Mascot candle producing kit and shisa candle producing method

Abstract

To provide a mascot candle producing kit capable of rationally producing a brilliant mascot candle and a shisa candle producing method using the kit.SOLUTION: This is a mascot candle producing kit for producing mascot candles 1 and 2, which consists of a micro-wax mascot body 1A, 2A resembling a mascot, into which candle wick materials 30 are planted. The mascot bodies 1A and 2A are constructed by assembling a head part P, body parts 81, 91, and leg parts 82, 92, where the body parts 81, 91 and leg parts 82, 92 form semi-finished product units 80 and 90 that are pre-formed and assembled. Additionally, it includes the micro-wax material molded into the head part P and the candle wick material 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a mascot candle making kit for making a mascot candle by implanting a wick material for a candle into a mascot body made of micro wax that imitates a mascot having at least a head, a torso, and legs, and a Shisa candle making method for making the Shisa candle using the Shisa candle making kit configured as the mascot candle making kit. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, mascot candles that imitate mascots that are popular in tourist spots, such as the shisa lion that is popular in Okinawa, are known. Such mascot candles can be sold as finished products as souvenirs, or can be used as a service that allows tourists to experience making them themselves. In such mascot candle making experience services, a hand-forming method that does not require a dedicated rubber mold or metal mold is generally adopted as a method for forming the mascot body, and micro wax that is highly viscous and extensible so that it can be easily formed by hand-forming is used as the material. That is, a craftsman such as a tourist uses the provided micro wax material to hand-form a mascot body that imitates a mascot, with a candle wick planted in it, to produce a mascot candle. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0003] When the mascot candle maker is an unskilled person such as a tourist, the finished product, which is hand-formed to imitate a relatively complicated mascot shape with at least a head, torso, and legs, can be expected to be original, but it may be inferior in aesthetics and similarity to the mascot, and may not be a striking mascot candle that adequately emphasizes the maker's individuality, sensibility, and taste. In addition, when an unskilled maker forms the entire mascot body, it takes a considerable amount of time to make, so there is a problem that services that provide a place to make the mascot and allow tourists to experience making the mascot will incur high service fees. In view of this situation, the main objective of the present invention is to provide a mascot candle making kit and a method for making a Shisa candle using the same that can efficiently produce eye-catching mascot candles by implanting a candle wick into a mascot body made of microwax that resembles a mascot having at least a head, torso, and legs. [Means for solving the problem]

[0004] The first characteristic configuration of the present invention is a mascot candle making kit for making a mascot candle by implanting a wick material for a candle in a mascot body made of micro wax that imitates a mascot having at least a head, a body, and legs, the mascot body is configured by assembling a head part imitating the head, a body part imitating the body, and a leg part imitating the leg, A torso side semi-finished product unit in which at least the torso part and the leg part are preformed and assembled; a micro wax material molded onto at least said head part; The candle wick is provided with the candle wick.

[0005] According to this configuration, the body part and the leg part, which are less noticeable than the head part in the finished mascot candle, are included in the mascot candle making kit as a semi-finished body part unit that is preformed and assembled, so the maker can make the mascot candle by the simple method of simply assembling the head part to the semi-finished body part unit that has already been prepared. On the other hand, the head part, which is more noticeable than the body part and the leg part in the finished mascot candle, is molded by the maker himself using the micro wax material included in the mascot candle making kit, so the maker can make a striking mascot candle that can emphasize and express the maker's individuality, sensibility, and sense. Therefore, the present invention can provide a mascot candle making kit that can efficiently produce eye-catching mascot candles by implanting a candle wick into a mascot body made of microwax that resembles a mascot having at least a head, torso, and legs.

[0006] The second characteristic configuration of the present invention is that the mascot candle is a Shisa candle in which a wick for a candle is planted in the Shisa body, which is the mascot body imitating a Shisa having at least a head, a body, legs, and a tail, The Shisa body is configured by assembling the head part, the torso part, the leg part, and a tail part that imitates the tail, the torso side semi-finished unit is formed by previously assembling at least the torso part, the leg part, and the tail part, The head part is a head body part and a decorative part attached to the head body part, The micro wax material includes a main body micro wax material molded into the head main body part and a decorative micro wax material molded into the decorative part, which are colored differently from each other.

