CN104094054A

CN104094054A - Candle wick

Info

Publication number: CN104094054A
Application number: CN201280058302.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 约翰·E·卡格尔; 谢丽扬·B·汤姆斯
Original assignee: Yankee Candle Co Inc
Current assignee: Yankee Candle Co Inc
Priority date: 2011-10-17
Filing date: 2012-10-16
Publication date: 2014-10-08
Also published as: KR20140081875A; WO2013059183A1; EP2769146A4; US20130095440A1; CA2852239A1; JP2014530286A; MX2014004745A; EP2769146A1

Abstract

A rigid planar wick and one or more fabric wicks are adhered together for use in candles. The fabric wicks may be planar fabric wicks, traditional shaped string-shaped wicks or a fabric sheath. The rigid wick is of a predetermined width, length, and thickness and the planar fabric wick is of some dimension equal to, less than, or greater than the planar surface area of the rigid wick. By combining both a planar fabric wick and a rigid planar wick, consistency in flame heights can be achieved, providing an improved wick for candle use.

Description

Match

the cross reference of related application

The application requires the priority of U.S.'s application for a patent for invention number 13/274630 of submitting on October 17th, 2011, and its content is incorporated to herein in this mode entirety by reference.

Background technology

The present invention relates to a kind of match, and relate more specifically to one and provide and improve flame height conforming rigid core.

The candle (especially plane reel) with reel can suffer inconsistent flame height in normal use procedure.It is all naturally changing and causing due to timber itself that inconsistency (no matter type of the timber using) seems.No matter, because region, height above sea level, weather, life-span or processing cause, the inconsistency of the flame height of reel candle is all the remarkable harm in candle industry.

Aspect use aesthetics and spices release performance, the inconsistency of flame height can be considered to low-quality mark.Unless design in addition, expects that candle keeps rational flame height uniformity.The inconsistency of flame height is regarded as in use low flame and the high flame in candle of different candles.

The candle that flame is low produces not good use aesthetics and reduces fragrance and discharges and effect.For example, traditional candle flame is to the atmosphere of a kind of happiness of people, as the famous concept institute illustration of " candlelight dinner ".Low flame by suffer significantly reduced luminous, produce not as the candle flame atmosphere of people's will.For scented candle, it is rather largely known in the art that, flame fusing wax, this can cause fragrance to discharge.The generation in the rapid melting of fragrance wax and large molten bath is conducive to maximize fragrance and discharges and effect.Low flame lacks the ability of easy fusing wax and may not can form large molten bath, discharges and effect thereby suppress fragrance.

The candle that flame is high probably produces excessive smog and produces high heat.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides the rigid plane core (preferably being made by wood) and the one or more fabric core that adhere to each other in candle.Fabric core can be flat fabric core, traditional shape rope core or fabric sleeve.Some sizes that rigid core has preset width, length and thickness and a flat fabric core equal, are less than or greater than the surface area of rigid core.By combined planar fabric core and rigid plane core, can realize the uniformity of flame height, thereby be provided for the improvement rigid core of candle.

By the detailed description of the invention these and other objects that present invention will become more fully understood and the feature that should understand with reference to the accompanying drawings below, wherein in each figure, corresponding reference symbol is indicated corresponding part.In the following describes of accompanying drawing and preferred embodiment, term " length " is used to refer to the size that extends to the core at the top of candle at core during for burning candle from the bottom of candle, and term " width " is used to refer to the size that extends horizontally to another side at core during for burning candle from a side of core.Term " thickness " refer to core be positioned in candle in time horizontally extending plane core the shortest side time use.

Brief description of the drawings

Fig. 1 is the side elevation view of the broad side surface of the rigid plane core that uses in one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is the side elevation view of the broad side surface of the flat fabric core that uses in one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3 is the flat fabric core that adheres to each other in one embodiment of the invention and the side elevation view of rigid plane core.

Fig. 4 is the sectional view along the center of the length of the core shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is the sectional view along the center of the width of the core shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is the sectional view of the alternate embodiment of the core shown in the Fig. 3 intercepting along the length of core.

Fig. 7 is the sectional view along the center of the width of the core shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is the side elevation view of the alternate embodiment of the core shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 9 is the sectional view of the core shown in the Fig. 8 intercepting along the center of the length of core.

Figure 10 is the sectional view of the core shown in the Fig. 8 intercepting along the center of the width of core.

Figure 11 is the sectional view of the alternate embodiment of the core shown in the Fig. 8 intercepting along the center of the length of core.

Figure 12 is the sectional view of the alternate embodiment of the core shown in the Figure 11 intercepting along the center of the width of core.

