CANDLE WICK HOLDER AND WICK HOLDER FOR LIQUID FUEL CANDLES

Abstract

 The subject of the invention is a candle wick holder (1) and a liquid fuel candle wick (6). The holder (1) with the inserted wick (6) is inserted into the neck (21) of the liquid fuel container (20) in a way to engage the inner surface of the neck (21) of the container (20), wherein the outer surface of the neck (21) of the container (20), which is provided with threads (23) for tightening the lid, remains intact and the container (20) may be tightly closed with a lid. The construction of the holder (1) and the wick (6) enables the positioning of the wick (6) in the centre of the holder (1) and thus in the axis of the container (20). The construction of the wick (6), with the inner wick (7) extending to the bottom of the container (20), further enables the candle to burn evenly in all weather conditions and to consume the liquid fuel completely.

Description

[0001] The subject of the invention is the construction of a candle wick holder which is insertable into the neck (throat) of a liquid wax container so that it engages the inner surface of the container neck, while allowing the container to be tightly closed with a lid. The container is preferably formed as a plastic bottle with a neck having a thread formed on the outside of the neck for attaching the lid. A well-known safety push-on lid is used which seals the plastic bottle against spillage of liquid wax during transport, and which is removable during use, and which allows the container to be used safely. The plastic bottle is filled with liquid wax or other liquid fuel permitted by the regulations for the purpose, and a wick holder according to the invention is inserted into the neck of the plastic bottle so as to fit snugly over the inner surface of the neck of the plastic bottle, while allowing the lid to be screwed on or off smoothly and thereby sealing the plastic bottle properly. The wick holder according to the invention allows easy positioning of the wick in the centre of the container. The container with the wick holder inserted is inserted into a decorative candle body so that the candle wick and flame are protected from rain and other weather conditions which may affect the burning of the candle. The invention further relates to a liquid fuel wick which is insertable into the candle wick holder and which, by virtue of its construction, enables the candle to burn evenly in all weather conditions and to consume the liquid fuel perfectly.

[0002] Paraffin oil candles are known from prior art, which have a wick fixed by a metal bracket attached to the top of the plastic bottle neck, on its outer side, and which is not removable from the neck of the plastic bottle. To prevent the paraffin lamp oil from flowing out, a seal must be ensured between the neck and the wick holder as well as between the wick holder and the lid. This double seal is difficult to achieve as it requires very precise manufacturing of all three components.

[0003] SI Patent No. 23834 shows a candle wick holder, wherein the container is provided with fittings or grooves for fixing the wick holder and positioning the wick holder, the fittings and grooves being provided in the container, i.e. the container is to be formed in a way to include fittings and grooves adapted to receive the wick holder or wick holder. The container has a fitting in its throat to which the wick holder is clamped.

[0004] SI Patent No. 25125 shows an interchangeable wick formed of a metal plate with a neck and a cotton wick which is folded approximately half of its total length, the folded part of the wick being inserted into the neck. Thus, two ends of the wick extend from the metal plate down into the liquid-fuel-filled container to draw the fuel to the burning section. This construction of interchangeable wick is not suitable for use particularly in the summer months, as the metal plate becomes too hot due to too high temperatures, resulting in the candle ceasing to burn or, in extreme cases, spontaneously combusting.

[0005] The object and goal of the invention is to configure a candle wick holder which is easy to manufacture and suitable for several types of containers without the need for structural modifications to the container, i.e. without the need for additional configurations of clamping fittings or fittings for positioning the wick in the centre of the container, and which allows the wick holder to always allow positioning of the wick in the candle axis, i.e. in the axis of the container, and which ensures a reliable seal even when the container is repeatedly opened or closed without the need for additional sealing elements. A further object and goal of the invention is to configure the wick in such a way that the candle burns evenly in all seasons and weather conditions and the liquid fuel is completely consumed, the wick being suitable for use with the wick holder according to the invention and also with other known wick holders.

