U.S. patent application number 12/034648 was filed with the patent office on 2009-07-02 for jar candle with a candle disposed in the lid.
Invention is credited to Timothy Carl Wooten.
Application Number | 20090170046 12/034648 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 40798896 |
Filed Date | 2009-07-02 |
United States Patent
Application |
20090170046 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wooten; Timothy Carl |
July 2, 2009 |
Jar candle with a candle disposed in the lid
Abstract
The present invention is an adaptation of the common container
candle. The container lid is formed so as to allow it to lay flat
when turned on its crown. The base of the container lid contains a
recess into which a candle is either formed or inserted in such a
manner that when the lid is resting on its crown, the exposed wick
of the lid candle rises vertically from the candle matrix. When the
lid is engaged with the container, the exposed wick projects
towards the container candle.
Inventors: |
Wooten; Timothy Carl;
(Shepherdsville, KY) |
Correspondence
Address: |
JAMES M. FRANCIS
300 W VINE ST, STOLL KEENON OGDEN PLLC
LEXINGTON
KY
40507
US
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Family ID: |
40798896 |
Appl. No.: |
12/034648 |
Filed: |
February 20, 2008 |
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60890827 |
Feb 20, 2007 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
431/289 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F23D 3/16 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
431/289 |
International
Class: |
F23D 3/16 20060101
F23D003/16 |
Claims
1. A container candle system comprising: (a) a candle housing; (b)
at least one candle housing lid; (c) at least one jar candle housed
within said candle housing; and (d) at least one lid candle housed
within said lid.
2. The candle housing of claim 1, wherein said housing is a hollow
cylinder with at least one open end.
3. The candle housing lid of claim 1, wherein said lid possesses a
candle chamber.
4. The candle housing lid of claim 3, wherein with at least one
open end.
5. The candle housing lid of claim 3, wherein said candle housing
lid sealably engages said candle housing.
6. The candle housing lid of claim 4, wherein said candle housing
lid possesses a closed end.
7. The candle housing lid of claim 4, wherein the open end on said
candle housing lid possesses a means for stopping complete
insertion of said candle housing lid into said candle housing.
8. The candle housing lid of claim 3, wherein said lid possesses
means to retain said lid candle.
9. The candle housing lid of claim 3, wherein said open end of said
lid possess a seal.
10. The lid candle of claim 1, wherein said candle is comprised of
wax and scent releasing materials.
11. The lid candle of claim 3, wherein said candle possesses a
wick.
12. The lid candle of claim 3, wherein said candle is comprised of
wax and scented materials.
13. The lid candle of claim 3, wherein said candle is contained
within a cup.
14. The lid candle of claim 12, wherein said cup is inserted into
said candle chamber within said lid.
15. The candle housing lid of claim 3, wherein said chamber is
divided into at least two sub-chambers.
16. The jar candle of claim 1, wherein said candle is comprised of
wax and scented releasing materials.
17. A container candle system comprising: (a) a candle housing; (b)
a candle housing lid that seals said candle housing; (c) a candle
storage chamber within said candle housing lid; (d) a means for
retaining a candle within said chamber of said candle housing lid;
(e) a candle retained in said candle housing lid by said means for
retaining a candle within said chamber of said candle housing lid;
and (f) a candle housed within said candle housing, wherein said
candle retained in said candle housing lid and said candle housed
in said candle housing are each comprised of wax and a scent
releasing material and each said candle possesses a wick disposed
therethrough.
18. The method of storing at least one candle in the lid of a
container candle system, wherein said container housing system also
contains at least one candle; and said lid also acts as a candle
holder when inverted and rested on its crown.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein said lid candle and said
container candle are each comprised of wax and a scent releasing
material.
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional
Application No. 60/890,827 filed on Feb. 20, 2007. This application
relates to an candle stored within the lid of a jar candle. The
entire disclosure contained in U.S. Provisional Application No.
60/890,827 including the attachments thereto, are incorporated
herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to candles, more specifically
to scented candles, and most specifically to a packaging system for
scented candles wherein one candle is stored in the lid of the
storage container and one candle is stored in the storage container
itself.
[0004] 2. Problems in the Art
[0005] Candles have long been employed for light, aesthetics, and
aromatherapy. Aromatherapy involves the delivery of various scents
released from the candle matrix as the candle wax melts and the
scented materials within are released. The candle matrix is the
waxy material that is formed of the wax and any materials disposed
therein. There are several types of candles that are commonly
described by their method of formation. The general types are
container candles, pillared candles, and tapered candles.
[0006] Tapered candles are typically formed by the repeated dipping
of a wick into the molten candle matrix. As the first layer adhered
to the wick cools the wick is re-dipped. This procedure is repeated
until the desired candle is formed.
