting temperature of the fuel core melting temperature range such that the fuel core material becomes liquid substantially sooner than the film becomes non-self-supporting due to softening, so that when the candle burns, a pool of fuel core fuel material forms on the top of the candle unit, around the candle flame, without immediately causing the film to become non-self-supporting, and a portion of the molten fuel core material is consumed, so that an upper surface of the pool is vertically spaced from a top edge of the film;
• whereupon as the candle burns down, the top edge of the film is exposed to progressively higher temperature regions of the aura of the candle flame, and ultimately becomes non-self-supporting and recedes downward from the descending candle flame, while the pool of molten fuel core material is further consumed, so that a vertical spacing between the upper surface of the pool of molten fuel core material and the top edge of the film is maintained.

A candle unit having a top, comprising:

• a fuel core, fabricated from a flammable fuel core material, the fuel core material having a fuel core melting temperature range;
• a wick embedded in the fuel core, for drawing up molten fuel core material, for supporting a candle flame;
• a film, surrounding at least a portion of the fuel core, the film being fabricated from at least two layers, fabricated from different materials, the at least two layers being fabricated from materials that have film softening temperature ranges, having upper-end temperatures that are greater than an upper-end melting temperature of the fuel core melting temperature range such that the fuel core material becomes liquid substantially sooner than the film becomes non-self-supporting due to softening, so that when the candle burns, a pool of fuel core fuel material forms on the top of the candle unit, around the candle flame, without immediately causing the film to become non-self-supporting, and a portion of the molten fuel core material is consumed, so that an upper surface of the pool is vertically spaced from a top edge of the film;
• whereupon as the candle burns down, the top edge of the film is exposed to progressively higher temperature regions of the aura of the candle flame, and ultimately becomes non-self-supporting and recedes downward from the descending candle flame, while the pool of molten fuel core material is further consumed, so that a vertical spacing between the upper surface of the pool of molten fuel core material and the top edge of the film is maintained,
• wherein each of the at least two layers of the film are not readily soluble in the fuel core material.

A candle unit having a top, comprising:

• a fuel core, fabricated from a flammable fuel core material, the fuel core materital having a fuel core melting temperature range;
• a wick embedded in the fuel core, for drawing up molten fuel core material, for supporting a candle flame;
• a film, surrounding at least a portion of the fuel core, the film being fabricated from at least two layers, fabricated from different materials, the at least two layers being fabricated from materials that have film softening temperature ranges, having upper-end temperatures that are greater than an upper-end melting temperature of the fuel core melting temperature range such that the fuel core material becomes liquid substantially sooner than the film becomes non-self-supporting due to softening, so that when the candle burns, a pool of fuel core fuel material forms on the top of the candle unit, around the candle flame, without immediately causing the film to become non-self-supporting, and a portion of the molten fuel core material is consumed, so that an upper surface of the pool is vertically spaced from a top edge of the film;
• whereupon as the candle burns down, the top edge of the film is exposed to progressively higher temperature regions of the aura of the candle flame, and ultimately becomes non-self-supporting and recedes downward from the descending candle flame, while the pool of molten fuel core material is further consumed, so that a vertical spacing between the upper surface of the pool of molten fuel core material and the top edge of the film is maintained,
• wherein at least one layer of the film is fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of:
• cyclic olefin copolymers, polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes.

A method for making a candle unit having a top, comprising the steps of:

• forming a supporting film for a candle, the supporting film being substantially self-supporting at ambient room temperature,
• forming a fuel core and positioning a wick in the fuel core material,
• substantially surrounding the fuel core with the supporting film;
• the fuel core having a melting temperature range, the film being fabricated from at least one substantially nonflammable material, having a film softening temperature range, having an upper-end temperature that is greater than an upper-end temperature of the fuel core melting temperature range such that the fuel core material becomes liquid substantially sooner than the film becomes non-self-supporting due to softening, so that when the candle burns, a pool of molten fuel core fuel material forms on the top of the candle unit, around the candle flame, without immediately causing the film to become non-self-supporting, and a portion of the molten fuel core material is consumed, so that an upper surface of the pool is vertically spaced from a top edge of the film;
• whereupon as the candle burns down, the top edge of the film is exposed to progressively higher temperature regions of the aura of the candle flame, and ultimately becomes non-self-supporting and recedes downward from the descending candle flame, while the pool of molten fuel core material is further consumed, so that a vertical spacing between the upper surface of the pool of molten fuel core material and the top edge of the film is maintained.