[0007] According to this configuration, it is possible to provide a mascot candle making kit that can rationally make a striking shisa candle. That is, the body part, leg part, and tail part, which are less noticeable than the head part in the finished shisa candle, are included in the mascot candle making kit as a semi-finished body part unit that is pre-formed and assembled, so that the maker can make the shisa candle by a simple method of simply assembling the head part to the semi-finished body part unit that has already been prepared. On the other hand, the head part, which is more noticeable than the body part, leg part, and tail part in the finished shisa candle, is molded by the maker himself using the micro wax material included in the mascot candle making kit, so that the maker can make a striking shisa candle that can express the maker's individuality, sensibility, and sense. Furthermore, the head part includes a head main body part and a decorative part that is attached to it, and the head main body part and the decorative part are molded using a main body micro wax material and a decorative micro wax material that are colored in different colors, so that the maker can make a mascot candle that looks even more striking.

[0008] The third characteristic configuration of the present invention is a Shisa candle making method for making the Shisa candle using a Shisa candle making kit configured as a mascot candle making kit having the second characteristic configuration described above, A molding process of molding the main body micro wax material into the head main body part in which the candle wick is implanted, and molding the decorative micro wax material into the decorative part; and an assembly process of assembling the head part to the body side semi-finished unit and attaching the decorative part to the head part to produce the Shisa candle.

[0009] According to the present Shisa candle making method, it is possible to rationally make a striking Shisa candle. That is, the body part, leg part, and tail part, which are less noticeable than the head part in the finished Shisa candle, are included in the mascot candle making kit as a semi-finished body part unit that is pre-formed and assembled, so that the Shisa candle can be made by a simple method of simply assembling the head part to the semi-finished body part unit that has already been prepared. On the other hand, the head part, which is more noticeable than the body part, leg part, and tail part in the finished Shisa candle, is molded by the user using the micro wax material included in the mascot candle making kit, so that a striking Shisa candle that can express one's individuality, sensibility, and sense can be made. Furthermore, the head part includes a head main body part and a decorative part that is attached to it, and the head main body part and the decorative part are molded using a micro wax material for the main body and a micro wax material for decoration that are colored in different colors, so that a more striking mascot candle can be made.

[0010] A fourth characteristic configuration of the present invention is to mold the micro wax material for the main body into a face part imitating the face part of the mascot, a gill part imitating the gill part of the mascot, and a candle part having a wick material for the candle implanted therein, as the head main body part, in the molding step; In the assembly process, the face part is assembled to the body side semi-finished unit, and the gill part and the candle part are attached to the face part.

[0011] According to this method for making a shisa candle, the gill part and candle part are attached to the face part to form the head body part, so that a shisa candle can be produced that can easily evoke an actual shisa while further emphasizing the individuality, sensibility and sense of the head body part.

[0012] The fifth characteristic feature of the present invention is to carry out a coating process in which the Shisa candle manufactured in the assembly process is immersed in molten paraffin wax to coat it.

[0013] According to the present method for making Shisa candles, the Shisa candles made in the assembly process are immersed in molten paraffin wax to coat them, so that the outer surface of the finished Shisa candle is coated with a paraffin wax coating that is harder than microwax. This reinforces the finished Shisa candle while ensuring the bonding of each part. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 shows components of the Shisa candle making kit of this embodiment. [Diagram 2] Diagram showing the state of the material and part after the first step of the molding process [Diagram 3] Diagram showing the state of the material and part after the second step of the molding process [Figure 4] A diagram showing the first step of the assembly process. [Diagram 5] A diagram showing the second step of the assembly process. [Figure 6] Diagram showing the third step of the assembly process [Figure 7] A diagram showing the fourth step of the assembly process. [Figure 8] Diagram showing the fifth step of the assembly process [Figure 9] A diagram showing the Shisa Candle after the assembly process [Figure 10] The diagram shows the coating process. [Figure 11] A diagram showing the finished Shisa candle DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A mascot candle making kit and a method for making a Shisa candle according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Details will be described later, but Fig. 1 shows the components (A1) of a Shisa candle making kit (hereinafter referred to as "this making kit") as a mascot candle making kit of this embodiment. This making kit is used in the Shisa candle making method of this embodiment (hereinafter referred to as "this making method") for making Shisa candles 1, 2 (an example of a mascot candle) by implanting a candle wick 30 into Shisa main bodies 1A, 2A (an example of a mascot main body) made of micro wax, which imitate the Shisa beloved in Okinawa, as shown in Fig. 11.