Figure 13 is the elevational view of conventional waxes candle wick.

Figure 14 is the side elevation view of the core of alternate embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 15 is the sectional view along the center of the length of the core shown in Figure 14.

Figure 16 is the sectional view along the center of the width of the core shown in Figure 14.

Figure 17 is the sectional view along the center of the length of the alternate embodiment of the core shown in Figure 14.

Figure 18 is the sectional view intercepting along the center of the width of the core shown in Figure 17.

Figure 19 is the sectional view intercepting along the center of the width of the alternate embodiment of the core shown in Figure 14.

Figure 20 is the sectional view along the center of the width of another alternate embodiment of the core shown in Figure 14.

Figure 21 is the elevational view of the flat fabric cover that uses in alternate embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 22 is the sectional view that edge is positioned at the length of the rigid plane core in flat fabric cover.

Figure 23 is the sectional view along the center of the width of the core shown in Figure 22.

Figure 24 is the elevational view of the rod core that uses in alternate embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 25 is the elevational view of the cylindrical fabric sleeve that uses in alternate embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 26 is the sectional view that edge has the center of the length of the alternate embodiment of the present invention of the rod core shown in the Figure 24 in the cylindrical fabric sleeve shown in Figure 25.

Figure 27 is the sectional view along the center of the width of the core shown in Figure 26.

Figure 28 is the side elevation view that its texture level of using in alternate embodiment of the present invention extends to the rigid plane core of its length.

Figure 29 is the side elevation view that adheres to its texture level together and extend to rigid plane core and the plane fabric core of its length in alternate embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 30 is the sectional view along the center of the length of the core shown in Figure 29.

Figure 31 is the sectional view along the center of the width of the core shown in Figure 29.

Detailed description of the invention

Referring to figs. 1 to Fig. 5, core of the present invention comprises rigid plane core 1 and plane fabric core 2.Fabric core 2 adheres to rigid core 1 to form one core 3, as shown in Figure 3.

Rigid core 1 forms with flat shape, and it can be produced by multiple hard and soft woods.In preferred embodiments, use cherry.The thickness of rigid core 1 is between 0.015 inch and 0.04 inch.The thickness of fabric core 2 is between 0.025 inch and 0.065 inch.The length of rigid core 1 and fabric core 2 is generally identical, and actual length will depend on the height of core for candle wherein.In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 5, the width specific rigidity core 1 of fabric core 2 is short, and as shown in Figure 3, and relative size depends on the container diameter of candle to a great extent.

In the alternate embodiment shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, the second flat fabric core 2 adheres to rigid core 1 on the opposite flank of rigid core 1 (the first flat fabric core 2 adheres on it), makes textile-like core adhere to two planar side of rigid core 1.In the alternate embodiment shown in Fig. 8 and Figure 10, the width of fabric core 2 equals the width of rigid core 1.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 11 and Figure 12, the width of flat fabric core 2 and rigid core 1 are basic identical, and described flat fabric core adheres to each side of rigid core 1.

The fabric core 2 adopting in the present invention preferably has the braiding core of the plane flat geometry that uses one or more manufactures in following material: cotton (short fiber and long fibre), paper, staple fibre, cellulose, bamboo, raffia, hemp, jute, wool, fiber crops, silk, terylene, acrylic fibers, nylon and polyolefine fiber.Core 2 can comprise the multiple cotton cores that are woven together by multiple braid over braids of the staple fibre sleeve that comprises one or more multifilaments end.This core can be from Atkins and Pearce, 1Braidway, and Covington, Kentucky41017 obtains.

Flat fabric core 2 is waxed as a part for the post processing of core 2.Wax coating comprises having fusible material, such as microwax, high melting point paraffin, Tissuemat E and/or poly alpha olefin.In a preferred embodiment, by by rigid core 1 and fabric core 2, both are heated to the temperature between 120 °F to 190 °F and core are forced together and be cooled to subsequently environment temperature flat fabric core 2 is adhered to rigid plane core.

Under express the preferable range of the width of rigid core 1 in the embodiment of the core of the present invention shown in Fig. 1 to Figure 12 and fabric core 2.The same size of rigid core 1 is also by the embodiment shown in Figure 13 to Figure 20.

Forward Figure 13 to Figure 16 to, other alternate embodiment of core of the present invention is shown.In the present embodiment, four separate fabric core twisted wires 6 adhere to rigid plane core 1.In the present embodiment, each rigid core 1 will have the multiple fabric twisted wires 6 that adhere to its plane surface part, and this part depends on the diameter of fabric core 6 and the width of rigid plane core 1.