A method for making a candle unit having a top, comprising the steps of:

• forming a supporting film for a candle, the supporting film being substantially self-supporting at ambient room temperature,
• forming a fuel core and positioning a wick in the liquid fuel core material,
• substantially surrounding the fuel core with the supporting film;
• the fuel core having a melting temperature range, the film being fabricated from at least one material, having a film softening temperature range, having an upper-end temperature that is greater than an upper-end temperature of the fuel core melting temperature range such that the fuel core material becomes liquid substantially sooner than the film becomes non-self-supporting due to softening, so that when the candle burns, a pool of molten fuel core fuel material forms on the top of the candle unit, around the candle flame, without immediately causing the film to become non-self-supporting, and a portion of the molten fuel core material is consumed, so that an upper surface of the pool is vertically spaced from a top edge of the film;
• whereupon as the candle burns down, the top edge of the film is exposed to progressively higher temperature regions of the aura of the candle flame, and ultimately becomes non-self-supporting and recedes downward from the descending candle flame, while the pool of molten fuel core material is further consumed, so that a vertical spacing between the upper surface of the pool of molten fuel core material and the top edge of the film is maintained,
• wherein the supporting film is further fabricated from at least one material that is not readily soluble in molten fuel core material.

A method for making a candle unit having a top, comprising the steps of:

• forming a supporting film for a candle, the supporting film being substantially self-supporting at ambient room temperature,
• forming a fuel core and positioning a wick in the liquid fuel core material,
• substantially surrounding the fuel core with the supporting film;
• the fuel core having a melting temperature range, the film being fabricated from at least one material, having a film softening temperature range, having an upper-end temperature that is greater than an upper-end temperature of the fuel core melting temperature range such that the fuel core material becomes liquid substantially sooner than the film becomes non-self-supporting due to softening, so that when the candle burns, a pool of molten fuel core fuel material forms on the top of the candle unit, around the candle flame, without immediately causing the film to become non-self-supporting, and a portion of the molten fuel core material is consumed, so that an upper surface of the pool is vertically spaced from a top edge of the film;
• whereupon as the candle burns down, the top edge of the film is exposed to progressively higher temperature regions of the aura of the candle flame, and ultimately becomes non-self-supporting and recedes downward from the descending candle flame, while the pool of molten fuel core material is further consumed, so that a vertical spacing between the upper surface of the pool of molten fuel core material and the top edge of the film is maintained,
• wherein the step of forming a supporting film further comprises the step of fabricating the supporting film from a material from the group consisting of:
• cyclic olefin copolymers, polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes.

A method for making a candle unit having a top, comprising the steps of:

• forming a supporting film for a candle, the supporting film being substantially self-supporting at ambient room temperature,
• forming a fuel core and positioning a wick in the liquid fuel core material,
• substantially surrounding the fuel core with the supporting film;
• the fuel core having a melting temperature range, the film being fabricated from at least one material, having a film softening temperature range, having an upper-end temperature that is greater than an upper-end temperature of the fuel core melting temperature range such that the fuel core material becomes liquid substantially sooner than the film becomes non-self-supporting due to softening, so that when the candle burns, a pool of molten fuel core fuel material forms on the top of the candle unit, around the candle flame, without immediately causing the film to become non-self-supporting, and a portion of the molten fuel core material is consumed, so that an upper surface of the pool is vertically spaced from a top edge of the film;
• whereupon as the candle burns down, the top edge of the film is exposed to progressively higher temperature regions of the aura of the candle flame, and ultimately becomes non-self-supporting and recedes downward from the descending candle flame, while the pool of molten fuel core material is further consumed, so that a vertical spacing between the upper surface of the pool of molten fuel core material and the top edge of the film is maintained,
• wherein the supporting film has at least two layers.