[0016] That is, in this manufacturing method, the molding method of the Shisa main body 1A, 2A is adopted as a molding method of hand-kneading that does not generally require a dedicated rubber mold or metal mold, and the material used is micro wax that is highly viscous and stretchable so that it can be easily molded by hand. Micro wax is specified in, for example, JIS K2235-1991, and is also called microcrystalline wax. In this embodiment, micro wax 170M, which is sold as a relatively soft micro wax (soft type) with a melting point in the range of 76.6 ° C or more and less than 82.1 ° C, is preferably used as the micro wax. Furthermore, this production method is configured as a method for producing both a male Shisa candle 1 as shown in Figure 11(a) and a female Shisa candle 2 as shown in Figure 11(b), and this production kit includes materials for producing this pair of male and female Shisa candles 1, 2. In addition, a shisa generally has at least a head, a body, legs, and a tail. Details will be described later, but the shisa-imitating shisa main body 1A, 2A is composed of a head part P imitating the head of a shisa, body parts 81, 91 imitating the body of a shisa, leg parts 82, 92 imitating the legs of a shisa, and tail parts 83, 93 imitating the tail of a shisa, as shown in Figure 11.

[0017] [This production kit] First, the details of this production kit will be described. 1 includes the above-mentioned micro wax products, namely, two-color main body micro wax materials 10, 20, three-color decorative micro wax materials 40, 50, 60 different from the main body micro wax materials 10, 20, and half-finished body units 80, 90. The present production kit also includes two relatively long candle wicks 30, which are typical candle wicks.

[0018] The main body micro wax materials 10, 20 included in this production kit in Fig. 1 are composed of a first main body micro wax material 10, which is a micro wax colored, for example, green, which is mainly molded into the head of the male Shisa Candle 1 (see Fig. 11(a)), and a second main body micro wax material 20, which is a micro wax colored, for example, orange, which is mainly molded into the head of the female Shisa Candle 2 (see Fig. 11(b)). Each main body micro wax material 10, 20 is included in this production kit in a plate shape, for example. The main body micro wax materials 10, 20 are molded into the head main body part P1 of the head part P shown in Fig. 3 by a molding process described in detail later.

[0019] The decorative micro wax materials 40, 50, 60 included in this production kit in Figure 1 are colored in a different color from the main body micro wax materials 10, 20, and consist of a first decorative micro wax material 40, which is micro wax colored, for example, white, to be molded into the whites of the eyes and fangs of the Shisa candles 1, 2 (see Figure 11), a second decorative micro wax material 50, which is micro wax colored, for example, pink, to be molded into the tongue of the male Shisa candle 1 (see Figure 11 (a)) and the cheeks of the female Shisa candle 2 (see Figure 11 (b)), and a third decorative micro wax material 60, which is micro wax colored, for example, black, to be molded into the pupils of the eyes and nose of the Shisa candles 1, 2 (see Figure 11). Each of the decorative micro wax materials 40, 50, 60 is included in this production kit in, for example, a plate-like state. The decorative micro wax materials 40, 50, 60 are molded into the decorative part P2 of the head part P shown in FIG. 3 by a molding process, the details of which will be described later. That is, the head part P includes a head body part P1 and a decorative part P2 attached thereto, and the head body part P1 and the decorative part P2 are molded with differently colored micro wax materials 10, 20 for the body and micro wax materials 40, 50, 60 for decoration. The colors of the micro wax materials 10, 20 for the body and the micro wax materials 40, 50, 60 for decoration can be changed as appropriate.

