Candlewick trimmer

A candlewick trimmer comprising:

• a housing defining an interior, a lever, an actuator operatively connected to the lever, a pivot connection mounting the lever to the housing, the lever pivotable about a pivot axis for relative motion between first and second operating positions, the actuator being arranged to receive a force urging the lever towards the second operating position;
• the housing comprising an elongate tubular portion comprising axially spaced first and second ends, and an opening at the first end to receive the free end of a candlewick inserted into the housing interior;
• the lever comprising a cutter extending from the pivot axis towards the first end, the cutter comprising a cutting edge adjacent the opening and a cam surface spaced from the cutter away from the opening, the cam surface disposed to face the opening and engage the end of a candlewick inserted into the opening when the lever is in the first position, the cutting edge movable to effect cutoff of a wick inserted into the housing when the lever is moved from the first position to the second position;
• whereby the cutter trims a predetermined length of wick from the free end of a candlewick abutting the cam surface.

A candlewick trimmer comprising:

• a housing defining an interior, the housing comprising first and second ends, a opening at the first end to receive the free end of a candlewick inserted into the housing, and a second opening between the first and second ends;
• a lever, an actuator operatively connected to the lever, a pivot connection mounting the lever to the housing, the lever pivotable about a pivot axis for relative motion between first and second operating positions, the actuator being arranged to receive a force urging the lever towards the second operating position;
• the lever comprising a cutter extending from the pivot axis towards the first end, the cutter comprising a cutting edge adjacent the first opening and a the lever comprising a cutter extending from the pivot axis towards the first end, the cutter comprising a cutting edge adjacent the opening and a cam surface spaced from the cutter away from the first opening, the cutting edge movable to effect cutoff of a wick inserted into the housing when the lever is moved from the first position to the second position;
• the cam surface arranged to engage the free end of a candlewick inserted into the housing and to deflect the end of the candlewick towards the second opening when the lever is in the first operating position whereby the free end of a candlewick can emerge from the housing through the second opening prior to being cut by the cutter.