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US 6,655,031 B1Granted
Wick cutting device
AssigneeDianna Grant
InventorsDianna Grant, Robert Levin, Darlene Levin
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Abstract
The present invention describes a wick cutting device, particulary designed to clip the wicks of candles to a specified length. The invention comprises two cylinders, one with a grip and one with a handle. The wick trimmer is assembled as a cylinder inside a cylinder in which the inner cylinder has a steel blade at the bottom. The inner cylinder rotates within the outer cylinder. The wick is cut with a simple twist of the handle.
Claims6
A device for cutting a wick of a candle, comprising:
- a first cylinder, said first cylinder being hollow and having a first end and a second end and incorporating a first groove enclosed by an inner circular wall of the first cylinder;
- a grip positioned on the outer surface of said first cylinder, said grip having a top end and a bottom end and having a diameter substantially greater than the diameter of said first cylinder, the top end of said grip defining a second groove;
- a cover secured to said second end of said first cylinder, said cover partially concealing said second end of said first cylinder;
- a second cylinder, said second cylinder being hollow and having a first end and a second end, said second cylinder fitting within said first cylinder such that said second cylinder rotates within and frictionally engages said first cylinder;
- a handle positioned at said first end of said second cylinder, said handle having a top end and a bottom end and operatively arranged to rotate said second cylinder;
- a hanging wall extending from said bottom end of said handle, said hanging wall positioned between the perimeter of said handle and a circular wall of said second cylinder and engaging said second groove in such a way as to restrict the rotation of said second cylinder;
- a recessed semicircular blade secured to said second end of said second cylinder;
- and,
- a pin extending from said circular wall of said second cylinder said pin operatively engaged with said first groove.
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