[0020] On the other hand, the body side semi-finished units 80, 90 included in the present production kit in Figure 1 consist of a male body side semi-finished unit 80 used for a male Shisa Candle 1 (see Figure 11(a)), and a female body side semi-finished unit 90 used for a female Shisa Candle 2 (see Figure 11(b)). The above-mentioned torso side semi-finished units 80, 90 are formed by pre-assembling at least a torso part 81, 91 modeled after the torso of a shisa, a leg part 82, 92 modeled after the legs of a shisa, and a tail part 83, 93 modeled after the tail of a shisa. That is, body parts 81, 91, leg parts 82, 92, and tail parts 83, 93, which imitate the body, legs, and tail parts that are less noticeable than the head of the shisa in the finished shisa candles 1, 2 (see Figure 11), are included in this production kit as pre-molded and assembled semi-finished body units 80, 90.

[0021] [Main production method] Next, the details of this manufacturing method will be described. This production method uses the above-mentioned production kit (see Figure 1) and goes through the molding process (see Figures 2 and 3) of shaping each part by hand molding, the assembly process (see Figures 4 to 9) of assembling each part formed in the molding process, and the coating process (see Figure 10) of applying a coating to the assembled product to produce a male shisa candle 1 (see Figure 11(a)) and a female shisa candle 2 (see Figure 11(b)). In addition, because this production method is a method that can rationally produce eye-catching Shisa Candles 1 and 2, it is ideally implemented in a service that allows tourists in Okinawa to experience making their own Shisa Candles. That is, in this type of service, the production kit is provided to the tourist who is a craftsman, and appropriate production guidance is given, so that the craftsman can make the Shisa Candles 1 and 2 by himself / herself, and the Shisa Candles 1 and 2 made in this way are eye-catching and express the individuality, sensibility, and sense of the craftsman himself / herself. Each step will be explained in order below.

[0022] (molding process) The molding step in this production method (hereinafter referred to as the "main molding step") will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. In this molding process, various head parts P shown in FIG. 3 are produced using the main body micro wax materials 10, 20, decorative micro wax materials 40, 50, 60, and candle wick materials 30, 30 included in the production kit shown in FIG.

[0023] The various head parts P shown in Fig. 3 are parts imitating the head of a Shisa, and are composed of a head body part P1 and a decorative part P2 attached to the head body part P1. The head body part P1 is composed of face parts 111, 211 imitating the face of a Shisa, ear parts 12, 22 imitating the ears of a Shisa, gill parts 151, 251 imitating the gills of a Shisa, and candle parts 32, 35 that function as candle parts. On the other hand, the decorative part P2 is composed of a white part 41 imitating the white of the Shisa's eyes, a fang part 42 imitating the fangs of a Shisa, a cheek part 52 imitating the cheek of a female Shisa, a tongue part 51 imitating the tongue of a male Shisa, a black part 61 imitating the black of the Shisa's eyes, and a nose part 62 imitating the nose of a Shisa.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 2, the facial parts 111, 211 are produced by first molding a portion of the micro wax material 10, 20 for the main body (see FIG. 1) into a relatively large, spherical semi-finished facial part 11, 21, and then squashing the semi-finished facial part 11, 21 flat and folding it in half, as shown in FIG. 3. The facial parts 111, 211 consist of a green male facial part 111 molded from a green first body micro wax material 10 and an orange female facial part 211 molded from an orange second body micro wax material 20.

[0025] As shown in FIG. 3, the ear parts 12, 22 are produced by molding a part of the main body micro wax materials 10, 20 (see FIG. 1) into a rounded, approximately elliptical cone shape. The ear parts 12, 22 consist of a green male ear part 12 molded from a green first body micro wax material 10 and an orange female ear part 22 molded from an orange second body micro wax material 20.