[0006] The invention will be described hereinbelow and illustrated on the figures which show:

Figure 1a shows a candle wick holder according to the invention - one embodiment

Figure 1b shows a candle wick holder according to the invention - another embodiment

Figure 2a shows a wick according to the invention - one embodiment

Figure 2b shows a wick according to the invention - another embodiment

Figure 2c shows a wick according to the invention - a further embodiment

Figure 2d shows a wick according to the invention - another further embodiment

Figure 3a shows one embodiment of a candle wick holder according to the invention with an inserted wick according to one embodiment

Figure 3b shows another embodiment of a candle wick holder according to the invention with an inserted wick according to another embodiment

Figure 4a shows a container with an inserted candle wick holder with one embodiment of a wick

Figure 4b shows a container with an inserted candle wick holder with another embodiment of a wick.

[0007] A wick holder 1, shown in the figures, is formed as a hollow cylinder comprised of a curved surface 2 which is bounded on its lower side, that is to say on the side with which it is insertable into a neck 21 of a container 20, by a face 3 and which has an opening on its upper side instead of a base. The curved surface 2 has a flange 4 along its upper periphery, with which the holder 1 engages an upper periphery 22 of the neck 21 of the container 20 and fixes the holder 1 to the neck 21 of the container 22, thereby preventing the holder 1 from moving deeper into the neck 21 of the container 20. The flange 4 may be formed as a complete ring or may be formed from ring segments. Preferably, the flange 4 is conically formed so as to be wider at the upper end so that when the holder 1 is inserted into the neck 21 of the container 20, the flange 4 engages the upper periphery 22 of the neck 21 of the container 20 and prevents the holder 1 from moving deeper into the neck 21 of the container 20. The face 3 is provided with a cut-out 5 for receiving a wick 6, wherein the cut-out 5 is formed in a way to allow the wick 6 to be positioned in the centre of the holder 1 and thus in the axis of the container 20. The outer diameter of the holder 1, in the portion to be inserted into the neck 21 of the container 20, is determined each time with respect to the inner diameter of the neck 21 of the container 20, namely the outer diameter of the holder 1 is so much smaller than the inner diameter of the neck 21 of the container 20 as to allow the holder 1 to be inserted into the neck 21 of the container 20. In a preferred embodiment, the curved surface 2 of the holder 1 with its outer surface engages the inner surface of the neck 21 of the container 20. As the wick holder 1 is inserted into the neck 21 of the container 20, the outer surface of the neck 21 of the container 20, which has threads 23 for tightening the lid, remains intact and the container 20 may be tightly closed with a safety push-on lid.

[0008] The face 3 is provided with a cut-out 5 for receiving the wick 6, the cut-out 5 being so formed as to enable the wick 6 to be positioned in the centre of the holder 1 and thus in the axis of the container 20.

[0009] In one embodiment, the cut-out 5 is formed in the form of a hole 13 in the centre of the face 3, whereby by inserting the wick 6 through the hole 13, the wick 6 is positioned in the centre of the holder 1 and thus in the axis of the container 20.

[0010] In another embodiment, the cut-out 5 is formed as an elongate hole 12 in the form of interconnected circular sectors, the larger circular sector 12a being of such dimensions as to permit the insertion of the wick 6 through the circular sector 12a and the smaller circular sector 12b being of such dimensions to permit the wick 6 to be fixed in the circular sector 12b and the circular sector 12b is positioned such that the centre of the circular sector 12b is at the centre of the face 3, whereby fixing the wick 6 in the circular sector 12b positions the wick 6 in the centre of the holder 1 and thus in the axis of the container 20.

[0011] The wick 6 for liquid fuel candles is formed of a mount 8 with a neck 9 and an inner wick 7, which is preferably a cotton cord of an appropriate thickness.

[0012] The mount 8 of the wick 6 is formed in the form of a hollow tube. The inner wick 7 is folded and inserted into the neck 9 in such a way that the fold of the inner wick 7 protrudes from the neck 9 to form a burning portion 10 of the wick 6, and the inner wick 7 extends from the mount 8 on the underside to the bottom of the container 20. By compressing the neck 9 around the fold of the inner wick 7, the inner wick 7 is firmly clamped in the neck 9. In one embodiment, the fold of the inner wick 7 is formed approximately at the half of its total length, with both ends 7a of the inner wick 7 extending from the mount 8 on the underside to the bottom of the container 20. In another embodiment, the fold of the inner wick 7 is formed approximately in the upper quarter of its total length, with only one end 7b of the inner wick 7 extending from the mount 8 on the underside to the bottom of the container 20, and the other end 7c of the inner wick 7 being contained within the mount 8.

