Self-extinguishing relightable wick for use on candles and the like

Abstract

A self-extinguishing wick for use in a candle has a flame extinguishing compound contained in an area within the self-extinguishing wick. The flame extinguishing compound produces a blowing reaction, and that blowing reaction extinguishes a flame on that self-extinguishing wick.

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[0001]This application claims priority based on provisional application 60 / 919,935 filed Mar. 26, 2007FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to candles but more particularly to a self extinguishing candle that can be relit.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Candles have of course been around for centuries and have probably been the cause of thousands of fires. Unattented candles keep on melting until the hot flammable wax drops onto a flammable object or surface which can ignite an uncontrollable fire.[0004]To solve this problem, some candle manufacturers have devised various means by which a candle can self-extinguish. Some use a segmented wick which makes the flame extinguish itself when it can no longer burn along the wick, while others use a non-flammable mixture for the body of the candle in lieu of a traditional flammable mixture and which produces a similar self-extinguishing result.[0005]The following patents show examples of self-extinguishing can...

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Benefits of technology

[0020]As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0021]Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to

Problems solved by technology

Candles have of course been around for centuries and have probably been the cause of thousands of fires.

Unattented candles keep on melting until the hot flammable wax drops onto a flammable object or surface which can ignite an uncontrollable fire.

The drawback in such systems is that once extinguished, the candle cannot be relit unless one removes enough flammable substance (wax) to find the next segment of wick or carves away the layer of non-flammable substance to reach the next layer of flammable paraffin.

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