EP2769146A1 - Kerzendocht - Google Patents

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EP2769146A1
EP2769146A1 EP20120842139 EP12842139A EP2769146A1 EP 2769146 A1 EP2769146 A1 EP 2769146A1 EP 20120842139 EP20120842139 EP 20120842139 EP 12842139 A EP12842139 A EP 12842139A EP 2769146 A1 EP2769146 A1 EP 2769146A1
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Prior art keywords
wick
planar
fabric
rigid
candle
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French (fr)
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EP2769146A4 (de
Inventor
John E. Cagle
Cheriyan B. Thomas
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Yankee Candle Co Inc
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Yankee Candle Co Inc
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Publication of EP2769146A1 publication Critical patent/EP2769146A1/de
Publication of EP2769146A4 publication Critical patent/EP2769146A4/de
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D3/00—Burners using capillary action
    • F23D3/02—Wick burners
    • F23D3/08—Wick burners characterised by shape, construction, or material, of wick
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D2900/00—Special features of, or arrangements for burners using fluid fuels or solid fuels suspended in a carrier gas
    • F23D2900/03082—Wick made of specific material, e.g. ceramic

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a candle wick, and more particularly to a rigid wick that provides improved flame height consistency.
  • Inconsistency in flame heights may be considered a mark of low quality in terms of use-aesthetics and fragrance release performance. Unless designed otherwise, candles are expected to maintain reasonable flame height consistency. Inconsistency in flame heights is observed as low flames and high flames within one candle during its use or from candle to candle.
  • the current invention provides a rigid planar wick (preferably made of wood) and one or more fabric wicks 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 surface area of the rigid wick.
  • the term “length” is used to refer to the dimension of wick that runs the bottom of the candle to a top of the candle when a wick is used in a burning candle and the term “width” is used to refer to the dimension that runs horizontally from one side to the other side of the wick when a wick is used in a burning candle.
  • the term “thickness” is used when referring to the shortest sides of a planar wick that run horizontally when the wick is positioned in a candle.
  • Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a broad side of a rigid planar wick used in one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of a broad side of a planar fabric wick used in one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of a planar fabric wick and a rigid planar wick adhered together in one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view along the center of the length of the wick shown in Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view along the center of the width of the wick shown in Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an alternate embodiment of the wick shown in Fig. 3 taken along the length of the wick.
  • Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view along the center of the width of the wick shown in Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 8 is a side elevational view of an alternate embodiment of the wick shown in Fig. 3 3.
  • Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the wick shown in Fig. 8 taken along the center of the length of the wick.
  • Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the wick shown in Fig. 8 taken along the center of the width of the wick.
  • Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view of an alternate embodiment of the wick shown in Fig. 8 taken along the center of the length of the wick.
  • Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view of an alternate embodiment of the wick shown in Fig.
  • Fig. 13 is an elevational view of a tradition candle wick.
  • Fig. 14 is a side elevational view of a wick of an alternate embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 15 is a cross-sectional view along the center of the length of the wick shown in Fig. 14.
  • Fig. 16 is a cross-sectional view along the center of the width of the wick shown in Fig. 14.
  • Fig. 17 is a cross-sectional view along the center of the length of an alternate embodiment of the wick shown in Fig. 14.
  • Fig. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along center of the width of the wick shown in Fig. 17.
  • Fig. 19 is a cross-sectional view taken along the center of the width of an alternate embodiment of the wick shown in Fig. 14.
  • Fig. 20 is a cross-sectional view along the center of the width of another alternate embodiment of the wick shown in Fig. 14.
  • Fig. 21 is an elevational view of a planar fabric sheath used in an alternate
  • Fig. 22 is a cross-sectional view along the length of a rigid planar wick positioned inside a planar fabric sheath.
  • Fig. 23 is a cross-sectional view along the center of the width of the wick shown in Fig. 22 .
  • Fig. 24 is an elevational view of a wood rod wick used in an alternate embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 25 is an elevational view of a cylindrical fabric sheath used in an alternate embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 26 is a cross-sectional view along the center of the length of an alternate embodiment of the present invention with a wood rod wick shown in Fig. 24 inside a cylindrical fabric sheath shown in Fig. 25.