[0007] Pillared candles are typically formed by using a removable
mold in the formation of the candle. The candle matrix is poured
into the wick containing mold while molten. The mold is removed
once the candle matrix cools and hardens.
[0008] Container candles are poured into the housing in which they
will remain during use. Typically this container is glass, so as to
allow light from the flame to illuminate the immediate area
surrounding the candle. Molten candle matrix is poured into a
container, typically a jar, in which a wick has been placed. These
containers often utilize lids or caps that act to retain the scent
by preventing the continuous release of the scented material from
the exposed surface of the candle. An uncapped and exposed scented
candle will lose some of its scented material because of the vapor
pressure differential. This can be controlled by sealing off the
candle from the environment when not in use.
[0009] Container candle lids can serve additional purposes. They
have been used as snuffers as described in U.S. Patent Application
No. 2005/0079466 by Thune et al. (Pub. Apr. 14, 2005). The Thune
application describes using the candle container lid as having
vents that may be closed to starve the candle of oxygen.
[0010] The only know instance of prior art wherein a container lid
is utilized to "hold" a candle is evidenced in U.S. Pat. No.
6,869,200 by James P. Graham (Mar. 22, 2005). The '200 patent
describes a wire candle holder designed to pierce the cap of a
pumpkin that has been formed into a decorative jack-o-lantern. The
wire candle holder suspends the candle from the pumpkin cap in a
right-side manner rather than inverted as in the present invention.
It is also not disclosed or feasible to invert the pumpkin cap to
have the cap itself act as the candle holder or base. Additionally,
the candle is not stored within the cap, just suspended from
it.
[0011] No prior art is known to the applicant or his attorney that
suggests using the candle housing lid, or cap, itself to store one
or more candles within a candle holding chamber or to store a
candle upside down within a jar lid that, when inverted, acts as a
candle holder.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0012] The present invention is an adaptation of the common
container candle. The container lid is formed so as to allow it to
lay flat when turned on its crown. The base of the container lid
contains a recess into which a candle is either formed or inserted
in such a manner that when the lid is resting on its crown, the
exposed wick of the lid candle rises vertically from the candle
matrix. When the lid is engaged with the container, the exposed
wick projects towards the container candle.
[0013] It is an object of the invention to provide novel packaging
for two or more candles within the same container utilizing the
dead space within the lid.
[0014] It is a further object of the invention to provide the
aforementioned novel packaging for scented candles.
[0015] It is a further object of the invention to provide the novel
packaging for two or more scented candles whose scents compliment
each other.
[0016] It is a further object of the invention to provide a
container candle lid capable of receiving a candle insert which can
be removed and replaced with another insert either upon end of the
useful life of the lid candle or simply at the discretion of the
user.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] FIG. 1a depicts a perspective view of the assembled
preferred embodiment.
[0018] FIG. 1b depicts a perspective view of the disassembled
preferred embodiment.
[0019] FIG. 1c depicts a cross-sectional view of the lid engaged
with the housing.
[0020] FIG. 1d depicts a perspective view of the disassembled
preferred embodiment in use
[0021] FIG. 2a depicts a perspective view of the disassembled
preferred embodiment and an intermediate seal between the lid
candle and the housing.
[0022] FIG. 2b depicts a cross-sectional view of the lid engaged
with the housing with the intermediate seal in place.
[0023] FIG. 3 depicts a perspective view of the disassembled
preferred embodiment with the lid candle removed.
[0024] FIG. 4 depicts a perspective view of a disassembled
alternative embodiment with the lid sectioned into two chambers
containing two candles.
[0025] FIG. 5 depicts a perspective view of a disassembled
alternative embodiment with the lid candle removed and an
intermediate candle disposed between the lid candle and the
housing.
[0026] FIG. 6a depicts an alternative embodiment wherein the lid is
a storage cylinder for replacement lid candles and the crown of the
lid acts as a seat for the lid candles.
[0027] FIG. 6b depicts the storage cylinder and stored candles
described in FIG. 6a.
[0028] FIG. 7 depicts an alternative embodiment.
[0029] FIG. 8 depicts an alternative embodiment.
[0030] FIG. 9a depicts wickless jar and lid candles in a
perspective view of a disassembled alternative embodiment.
[0031] FIG. 9b depicts the candles of FIG. 9a in use with separate
heat sources.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0032] A preferred embodiment of the container candle 100 of the
present invention is depicted in FIGS. 1a-c. The depicted jar 30 is
cylindrical with a closed end 28, or jar base 28. The jar 30 also
possesses an open end 29, or jar mouth 29 opposing the jar base 28.
