Candle enhancement device that is a safety sinking snuffer and follower designed to extinguish the flame on a displaced wick and assists in retaining a wick within a central position, in even melting of wax and in reducing wax buildup on the inner surfaces of the vessel

Abstract

My invention relates to candle accessories and is a safety sinking snuffer and candle follower designed to extinguish the flame on a displaced wick and assist in retaining a wick within a central position, in even melting of wax and in reducing wax buildup on the inner surfaces of the vessel containing a candle. Its' unique design to achieves the above stated functions allows it to operation in varying placements within the vessel; while on the top surface of the candle and during the burning process while within the molten wax layer on the top surface of the solidified wax below.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not ApplicableSTATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not ApplicableREFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING[0003]Not ApplicableBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]My invention relates to candle accessories and is a sinking safety snuffer and candle follower designed to extinguish the flame on a displaced wick and assist in retaining a wick within a central position, even melting of wax and in reducing wax buildup on the inner surfaces of the vessel.[0005]In general when a candle within a vessel or container (glass, metal or other material; hereafter termed “vessel”) is manufactured the vessel is filled to somewhat full with combustible fuel that may be wax, tallow or an other solidified combustible substance that is solid at ambient temperatures and becomes melted when heated somewhat above ambient or low temperature (thereafter termed ‘solidified wax’) and it is presumed that it is intended that the wick, that may be comp...

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Benefits of technology

[0028]My invention relates to Candle Accessories and is a Sinking Safety Device and follower designed to extinguish the flame on a displaced wick and to assist in retaining a wick within a central position, even melting of wax and in reducing wax buildup on the inner surfaces of the vessel containing a candle.

[0029]The object of the present invention is to remedy and or assist in reducing and or preventing the problems presented in burning candles within vessels. The present invention assists in maintaining a wick that has a minor displacement to be retained within the central area of the hole that is in the center of the present invention and to extinguish the flame on a displaced wick. It is designed to assist in the even melting of the solidified wax and in reducing or lessoning the buildup of wax on the inner sides of the vessel.The Operation of the Present Invention:

[0031]The present invention becomes heated by the flame and distributes the heat across the top surface of the solidified wax and this affect provides an even melting of the surface solidified wax which assists in reducing the wax buildup on the inner surfaces of the vessel.

[0033]If the wick is not placed in a straight and upwards posture within the solidified wax when the candle is manufactured (hereafter termed ‘displaced wick), the present invention will assist in retaining the displaced wick the central area of the hole.

Problems solved by technology

This condition results in eventual candle failure as the un-molten wax remains and or builds-up on the inner surfaces of the vessel causing less available air and a number of other factors that lead to the eventual situation whereby the wick is unable to sustain a flame.

Generally a minor to mildly displaced wick will allow the candle to burn somewhat properly for a period of time but eventually the aforesaid condition causes the flame to decrease in intensity to the point that it becomes unable to generate enough heat to melt the solidified wax into a molten wax and as the flame is dependent on the wick absorbing molten wax to use as fuel for the flame, the eventuality of the aforesaid condition is candle failure.

Burning a candle with a displaced wick is at risk of causing damage and or harm to either person(s) and or the property in the surrounding area.

During the process of burning a candle with a displaced wick, the area where the wick displaced can over heat and through heat transference and can cause items in the surrounding area to ignite and or cause breakage to the vessel which can cause the area surrounding the candle to ignite, placing the user at danger of damage to self or property.

However it is commonly known that people do not generally sit and observe a candle for the entire duration of time that a candle burns.

There are generally, spans of time that ignited candles are not visually supervised by the user and there are also times when they are unintentionally left burning without any supervision whatsoever.

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