[0026] As shown in Fig. 2, the gill parts 151, 251 are produced by first molding a part of the micro wax material 10, 20 for the main body (see Fig. 1) into a plurality of relatively small spherical semi-finished gill parts 15, 25, and then molding the plurality of semi-finished gill parts 15, 25 into a rounded, approximately conical shape as shown in Fig. 3. In this embodiment, in molding a part of the micro wax material 10, 20 for the main body into the plurality of gill parts 151, 251, in order to make the size of each of the gill parts 151, 251 approximately uniform, the semi-finished gill parts 15, 25 are first molded into spherical gill parts 15, 25, but it is also possible to directly mold a part of the micro wax material 10, 20 for the main body into the plurality of gill parts 151, 251. The gill parts 151, 251 consist of a green first gill part 151 molded from a green first main body micro wax material 10 and an orange second gill part 251 molded from an orange second main body micro wax material 20.

[0027] As shown in Fig. 3, the candle parts 32, 35 are produced by forming a part of the main body micro wax material 10, 20 (see Fig. 1) into a candle body 31, 34 having a rounded, approximately conical shape slightly smaller than the ear parts 12, 22, and implanting a candle wick 30 into the candle body 31, 34. Here, the state of the candle wick 30 relative to the candle body 31, 34 in the candle parts 32, 35 is such that the lower part of the candle wick 30 is embedded in the entire height direction of the candle body 31, 34, and the upper part of the candle wick 30 is exposed above the candle body 31, 34. The length of the upper exposed part of the candle wick 30 is set relatively long so that the maker can easily pick it up in the subsequent coating process described later. The candle parts 32, 35 consist of a male candle part 32 having a green candle body 31 molded from a green first body micro wax material 10, and a female candle part 35 having an orange candle body 34 molded from an orange second body micro wax material 20.

[0028] Four white eye white parts 41 and six white fang parts 42 shown in FIG. 3 are produced by appropriately dividing and molding the white first decorative micro wax material 40 (see FIG. 1). One pink tongue part 51 and two pink cheek parts 52 shown in FIG. 3 are produced by appropriately dividing and molding the pink second decorative micro wax material 50 (see FIG. 1). Four black eye irises 61 and two black nose parts 62 shown in FIG. 3 are produced by appropriately dividing and molding the black third decorative micro wax material 60 (see FIG. 1).

[0029] The semi-finished body unit 80, 90 included in the production kit of FIG. 1 can be used in the subsequent assembly process in substantially its original state, but the shape may be adjusted in the main molding process.

[0030] (Assembly process) The assembly process in this manufacturing method (hereinafter referred to as "this assembly process") will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. In this assembly process, the first step shown in FIG. 4, the second step shown in FIG. 5, the third step shown in FIG. 6, the fourth step shown in FIG. 7, and the fifth step shown in FIG. 8 are carried out in the order listed, to produce the Shisa Candles 1a and 2a after the assembly process shown in FIG. 9. In addition, in Fig. 4 to 9, (a) shows the assembled state of each part for the male Shisa Candle 1a (hereinafter referred to as the "assembled state of the male side"), and (b) shows the assembled state of each part for the male Shisa Candle 2a (hereinafter referred to as the "assembled state of the female side"). In addition, in the assembly process described below, when assembling the micro wax parts together, the parts are attached to each other by pressing them together appropriately because the micro wax has adhesiveness. In addition, when attaching the parts to each other, methods such as heat fusion or the use of adhesives may be used.

[0031] In the first step shown in FIG. 4, face parts 111, 211 molded and produced in the main molding process are attached onto the already prepared torso side semi-finished units 80, 90. In the second step shown in FIG. 5, a pair of ear parts 12, 22 are attached onto the face parts 111, 211 with a predetermined gap therebetween, and candle parts 32, 35 are attached between the pair of ear parts 12, 22.

[0032] In the third step shown in Fig. 6, a pair of whites of the eyes parts 41 are attached to the front sides of the pair of ear parts 12, 22. Furthermore, in the assembled state of the male side shown in Fig. 6(a), two fang parts 42 are attached to each of the upper and lower parts of the mouth part of the face part 111, and a tongue part 51 is attached to approximately the center of the lower part of the face part 111. On the other hand, in the assembled state of the female side shown in Fig. 6(b), two fang parts 42 are attached to the upper part of the mouth part of the face part 211, and cheek parts 52 are attached to the outer sides of each of the pair of whites of the eyes parts 41 on the upper part of the face part 211.