As shown in Figure 17 to Figure 20, core 6 can the various geometries as shown in Figure 18 to Figure 20 adheres to each side of rigid core 1.In Figure 18, the fabric core 6 that adheres to a side of rigid core 1 is offset with respect to the fabric core 6 of the opposite flank that adheres to rigid core 1.In Figure 19, fabric core 6 is positioned at the same position place on the opposite flank of rigid core 1.In Figure 20, fabric core 6 registration and contact with each other on each side of rigid core 1.

In the alternate embodiment shown in Figure 21 to Figure 23, rigid core 1 is surrounded by the fabric sleeve 8 of the core material of fabric core material structure as above with respect to flat fabric core 2.This cover surrounds rigid core completely and adheres to rigid core in the mode identical with the flat fabric core 2 shown in Fig. 3.

In other embodiment shown in Figure 24 to Figure 27, rigid rod 9 is positioned in cylindrical fabric sleeve 10.Fabric sleeve 10 surrounds rigid rod 9 completely.Fabric sleeve 10 adheres to rigid rod with respect to flat fabric core 2 by identical fabric material structure as above and to adhere to flat fabric core 2 mode that rigid plane core 1 is identical.

A key character of the present invention is, together with flat fabric core is adhered to rigid plane core, in order to avoid separate with in use procedure in manufacture.Fabric core can be realized by number of ways (comprise by polymer adhesive or by fabric and sewing up) to the adhesion of rigid core.

In the another embodiment shown in Figure 28 to Figure 31, rigid core 12 is constructed to make its texture level to cross the width of core 12.In embodiment, flat fabric core 2 adheres to rigid core 12 in the mode identical with mode provided above as shown in Figure 3.Figure 30 and Figure 31 illustrate along the cross section of the core of length (Figure 30) and width (Figure 31) intercepting.

Although described invention above with reference to its preferred embodiment, for those skilled in the art, will occur variations and modifications.Within all such changes and modifications are intended to fall into the scope of claims.

Claims

1. a match, it comprises:

Rigid plane core;

Flat fabric core, it adheres to a plane surface of described rigid plane core.

2. match according to claim 1, wherein said flat fabric core has surface area, and described surface area is equal to or less than described fabric core and adheres to the surface area of the planar side of the described rigid plane core on it.

3. match according to claim 1, it also comprises the second flat fabric core, in wherein said flat fabric core one adheres to each opposite flank of described rigid plane core.

4. match according to claim 3, the each surface area in wherein said flat fabric core is equal to or less than described flat fabric core and adheres to the surface area of the side of the described rigid plane core on it.

5. match according to claim 1, wherein, in the time that described flat fabric core adheres to described rigid plane core, described flat fabric core covers the whole surface area of the planar side of described rigid plane core.

6. match according to claim 1, wherein said flat fabric core adheres to described rigid plane core by adhesive.

7. match according to claim 1, wherein said flat fabric core adheres to described rigid plane core by stitching.

8. match according to claim 1, wherein said fabric core scribbles and comprises the wax with fusible material.

9. match according to claim 1, wherein said flat fabric core is by comprising that one or more the fabric of one group of material manufacture in following material makes: cotton, staple fibre, paper, cellulose, bamboo, raffia, hemp, jute, wool, fiber crops, silk, terylene, acrylic fibers, nylon and polyolefine fiber or be applicable to other material of plane core construct.

10. match according to claim 1, the thickness of wherein said rigid plane core is 0.015 " and 0.04 ".

11. matches according to claim 1, the thickness of wherein said flat fabric core is 0.025 " and 0.065 " between.

12. 1 kinds of matches, it comprises:

Rigid plane core;

Fabric sleeve, it is positioned at described rigid plane core around and adheres to described rigid plane core.

13. matches according to claim 13, wherein said fabric sleeve comprises at least one opening of the end in described cover, described rigid core can be inserted in described opening in manufacture process.

14. 1 kinds of matches, it comprises:

Rigid plane core;

Multiple rope shape fabric cores, it adheres at least one plane surface of described rigid plane core.

15. 1 kinds of matches, it comprises:

Rigid plane core;

Substantitally planar fabric core, it is the shape of the cover around of at least two plane surfaces that sticks to described rigid plane core.

16. 1 kinds of matches, it comprises:

Tubulose rigid core substantially;

Fabric core, it is the shape that is positioned at described tubulose rigid core around and adheres to the cover of described cardinal principle tubulose rigid core.

17. 1 kinds of matches, it comprises:

Rigid plane core, it comprises straight grain, it extends substantially on the width of whole described rigid core.

Flat fabric core, it adheres to a plane surface of described rigid plane core.