[0013] In one embodiment, the length of the mount 8 is substantially equal to at least one third of the length of the end 7a, 7b of the inner wick 7, thus ensuring a uniform burning of the candle, a lower fuel consumption and thus a longer burning time of the candle. The embodiment of the wick 6, where only one end 7b of the inner wick 7 extends from the mount 8 on the underside to the bottom of the container 20, allows for an even more uniform supply of liquid fuel to the burning portion 10 of the wick 6, thus increasing the burning time of the candle for the same amount of liquid fuel.

[0014] In another embodiment, the length of the mount 8 is substantially equal to the height of the container 20, so that the mount 8 extends substantially to the bottom of the container 20 and is offset from the bottom of the container 20 on its underside by such a distance that the ends 7a of the inner wick 7 extend across the bottom of the container 20.

[0015] In the case where the cut-out 5 is in the form of a hole 13 in the centre of the face 3 and the length of the mount 8 is substantially equal to at least one third of the length of the end 7a, 7b of the inner wick 7, the mount 8 has a dilatation 14 below the neck 9 which, when the wick 6 is inserted through the hole 13, positions the wick 6 in the centre of the holder 1 and thus in the axis of the container 20. The dilatation 14 is positioned so that, when the wick 6 is inserted through the hole 13, the top of the wick 6, that is to say the top of the burning portion 10, is positioned slightly lower than the top height of the neck 21 of the container 20 and thus the top height of the holder 1, so that the container 20 can be closed with the lid and the lid does not press against the top of the wick 6.

[0016] In the case where the cut-out 5 is in the form of a hole 13 in the centre of the face 3 and the length of the mount 8 is substantially equal to the height of the container 20, the length of the mount 8 alone ensures the positioning of the wick 6 in the centre of the holder 1 and thus in the axis of the container 20. When the wick 6 is inserted through the hole 13, the top of the wick 6, that is to say the top of the burning portion 10, is positioned slightly lower than the top height of the neck 21 of the container 20 and thus the top height of the holder 1, so that the container 20 can be closed with the lid and the lid does not press against the top of the wick 6.

[0017] In the case where the cut-out 5 is formed as an elongate hole 12, the mount 8 is provided with a groove 11 under the neck 9 by means of which the mount 8 or the tube, and thus the wick 6, is inserted into the cut-out 5 formed in the face 3, namely in the sector 12b. The groove 11 is positioned in a way that, when the wick 6 is inserted into the sector 12b, the top of the wick 6, that is to say the top of the burning portion 10, is positioned slightly lower than the top height of the neck 21 of the container 20 and thus the top height of the holder 1, so that the container 20 can be closed with the lid and the lid does not press against the top of the wick 6.

Claims

1. A candle wick (6) holder (1) for liquid fuel candles that include a fuel container (20), characterized in that the holder (1) is formed as a hollow cylinder comprised of a curved surface (2) which is bounded on its lower side, that is to say on the side with which it is insertable into a neck (21) of a container (20), by a face (3) and which has an opening on its upper side instead of a base, wherein the curved surface (2) has a flange (4) along its upper periphery for engaging the holder (1) on an upper periphery (22) of the neck (21) of the container (20) and for fixing the holder (1) to the neck (21) of the container (20), and wherein the face (3) is provided with a cut-out (5) for receiving the wick (6), the cut-out (5) being so formed as to enable the wick (6) to be positioned in the centre of the holder (1) and thus in the axis of the container (20), and the outer diameter of the holder (1), in the portion to be inserted into the neck (21) of the container (20), is determined each time with respect to the inner diameter of the neck (21) of the container (20).

2. The wick holder (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the outer diameter of the holder (1) is so much smaller than the inner diameter of the neck (21) of the container (20) as to allow the holder (1) to be inserted into the neck (21) of the container (20), wherein the curved surface (2) of the holder (1) with its outer surface engages the inner surface of the neck (21) of the container (20).

3. The wick holder (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flange (4) is formed as a complete ring or may be formed from ring segments.