  • Fig. 27 is a cross-sectional view along the center of the width of the wick shown in Fig. 26.
  • Fig 28 is a side elevational view of a rigid planar wick having its grain running horizontal to its length which is used in an alternate embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig 29 is a side elevational view of a rigid planar wick with a grain running horizontal to its length and a planar fabric wick adhered together in an alternate embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig 30 is a cross-sectional view along the center of the length of the wick shown in Fig. 29.
  • Fig 31 is a cross-sectional view along the center of the width of the wick shown in Fig. 29.
  • the wick of the present invention includes a rigid planar wick 1 and a planar fabric wick 2. Fabric wick 2 is adhered to rigid wick 1 to form a unified wick 3 as shown in Fig. 3.
  • the rigid wick 1 is formed in a planar shape that can be produced from a number of hard and soft woods. In preferred embodiments cherry is used.
  • the rigid wick 1 has a thickness between 0.015 inch and 0.04 inch.
  • the fabric wick 2 has a thickness of between 0.025 inches and 0.065 inches.
  • the length of the rigid wick 1 and fabric wick 2 would generally be the same, and the actual length will depend upon the height of the candle in which the wick is used. In the embodiment shown in Figs. 1-5, the fabric wick 2 has a shorter width than the rigid wick 1 as shown in Fig. 3, and the relative dimensions depend in large part on the vessel diameter for the candle.
  • a second planar fabric wick 2 is adhered to the rigid wick 1 on the opposite side of rigid wick 1 from where the first planar fabric wick 2 is adhered so that a similar fabric wick is adhered to both planar sides of the rigid wick 1.
  • the width of the fabric wick 2 is equal to the width of the rigid wick 1.
  • planar fabric wicks 2 have a width substantially the same as the rigid wick 1 to which they are adhered on each side of the rigid wick 1.
  • the fabric wick 2 utilized in the present invention is preferably a braided wick having a planar flat geometry manufactured using one or more of the following materials:
  • the wick 2 may include multiple cotton cores braided together by multiple braids containing a rayon sleeve of one or more multiple fiber ends. Such wicks can be obtained from Atkins and Pearce, 1 Braidway, Covington, Kentucky 41017.
  • the planar fabric wick 2 is wax coated as part of the post processing of the wick 2.
  • the wax coating includes materials with adhesive qualities such as microcrystalline wax, high- melt paraffin wax, polyethylene wax and/or poly alpha olefins.
  • the planar fabric wick 2 is attached to the rigid planar wick by heating both the rigid wick 1 and the fabric wick 2 to a temperature between 120°F-190°F and pressing the wicks together followed by cooling to ambient temperature.
  • wick of the present invention is shown.
  • four individual fabric wick strands 6 are adhered to the rigid planar wick 1.
  • each rigid wick 1 will have multiple fabric strands 6 adhered to its planar surface depending in part on the diameter of the fabric wicks 6 and the width of the rigid planar wick 1.
  • the wicks 6 may be adhered to each side of the rigid wick 1 in various geometries such as shown in Figs. 18-20.
  • the fabric wicks 6 adhered to one side of rigid wick 1 are offset relative to fabric wicks 6 adhered to the opposite side of the rigid wick 1.
  • the fabric wicks 6 are positioned in the same locations on opposite sides of the rigid wick 1.
  • the fabric wicks 6 are positioned side by side and in contact with each other on each side of rigid wick 1.
  • a rigid wick 1 is surrounded by a fabric sheath 8 of wick material constructed from the fabric wick materials described above with respect to the planar fabric wick 2. This sheath completely surrounds the rigid wick and is adhered to the rigid wick in the same manner as the planar fabric wick 2 shown in Fig. 3.
  • a rigid rod 9 is positioned within a cylindrical fabric sheath 10.
  • the fabric sheath 10 completely surrounds the rigid rod 9.
  • the fabric sheath 10 is constructed of the same fabric materials described above with respect to the planar fabric wick 2 and is adhered to the rigid rod in the same fashion as the planar fabric wick 2 is adhered to the rigid planar wick 1.
  • both the planar fabric wick and the rigid planar wick be adhered together so as not to separate during manufacturing and use. Adhesion of the fabric wicks to the rigid wick may be achieved by a number of means, including bonding by adhesive or by fabric stitching.
  • the rigid wick 12 is constructed so that its grain runs horizontal across the width of the wick 12.
  • a planar fabric wick 2 is adhered to the rigid wick 12 in the same manner as provided above.
  • Figs. 30 and 31 shown the wick in a cross-section taken along the length (Fig. 30) and width (Fig. 31).

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EP20120842139 2011-10-17 2012-10-16 Kerzendocht Withdrawn EP2769146A4 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US13/274,630 US20130095440A1 (en) 2011-10-17 2011-10-17 Candle Wick
PCT/US2012/060404 WO2013059183A1 (en) 2011-10-17 2012-10-16 Candle wick

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EP2769146A1 true EP2769146A1 (de) 2014-08-27
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JP (1) JP2014530286A (de)
KR (1) KR20140081875A (de)
CN (1) CN104094054A (de)
CA (1) CA2852239A1 (de)
MX (1) MX2014004745A (de)
WO (1) WO2013059183A1 (de)

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MX2014004745A (es) 2015-05-15
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