A method for making a candle unit having a top, comprising the steps of:

• forming a supporting film for a candle, the supporting film being substantially self-supporting at ambient room temperature,
• forming a fuel core and positioning a wick in the liquid fuel core material,
• substantially surrounding the fuel core with the supporting film;
• the fuel core having a melting temperature range, the film being fabricated from at least one material, having a film softening temperature range, having an upper-end temperature that is greater than an upper-end temperature of the fuel core melting temperature range such that the fuel core material becomes liquid substantially sooner than the film becomes non-self-supporting due to softening, so that when the candle burns, a pool of molten fuel core fuel material forms on the top of the candle unit, around the candle flame, without immediately causing the film to become non-self-supporting, and a portion of the molten fuel core material is consumed, so that an upper surface of the pool is vertically spaced from a top edge of the film;
• whereupon as the candle burns down, the top edge of the film is exposed to progressively higher temperature regions of the aura of the candle flame, and ultimately becomes non-self-supporting and recedes downward from the descending candle flame, while the pool of molten fuel core material is further consumed, so that a vertical spacing between the upper surface of the pool of molten fuel core material and the top edge of the film is maintained,
• wherein the steps of
• forming a supporting film for a candle,
• forming a fuel core and positioning a wick in the liquid fuel core material, and
• substantially surrounding the fuel core with the supporting film, further comprise the steps of:
• forming the supporting film from at least one substantially nonflammable material;
• forming the supporting film into a container shape,
• pouring liquid fuel core material into the container shape and positioning the wick in the liquid fuel core material;
• and
• permitting the liquid fuel core material to solidify, at least partially.

A method for making a candle unit having a top, comprising the steps of:

• forming a supporting film for a candle, the supporting film being substantially self-supporting and formed from at least two layers, fabricated from different materials;
• forming a fuel core and positioning a wick in the fuel core material,
• substantially surrounding the fuel core with the supporting film;
• the at least two layers being fabricated from materials that have film softening temperature ranges, having upper-end temperatures that are greater than an upper-end melting temperature of the fuel core melting temperature range such that the fuel core material becomes liquid substantially sooner than the film becomes non-self-supporting due to softening, so that when the candle burns, a pool of fuel core fuel material forms on the top of the candle unit, around the candle flame, without immediately causing the film to become non-self-supporting, and a portion of the molten fuel core material is consumed, so that an upper surface of the pool is vertically spaced from a top edge of the film;
• whereupon as the candle burns down, the top edge of the film is exposed to progressively higher temperature regions of the aura of the candle flame, and ultimately becomes non-self-supporting and recedes downward from the descending candle flame, while the pool of molten fuel core material is further consumed, so that a vertical spacing between the upper surface of the pool of molten fuel core material and the top edge of the film is maintained.

A method for forming a cased article, comprising the steps of:

• forming a casing from a self-supporting film structure;
• and
• pouring a liquid gel material into the casing;
• wherein the self-supporting film structure is fabricated from one or more materials, wherein the self-supporting film structure is fabricated from at least two layers.

A method for forming a cased article, comprising the steps of:

• forming a gel structure having an exterior surface;
• and
• forming a substantially self-supporting film in one or more sheet portions;
• wrapping one or more sheet portions of the substantially self-supporting film around at least portions of the gel structure;
• joining adjoining edges of the one or more sheet portions, to form a casing surrounding at least a portion of the gel structure.

A candle unit having a top, comprising:

• a fuel core, fabricated from a flammable fuel material, the fuel material having a fuel core melting temperature range;
• a wick embedded in the fuel core, for drawing up molten fuel material, for supporting a candle flame;
• a film, surrounding at least a portion of the fuel core, the film being fabricated from at least one material, having a film softening temperature range, having an upper-end temperature that is greater than an upper-end temperature of the fuel core melting temperature range such that the fuel core material becomes liquid substantially sooner than the film becomes non-self-supporting due to softening, so that when the candle burns, a pool of molten fuel core fuel material forms on the top of the candle unit, around the candle flame, without immediately causing the film to become non-self-supporting, and a portion of the molten fuel core material is consumed, so that an upper surface of the pool is vertically spaced from a top edge of the film;
• whereupon as the candle burns down, the top edge of the film is exposed to progressively higher temperature regions of the candle flame, and ultimately becomes non-self-supporting and recedes downward from the descending candle flame, while the pool of molten fuel core material is further consumed, so that a vertical spacing between the upper surface of the pool of molten fuel core material and the top edge of the film is maintained,
• wherein each of the film and the fuel core has one of the following characteristics:
• transparent, translucent.

