Removable Candle Wick With Metal Tab
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Solution Overview
Problem
Built-in candle wicks often become buried in wax, requiring manual excavation, and burn away prematurely, leading to wasted candle wax.
Innovation Solution
A removable, portable candle wick assembly featuring a metal tab and a coiled cotton braid wick that can be used to replace buried or burnt wicks, allowing for complete burning of candle wax and reuse across multiple candles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a built-in candle wick is used, then the candle structure is simple and integrated, but the wick becomes buried in candle wax requiring manual excavation and cannot be reused
Solution Approach 1:
The candle wick system is divided into separate components: a reusable wick assembly with metal tab and coiled cotton braid that can be detached from the candle wax body. This segmentation allows the wick to be removed, cleaned, and reused multiple times while the candle wax container can be refilled or reused separately.
Solution Approach 2:
The wick is extracted from the embedded state and positioned as a free-standing component that rests on top of the candle wax rather than being permanently embedded. The metal tab with central hole allows the wick to be inserted through or rested upon the wax surface, enabling easy removal and reuse without digging into the candle structure.
2Duration of action of moving object
If multiple built-in candle wicks are added, then the candle can burn longer, but the wicks still become buried in wax and require excavation
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple candles can each use the same reusable wick assembly, or a single large candle can accommodate multiple free-standing wick assemblies that can be independently removed and maintained. The segmented design allows each wick to be accessed and replaced separately without excavating embedded wicks.
Solution Approach 2:
The reusable wick assembly with metal tab can serve multiple candles over time. The same wick assembly can be removed from one candle, cleaned, and inserted into another candle container, making the wick a universal component that extends its service life across multiple uses rather than being limited to a single embedded position.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If the built-in wick burns away before the wax, then the candle structure remains intact, but candle wax is wasted and cannot be fully burned
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of allowing the wick to burn away completely with the candle, the reusable wick assembly is designed to be removed, cleaned of residual wax, and recovered for reuse. This prevents the scenario where the wick is consumed along with the candle wax, as the durable metal tab and cotton braid can be restored and reused in new or refilled candles.
Solution Approach 2:
The wick system transitions from a static, consumable component to a dynamic, renewable component. The metal tab with coiled cotton braid is designed to withstand repeated insertion, removal, cleaning, and reinsertion cycles, adapting to multiple uses across different candles rather than being a single-use embedded element.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and complete utilization of candle wax by allowing the wick to be removed and reused, preventing wax wastage and ensuring consistent burning.
Implementation Method 1
a wick comprising a cotton flat braid
Implementation Method 2
a metal candle wick tab having a hole in its center
Implementation Method 3
a body of meltable wax surrounding the wick and form which the top portion of the wick protrudes
Data Source
AI summary
A removable, candle wick for its ability to be removed from a body of meltable wax and replaced on the same body of meltable wax or placed on a different body of wax. Being anchored on a metal wick tab allows wick to be placed on top of a flat wax surface with stem portion being ignited with a flame. As wax melts the wick tab sinks into the wax and can be extinguished and removed from wax before wax hardens and then placed in a container and reused as desired. The wick will burn wax completely and evenly, and after burning a body of wax, entirely extinguished and placed on a new body of wax to start a new burning. The wick will burn as long as it comes in contact with a meltable body of wax.