Candle

July 25, 1944.

R, C. WEBBER ET AL

CANDLE

2,354,343

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Patented July 25, 1944

2,354,343

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE

2,354,343

CANDLE

Ralph C. Webber, Whiting, Ind., and Lossie E. Anderson, Chicago, Bl., assignors to Standard Oil Company, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Indiana

Application May 29,1941, Serial No. 395,790

Claims.

Hie present invention relates to improvements in candles and particularly to Improvements in candles of relatively large sizes, particularly candles having greater horizontal than vertical dimensions.

In the burning of candles, particularly candles fabricated of relatively large volumes of wax, difficulty is encountered due to guttering, caused by the formation of relatively large pools of molten wax. The guttering of such large volumes of molten wax are, of course, undesirable. It causes the running over of the molten wax onto the furniture and/or table pieces; it causes disfiguration of the candle, and in extreme cases frequently causes the destruction of the candle.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a candle which will burn without guttering. It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of constructing candles which will not gutter. Other objects of the invention will become apparent from the following description thereof read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and in which

Figure 1 is a plan view of one embodiment of our invention showing a star shaped candle made in accordance with our invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view, partly in section, taken along line 2—2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment of our invention showing a, cubical candle made In accordance with our invention, and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of still another embodiment of our invention showing a cylindrical candle made in accordance with our invention.

Candles made in accordance with the present invention comprise a mass of wax, molded in any desired shape, completely surrounding a shield centrally located in the candle. The shield which is made of a non-inflammable material forms a barrier or reservoir which limits the extent of the melting of the wax and retains the molten wax within the confines thereof. The non-inflammable shield may be fabricated in the form of a cylindrical tube or any other geometrical shape suitably chosen to be adjusted to the particular design or form of the candle. The shield may be made of thin gauge material or of a suitable plastic material, such as, for example, ethyl cellulose or the like. When made of plastic material the shield may be opaque or transparent, although to obtain certain desirable lighting effects, it is preferred to employ transparent and/or (Cl. 67—22.5) colored plastic material. When the shield is made of a metal, such as tin plate, it is desirable to so mold the candle that the shield is completely surrounded by the wax so as to avoid any B possible danger of the scratching of the furniture and the like.

In making candles in accordance with the present invention, the shield is centrally located In the mold and molten wax is then poured into 10 the mold and allowed to solidify in the usual manner in making molded candles. Referring to . Figures 1 and 2, the candle mold, of any desired . shape, for example such as that of a five-pointed star shaped candle 10, is provided with a plu15 rality of lugs II, located on the base thereof, upon which rests a shield 12, represented in the figures by a cylindrical shield, although as aforementioned, the shield may be in the shape of a star or any other desired geometric form. The 20 height of the shield should be somewhat smaller than the height of the candle formed, so that when the candle mold is completely filled with wax the shield will be completely surrounded by the wax. After the shield has been placed 25 in the candle mold, molten wax is poured into the mold and allowed to solidify. A candle wick 13 may be placed in the candle mold by well known suitable means before the wax is poured into the mold, or a small diameter rod may be 30 centrally located in the mold to form a well in the solidified candle into which the wick may be fitted.

The lugs II may be of any desired material such as metal, plastic, or a high melting point 35 wax. When metal lugs are employed the indentations caused by the removal of such lugs from the finished candle may be subsequently filled with molten wax. However, this becomes unnecessary when high melting point wax lugs or 40 lugs made of plastic material are used, since these need not be removed, and may *orm i integral part of the candle.

In forming the shield cognizance should be taken of the expansion and contraction of the 45 material used due to temperature changes to which the candles may be subjected. For this reason, the ends should not be fixedly joined, but should be joined or brought together in a manner which will permit the expansion and 50 contraction of the material. This is necessary in order to avoid the splitting or cracking of the candle due to large changes in temperatures.

Candles made in accordance with our invention may be burned for a considerable length 05 of time without any danger of guttering. The

2,354,343 molten wax is effectively retained witbin the confines of the shield, and guttering is thereby substantially completely avoided. The present invention is particularly adapted to candles which have greater horizontal dimensions than vertical dimensions, such as, for example, star shaped candles, etc. The term “candle” as used herein and in the appended claims includes such articles as votive lights, sanctuary lights and the like.

While we have described our invention by reference to certain specific embodiments thereof we do not wish to be limited thereto except Insofar as our invention is defined by the following claims.