4. The wick holder (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flange (4) is conically formed so as to be wider at the upper end so that, when the holder (1) is inserted into the neck (21) of the container (20), the flange (4) engages the upper periphery of the neck (21) of the container (20) and prevents the holder (1) from moving deeper into the neck (21) of the container (20).

5. The wick holder (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cut-out (5) is formed in the form of a hole (13) in the centre of the face (3), whereby by inserting the wick (6) through the hole (13), the wick (6) is positioned in the centre of the holder (1) and thus in the axis of the container (20).

6. The wick holder (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cut-out (5) is formed as an elongate hole (12) in the form of interconnected circular sectors, the larger circular sector (12a) being of such dimensions as to permit the insertion of the wick (6) through the circular sector (12a) and the smaller circular sector (12b) being of such dimensions to permit the wick (6) to be fixed in the circular sector (12b) and the circular sector (12b) is positioned such that the centre of the circular sector (12b) is at the centre of the face (3), whereby fixing the wick (6) in the circular sector (12b) positions the wick (6) in the centre of the holder (1) and thus in the axis of the container (20).

7. A wick (6) for liquid fuel candles, the wick (6) being formed of a mount (8) with a neck (9) and of an inner wick (7) and the wick (6) is fixed into the holder (1) according to claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the mount (8) is formed in the form of a hollow tube and the inner wick (7) is folded and inserted in the neck (9) in such a way that the fold of the inner wick (7) protrudes from the neck (9) to form a burning portion (10) of the wick (6), and the inner wick (7) extends from the mount (8) on the underside to the bottom of the container (20).

8. The wick (6) according to claim 7, characterized in that the fold of the inner wick (7) is formed approximately at the half of its total length, with both ends (7a) of the inner wick (7) extending from the mount (8) on the underside to the bottom of the container (20).

9. The wick (6) according to claim 7, characterized in that the fold of the inner wick (7) is formed approximately in the upper quarter of its total length, with only one end (7b) of the inner wick (7) extending from the mount (8) on the underside to the bottom of the container (20), and the other end (7c) of the inner wick (7) being contained within the mount (8).

10. The wick (6) according to claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the length of the mount (8) is substantially equal to at least one third of the length of the end (7a, 7b) of the inner wick (7).

11. The wick (6) according to claims 7 to 10, characterized in that the mount (8) has a dilatation (14) below the neck (9) which, when the wick (6) is inserted through the hole (13), positions the wick (6) in the centre of the holder (1) and thus in the axis of the container (20) and the dilatation (14) is positioned so that, when the wick (6) is inserted through the hole (13), the top of the wick (6), that is to say the top of the burning portion (10), is positioned slightly lower than the top height of the neck (21) of the container (20) and thus the top height of the holder (1), wherewith the closing of the container (20) with the lid is enabled and the lid does not press against the top of the wick (6).

12. The wick (6) according to claims 7 to 10, characterized in that the mount (8) has a groove (11) below the neck (9) for fixing the wick (6) in a sector (12b), wherein the groove (11) is positioned so that, when the wick (6) is fixed into the sector (12b), the top of the wick (6), that is to say the top of the burning portion (10), is positioned slightly lower than the top height of the neck (21) of the container (20) and thus the top height of the holder (1), wherewith the closing of the container (20) with the lid is enabled and the lid does not press against the top of the wick (6).

13. The wick (6) according to claims 7 and 8, characterized in that the length of the mount (8) is substantially equal to the height of the container (20), so that the mount (8) extends substantially to the bottom of the container (20) and is offset from the bottom of the container (20) on its underside by such a distance that the ends (7a) of the inner wick (7) extend across the bottom of the container (20), wherein, when the wick (6) is inserted through the hole (13), the length of the mount (8) itself ensures the positioning of the wick (6) in the centre of the holder (1) and thus in the axis of the container (20).

14. Use of the holder (1) according to claims 1 to 6 with the wick (6) according to claims 7 to 13, wherein the holder (1) with the wick (6) is inserted into the neck (21) of the container (20), wherein the outer surface of the neck (21) of the container (20), which has threads (23) for tightening the lid, remains intact and the container (20) may be tightly closed with a lid.

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