A jar candle 2 is disposed within the jar 30. The container lid 10,
or simply the lid 10, is a cylinder with a closed end 11, or crown
11, and an open end 12, or lid mouth 12. A lid candle 1 is disposed
within the lid 10, preferably with the lid candle wick 3 exposed
and inverted when the lid 10 is assembled with the jar 30 by
inserting it into the jar mouth 29. The lid mouth 12 has a slightly
smaller diameter than the jar mouth 29 which permits the lid 10 to
be fittedly inserted into the jar 30 by sliding the lid mouth 12
into the jar mouth 29. An alternative embodiment would permit the
lid mouth 12 to have a larger diameter than the jar mouth 29, which
would permit the lid 10 to engage the jar 30 by inserting the jar
mouth 29 into the lid mouth 12 or perhaps into a jar mouth
receiving groove within the lid mouth 12 running along the lid
walls 14.
[0033] The lid 10 possesses a relatively flat crown 11 on which the
lid 10 rests when inverted. The lid walls 14 extend downward from
the crown 11, thus forming a cylinder with a closed end at the
crown 11 and an open end at the lid mouth 12. The interior of the
cylinder of the lid 10 forms a candle receiving chamber 5 or tray
5. In an alternative embodiment, Interior chamber walls 9 are used
to isolate areas of the chamber 5 of the lid 10 from each other,
thus creating sub-chambers 6 within the lid chamber 5. One such
embodiment is depicted in FIG. 4 in which the chamber 5 is divided
into sub-chambers 7 by an interior chamber wall 9.
[0034] The lid 10 preferably possesses a lip 4 as a stop to prevent
the over-insertion of the lid 10 into the jar 30. The lip 4 engages
the jar 30 at the mouth edge 24 defined by the terminating edge of
the jar walls 25 at the jar mouth 29.
[0035] Alternatively, a seal 18 can be employed at the lid mouth 12
to seal the lid candle 1 from the environment or from the jar
candle 2. This is anticipated to increase the longevity of the lid
candle 1 due to migration of the aromatic compounds from the lid
candle's 2 wax matrix to the air.
[0036] The lid candle 1 may be created by pouring molten candle
matrix into the lid 10 into which a lid candle wick 3 is
predisposed or into a candle cup 8 capable of insertion into the
lid 10. Alternatively, the lid candle 1 can be an insert that is
removably inserted into the lid chamber 5, much like a tea light,
only inverted for storage. FIG. 3 depicts an exploded view of a lid
candle 2 predisposed within a candle cup 8 that is retained by and
fits within the lid chamber 5. Similar candle cups 8 may be
utilized with a lid 10 containing sub-chambers 6 for lid candle 1
insertion therein. This may be preferable in scenarios where the
jar candle 2 is much larger than the lid candle 1 thus will outlast
the useful life of the lid candle 1. It is an alternative
embodiment of the present invention to employ candle matrices of
differing melt characteristics and concentrations of scented
material so that the lid candle 1 and the jar candle 2 will each
reach the end of their useful lives at roughly the same point in
time during concurrent use.
[0037] Alternatively, lid 10 configurations are anticipated which
would permit the storage of more than one lid candle 10 in either
multiple lid chamber 5 subchambers 6 or in stacked configurations
such that replacement candles could be stored, or more than three
candles intended for concurrent use could be stored. It is
anticipated that each stored lid candle 1 intended for concurrent
use with other lid candles 1 and/or the jar candle 2 would each
have candle holders stored within the packaging an be preferably
disposed therein for ease of use. Such configurations are depicted
in FIGS. 5-8.
[0038] It is further anticipated that the lid candle 1 and jar
candle 2 could be wickless and thus require external sources of
heat. Such a configuration is depicted in FIGS. 9a-b.
[0039] The present invention employs the method of packaging
complimentary candles together within the same container candle
system 100 assembly. This is advantageous not only for unscented
candles, but is especially advantageous for scented candles.
Ideally, the individual candles packaged as the container candle
system 100 of the present invention will be scented and will
preferably possess different, yet complimentary scents for each
candle.
[0040] The lid candle 1 is retained within the lid 10 by adhesion
of the poured lid candle 1 to the lid walls 14. Alternatively, the
candle cup 8 inserted into the lid 10 as depicted in FIG. 3 is
retained frictionally or mechanically or snaps into place in the
lid chamber 5. Other means known to those skilled in the art are
anticipated to retain the lid candle 1 within the lid chamber
5.
[0041] In yet a further embodiment, the lid candle 1 is housed with
said lid chamber 5 and is not replaceable except by replacing the
lid 10.
[0042] In yet another embodiment, the lid crown 11 is not
substantially flat, but may be rounded or possess legs or have
another aesthetically pleasing shape. The lid 10, when inverted is
intended to rest by engaging a surface or a lid mount which permits
the lid to come to rest with the crown 11 down and the lid candle
wick 3 up.
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