[0033] In the fourth step shown in Fig. 7, three gill parts 151, 251 are attached to each of the left and right sides of the face parts 111, 211. Here, in the assembled state of the male side shown in Fig. 6(a), only the green first gill part 151 can be attached, and in the assembled state of the female side shown in Fig. 6(b), only the orange second gill part 151 can be assembled. However, in this embodiment, in order to improve aesthetics, some of the gill parts 151, 251 are replaced and assembled on the male side and the female side. That is, in the assembled state of the male side shown in Fig. 6(a), the three gill parts 151, 251 attached to each of the left and right sides of the face part 111 are arranged in the order of the orange second gill part 251, the green first gill part 151, and the orange second gill part 251, from the top. On the other hand, in the female side assembly state shown in Figure 6 (b), the three gill parts 151, 251 to be attached to each of the left and right sides of the face part 211 are arranged in the following order from top to bottom: green first gill part 151, orange second gill part 251, and green first gill part 151.

[0034] In the fifth step shown in FIG. 8, a black eye part is attached approximately in the center of each of the pair of white eye parts 41, and a nose part 62 is attached slightly forward between the pair of white eye parts 41, to produce a male Shisa candle 1a and a female Shisa candle 2a, as shown in FIG. 9. In the Shisa candles 1a and 2a thus produced, the head part P, which stands out more than the body parts 81 and 91, the leg parts 82 and 92, and the tail parts 83 and 93, was molded by the maker himself using the micro wax materials 10, 20, 40, 50, and 60 included in this production kit (see Figure 1). Therefore, the Shisa candles 1a and 2a are produced, which are eye-catching and can express the maker's individuality, sensibility, and sense. 3, the head part P includes a head body part P1 consisting of face parts 111, 211, ear parts 12, 22, gill parts 151, 251, and candle parts 32, 35, and a decorative part P2 consisting of a white part 41, a fang part 42, a cheek part 52, a tongue part 51, a black part 61, and a nose part 62 attached thereto. The head body part P1 and the decorative part P2 are molded with the main body micro wax materials 10, 20 and the decorative micro wax materials 40, 50, 60, which are colored in different colors. This makes the Shisa Candles 1a, 2a look even more attractive. In addition, the head body part P1 is formed by attaching the gill parts 151, 251 and the candle parts 32, 35 to the face parts 111, 211, so that the head body part P1 becomes the Shisa candles 1, 2 that can easily be associated with an actual Shisa.

[0035] (Coating process) The coating step in this manufacturing method (hereinafter referred to as "this coating step") will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. In this coating process, as shown in Fig. 10, the Shisa Candles 1a and 2a produced in the above-mentioned assembly process are immersed in the paraffin wax 7 that has been melted and liquefied in a container 5 heated by a heater 6, with the upper end of the candle wick 30 pinched with fingers 4. After that, the Shisa Candles 1a and 2a are pulled out of the molten paraffin wax 7 and allowed to cool naturally, completing the Shisa Candles 1 and 2 with coating layers 71 and 72 made of solidified paraffin wax 7 formed on the outer surface as shown in Fig. 11.

[0036] The paraffin wax 7 used in this coating process is, for example, specified in JIS K2235-1991, and is known as a petroleum wax that has a smaller penetration at room temperature (25°C) and is relatively hard compared to microwax. In this embodiment, paraffin wax 150P, which has a melting point in the range of 65.5°C or more and less than 68.3°C, is preferably used as the paraffin wax 7. In this coating process, coating layers 71, 72 made of paraffin wax 7 that has solidified to a harder consistency than microwax are formed on the outer surfaces of the Shisa Candles 1a, 2a produced in this assembly process, so that the finished Shisa Candles 1, 2 are reinforced and the bonding strength of each part that is attached to each other is ensured.

[0037] As shown in Fig. 10, in this coating process, the upper end of the candle wick 30 is pinched with the fingers 4, and the parts of the Shisa Candles 1a, 2a after this assembly process other than the candle wick 30 are immersed in the molten paraffin wax 7, so that the upper exposed part of the candle wick 30 in the Shisa Candles 1a, 2a is relatively long. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 11, in the finished Shisa Candles 1, 2 after this coating process, the candle wick 30 is appropriately cut so that the upper exposed part of the candle wick 30 is the appropriate length for a wick of a lit candle.