A candle unit having a top, comprising:

• a fuel core, fabricated from a flammable fuel core material, the fuel core material having a fuel core melting temperature range;
• a wick embedded in the fuel core, for drawing up molten fuel core material, for supporting a candle flame;
• a film, surrounding at least a portion of the fuel core, the film being fabricated from at least two layers, fabricated from different materials, the at least two layers being fabricated from materials that have film softening temperature ranges, having upper-end temperatures that are greater than an upper-end melting temperature of the fuel core melting temperature range such that the fuel core material becomes liquid substantially sooner than the film becomes non-self-supporting due to softening, so that when the candle burns, a pool of fuel core fuel material forms on the top of the candle unit, around the candle flame, without immediately causing the film to become non-self-supporting, and a portion of the molten fuel core material is consumed, so that an upper surface of the pool is vertically spaced from a top edge of the film;
• whereupon as the candle burns down, the top edge of the film is exposed to progressively higher temperature regions of the aura of the candle flame, and ultimately becomes non-self-supporting and recedes downward from the descending candle flame, while the pool of molten fuel core material is further consumed, so that a vertical spacing between the upper surface of the pool of molten fuel core material and the top edge of the film is maintained,
• wherein each of the film and the fuel core has one of the following characteristics:
• transparent, translucent.

A method for making a candle unit having a top, comprising the steps of:

• forming a supporting film for a candle, the supporting film being substantially self-supporting at ambient room temperature,
• forming a fuel core and positioning a wick in the liquid fuel core material,
• substantially surrounding the fuel core with the supporting film;
• the fuel core having a melting temperature range, the film being fabricated from at least one material, having a film softening temperature range, having an upper-end temperature that is greater than an upper-end temperature of the fuel core melting temperature range such that the fuel core material becomes liquid substantially sooner than the film becomes non-self-supporting due to softening, so that when the candle burns, a pool of molten fuel core fuel material forms on the top of the candle unit, around the candle flame, without immediately causing the film to become non-self-supporting, and a portion of the molten fuel core material is consumed, so that an upper surface of the pool is vertically spaced from a top edge of the film;
• whereupon as the candle burns down, the top edge of the film is exposed to progressively higher temperature regions of the aura of the candle flame, and ultimately becomes non-self-supporting and recedes downward from the descending candle flame, while the pool of molten fuel core material is further consumed, so that a vertical spacing between the upper surface of the pool of molten fuel core material and the top edge of the film is maintained,
• wherein each of the film and the fuel core has one of the following characteristics:
• transparent, translucent.

A candle unit having a top, comprising:

• a fuel core, fabricated from a flammable fuel material, the fuel material having a fuel core melting temperature range;
• a wick embedded in the fuel core, for drawing up molten fuel material, for supporting a candle flame;
• a film, surrounding at least a portion of the fuel core, the film being fabricated from at least one material, having a film softening temperature range, having an upper-end temperature that is greater than an upper-end temperature of the fuel core melting temperature range such that the fuel core material becomes liquid substantially sooner than the film becomes non-self-supporting due to softening, so that when the candle burns, a pool of molten fuel core fuel material forms on the top of the candle unit, around the candle flame, without immediately causing the film to become non-self-supporting, and a portion of the molten fuel core material is consumed, so that an upper surface of the pool is vertically spaced from a top edge of the film;
• whereupon as the candle burns down, the top edge of the film is exposed to progressively higher temperature regions of the candle flame, and ultimately becomes non-self-supporting and recedes downward from the descending candle flame, while the pool of molten fuel core material is further consumed, so that a vertical spacing between the upper surface of the pool of molten fuel core material and the top edge of the film is maintained;
• wherein the fuel core material is a gelled oil, wherein the gelled oil is sold under the name Versagel™.

A candle unit having a top, comprising:

• a fuel core, fabricated from a flammable fuel material, the fuel material having one of the following characteristics:
• clear, translucent, transparent;
• and having a first index of refraction;
• a wick embedded in the fuel core, for drawing up molten fuel material, for supporting a candle flame;
• a film, surrounding at least a portion of the fuel core, the film having one of the following characteristics:
• clear, translucent, transparent;
• and having at least a second index of refraction;
• the fuel core and the film together forming a candle body;
• the indices of refraction being operably configured so that upon lighting of the candle unit, at least a portion of the light radiated from the flame enters the fuel core and is reflected and/or refracted within the fuel core, prior to emanation as light emanating from the candle body.