Abstract Apparatus for and method of making a candle having a wick fixed there within. The apparatus is comprised of a container having a closed end and an open end. The container is tapered towards the closed end thereof and has a hole formed within the closed end. The open end of the container has a first and second pair of protruding portions extending therefrom wherein the first pair is diametrically located from the second pair. A wick is passed through the hole at the closed end of the container and is attached to a solid bar, which bar extends over the open end of the container. The wick is pulled taut so that the bar is forced against the open end of the container and rests between each of the pair of protruding portions so as to limit the movement of the bar in a direction transverse to the axis of the bar. The tautly pulled wick is fastened to the closed end of the container by a screw. Molten wax is poured through the open end of and into the container and allowed to cool so as to solidify. The wick is disengaged from the bar and the closed end of the container and the finished candle is then removed therefrom.
Apparatus for making a candle having a wick fixed therein, said apparatus comprising: A. a unitary container i. having a. an open end and b. a closed end, ii. said container being tapered from said open end toward said closed end, iii. said container being formed of plastic, iv. said plastic being translucent so that molten wax poured therein can be visually observed from the outside of the container, v. said container having a slick interior surface to facilitate removal of solidified wax therefrom, vi. said container being pliable to further facilitate removal of solidified wax therefrom, and B. means including an opening in the closed end of the container and a member bridging the open end of the container for holding a wick extending between said ends of the container so that at least a part of the wick extends between the open and closed ends of the container and becomes embedded in a candle in the form of solidified wax formed in the container and so that a part of the wick extends beyond the solidified wax.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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Apparatus for making a candle having a wick fixed therein, said apparatus comprising: A. a unitary container i. having a. an open end and b. a closed end, ii. said container being tapered from said open end toward said closed end, iii. said container being formed of plastic, iv. said plastic being translucent so that molten wax poured therein can be visually observed from the outside of the container, v. said container having a slick interior surface to facilitate removal of solidified wax therefrom, vi. said container being pliable to further facilitate removal of solidified wax therefrom, and B. means including an opening in the closed end of the container and a member bridging the open end of the container for holding a wick extending between said ends of the container so that at least a part of the wick extends between the open and closed ends of the container and becomes embedded in a candle in the form of solidified wax formed in the container and so that a part of the wick extends beyond the solidified wax.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein an element is engaged in said opening to close the opening and to captively hold a wick between said element and the walls of said opening.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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Apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the opening in the closed end tapers toward the open end and wherein the element engaged in said opening is a screw.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the bridging member is elongated and wherein the mouth of the container at the open end thereof includes diametrically opposed formations in which the bridging member is received at opposite ends thereof so as to limit movement of the bridging member in a direction transverse to its longitudinal axis.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the plastic of which the container is formed is polyethylene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the side walls of the container extend beyond the closed end thereof whereby the closed end is in-set from the bottom edge of the container.