[0038] [Another embodiment] Other embodiments of the present invention will be described below. Note that the configurations of the embodiments described below are not limited to being applied alone, but may also be applied in combination with the configurations of other embodiments.

[0039] (1) In the above embodiment, the production kit and the production method are configured for producing a pair of male and female Shisa candles 1, 2, but they may also be configured for producing just one Shisa candle.

[0040] (2) In the above embodiment, the present production kit and method are configured to produce the Shisa candles 1, 2 by implanting a candle wick 30 in the Shisa body 1A, 2A made of micro wax that imitates the Shisa, a popular animal in Okinawa, but they can also be configured to produce a mascot candle by implanting a candle wick in a mascot body imitating a mascot other than the Shisa. In that case, if the mascot has at least a head, a body, and legs, the mascot body is configured by assembling a head part imitating the head, a body part imitating the body, and a leg part imitating the legs, and the body side semi-finished unit is one in which at least the body part and the leg part are molded and assembled in advance, and the mascot candle production kit includes, in addition to this body side semi-finished unit, at least the micro wax material to be molded into the head part and the candle wick.

[0041] (3) In the above embodiment, Microwax 170M (JIS K2235-1991) was used as the microwax and Paraffin Wax 150P (JIS K2235-1991) was used as the paraffin wax, but the types of these microwax and paraffin wax can be changed as appropriate. [Explanation of symbols]

[0042] 1,2 Shisa Candle (Mascot Candle) 1a,2a Shisa Candle (Mascot Candle) 1A, 2A Shisa body (mascot body) 7. Paraffin Wax 10,20 Micro wax material for body (Micro wax material) 30 Candle wicks 32,35 Candle parts 40,50,60 Decorative micro wax material (micro wax material) 80,90 Body side semi-finished product unit 81,91 Torso parts 82,92 Leg parts 83,93 Tail parts 111,211 Face parts 151,251 Gill Parts P Head Parts P1 Head body parts P2 Decoration parts

Claims

1. A mascot candle making kit for making a mascot candle by implanting a wick material for a candle in a mascot body made of micro wax that imitates a mascot having at least a head, a body, and legs, the mascot body is configured by assembling a head part imitating the head, a body part imitating the body, and a leg part imitating the leg, A torso side semi-finished product unit in which at least the torso part and the leg part are preformed and assembled; a micro wax material molded onto at least said head part; A mascot candle making kit comprising the candle wick.

2. The mascot candle is a Shisa candle made by implanting a candle wick into the Shisa body, which is the mascot body imitating a Shisa having at least a head, a body, legs, and a tail, The Shisa body is configured by assembling the head part, the torso part, the leg part, and a tail part that imitates the tail, the torso side semi-finished unit is formed by previously assembling at least the torso part, the leg part, and the tail part, The head part is a head body part and a decorative part attached to the head body part, The mascot candle making kit as described in claim 1, wherein the micro wax materials include a main body micro wax material to be molded into the head main body part and a decorative micro wax material to be molded into the decorative parts, which are colored in different colors.

3. A method for making a Shisa candle using the Shisa candle making kit configured as the mascot candle making kit according to claim 2, A molding process of molding the main body micro wax material into the head main body part in which the candle wick is implanted, and molding the decorative micro wax material into the decorative part; and an assembly process of assembling the head part to the body side semi-finished unit and attaching the decorative part to the head part to produce the Shisa candle.

4. In the molding step, the micro wax material for the main body is molded into a face part imitating the face part of the mascot, a gill part imitating the gill part of the mascot, and a candle part having the wick material for the candle planted therein, as the head main body part; The method for making a Shisa candle according to claim 3, wherein in the assembly process, the face part is assembled to the body side semi-finished unit, and the gill part and the candle part are attached to the face part.

5. 5. The method for making a Shisa candle according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising a coating step of immersing the Shisa candle made in the assembly step in molten paraffin wax to apply a coating thereto.

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