Liquid fuel candle

Abstract

Provided is a liquid fuel candle comprising a wax body with a hollowed core, a base defining a reservoir for storage of liquid fuel attached to one end of the wax body, an insulator attached to the other end of the wax body, and a wick threaded through the hollowed core and communicating at one end with the liquid fuel and at the other end with the insulator. The base may be formed and dimensioned to resemble a conventional candle holder, and since the liquid fuel is stored within the reservoir provided by the base, the wax body may be very slender and thin without compromising candle burn time. A diffuser ring may be associated with the insulator for evaporation and dispersion of scented oils. More than one wax body, wick and insulator may be associated with a single base.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to candles, and in particular to reusable liquid fuel candles having a wax body that is not consumed during use. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] It is well known that the burning of conventional paraffin or other wax candles involves the liquefaction, deformation and consumption of the candle itself. The expectation of such deformation and consumption may make it difficult to decide whether or not to light a conventional wax candle, particularly in the case of expensive ornamental candles. Liquified wax also frequently runs down the sides of lit conventional wax candles, thereby creating a mess, and potentially damaging furniture or even constituting a fire hazard. It is, of course, also well known that conventional wax candles are normally secured on candle holders in order to ameliorate these latter hazards and disadvantages (and in many cases also to enhance the aesthetic appearance of the candle), but it nevertheless...

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Benefits of technology

[0007] The liquid fuel is drawn by capillary action into the wick, and the insulator prevents the flame from liquefying or consuming the wax body when the second end of the wick is lit. Since the liquid fuel is stored within the reservoir provided by the associated base (and not within the wax body as in prior known liquid fuel candles), the wax body may be very slender and thin without compromising burn time. Overall burn time may also be enhanced relative to prior-known liquid fuel candles as the reservoir within the base can readily be made quite large without compromising the aesthetic qualities of the inventive liquid fuel candle.

[0008] In embodiments of the invention where the wax body is permanently associated with the base, the base preferably also includes a re-sealable opening through which the reservoir may be safely re-filled without risking the spillage of liquid fuel over the wax body.

[0009] The insulator may preferably be constructed of a material having a high specific heat capacity in order to lessen the transfer of heat through to the wax body, and may in some embodiments include or be associated with a conduit formed of a separate heat resistant material (such as glass) surrounding the wick at or near its second end. In such embodiments, the interposition of the heat resistant conduit between the flame an...

Problems solved by technology

It is well known that the burning of conventional paraffin or other wax candles involves the liquefaction, deformation and consumption of the candle itself.

The expectation of such deformation and consumption may make it difficult to decide whether or not to light a conventional wax candle, particularly in the case of expensive ornamental candles.

Liquified wax also frequently runs down the sides of lit conventional wax candles, thereby creating a mess, and potentially damaging furniture or even constituting a fire hazard.

Although liquid fuel candles of the kind disclosed by Maclea may address the deformation and consumption issues inherent to conventional wax candles,...

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