FR2811676A1 - Decorative candle uses various shaped sheet, woven or tissue wicks, formed into a design, number, or letters. - Google Patents

Abstract

The candle wick (16) can be a woven or non woven tissue with a cotton base, whose shape can be plain, covered , a number of a letter. The part of the candle from which the wick extends can be plain, concave or convex. The candle includes an evacuation slot for melted wax whose fusion temperature is between 80<0> to 110<0> C. , floor, etc.), The system can also be fitted into smaller items such as tables, shower walls and so on.

Description

LIGHTING OR DECORATIVE CANDLE

The invention relates to a candle.

Candles are used today both for the

decoration only for emergency lighting.

A candle is a body made of wax or paraffin, or some other slow-burning material, in which

is embedded a wired wick.

Each candle emits a relative amount of light.

This is limited depending on the diameter of the bit. In addition, candle flames always look the same, which limits the

possibility of using the flame as an element of decoration.

The invention makes it possible to increase the lighting intensity

candles and / or expand their decorative possibilities.

For this purpose, the candle according to the invention is

characterized in that the wick has the shape of a sheet.

Thus, the wick can be constituted by a simple fabric of woven material or not, for example cotton. In this way, the foil wick extends outside the candle body for a substantial length instead of being limited to

a single point, which provides, on the one hand, an extended flame -

and therefore an important lighting - and, on the other hand, the possibilities

extensive decorative units.

The foil wick may protrude from the candle body

of a length of the same order of magnitude as the usual one -

ment intended for a conventional wired wick.

The wick emerging from the candle body can be given various shapes producing designs, inscriptions, symbols, etc. The face of the spark plug from which the wick protrudes — in general the upper face has a planar shape or not, for example with at least one hollow and / or at least one projection. In the case where a hollow is provided, it is preferable to provide at least one chute or groove for discharging the molten material so that the latter does not remain accumulated at the bottom of the hollow part (s). (s), which would risk

quickly flatten the top surface of the candle.

It has been observed that if no particular precaution is taken, the candle according to the invention produces a quantity of

smoke greater than that produced by conventional candles.

To reduce smoke emission, it is preferable that the temperature

melting temperature of the wax is between 80 C and 110 C.

For this purpose, we can use the wax "Soluwax" or the

"Cire A" marketed by the company Baerlocher.

The present invention thus relates to a candle of which

the wick is in the form of a sheet.

According to one embodiment, the sheet comprises a

fabric, woven or not.

According to one embodiment, the sheet is based on cotton. According to one embodiment, the sheet is shaped so as to ensure a representation such as a drawing, a

number or letter.

According to one embodiment, the candle comprises

several sheets.

According to one embodiment, the part of the sheet emerging from the candle body is in the form of a line

which is straight, curved or broken.

According to one embodiment, the face having the

projecting wick is substantially flat.

According to one embodiment, the face of the body from which the sheet protrudes has a concave or convex shape with at least one hollow and / or one bump. According to one embodiment, the face presenting the projecting wick comprises a discharge chute or groove

for the molten material.

According to one embodiment, the candle comprises at least two sheets, each projecting from two faces.

different from the candle body.

Other characteristics and advantages of the invention

will appear with the description of some of its modes of

embodiment, this being carried out with reference to the attached drawings in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective diagram of a spark plug according to the invention and, FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 illustrate variants of

realization of the candle according to the invention.

The candle shown in Figure 1 comprises a body 10 of generally parallelepipedal shape in a conventional candle material, that is to say wax, paraffin and / or stearin. In this body, is embedded a wick 12 in fabric of

cotton in the example which extends over practically the entire length of

healty of the body 10 and over its entire height. The wick 12 protrudes from the upper face 14 of the body 10 and thus constitutes a strip of fabric (woven or not) extending over practically

the entire length of this upper face 14.

The candle according to the invention functions like the candle

conventional gies, that is to say that the flame is concentrated on the external part 16 of the wick. But unlike conventional candles, this flame forms a line and is not concentrated

at one point.

Thus, the luminous power of the candle according to the in-

vention is significantly greater than the light output

of a classic candle. In addition, the aesthetic effect is modified.

trusted.

In addition, the candle flame can be used

read to perform a representation. It can thus be seen in the example shown in FIG. 2 that the candle body 101 traps two sheet wicks 18 and 22 and the shape of the wick 18 represents, projecting from the upper face 141, the

number two (2) and the protruding strip of the bit 22 represented

feels the number zero (0). The whole therefore forms the number twenty (20). Such a candle can be used to celebrate a

birthday for example.

With the invention, it is the flame which constitutes the ele-

most important decorative element, whereas with conventional candles, it is above all the shape of the body of the candle which constitutes the decorative element. Of course, it is possible to

combine the decorative effects of the flame with a decorative effect

ratif of the candle body.

In the example shown in Figure 3, the candle body, which is shown in top view, has the general shape of a square with two branches 26 and 28 and the sheet wick is embedded in the middle of the square and also has two branches

and 32.

As shown in figure 4, it is also pos-

able to give the upper surface 36 of the spark plug body a shape having one (or more) hollow 38 and bumps 40, 42,

the strip 44 protruding from the wick following the contour of the over-

upper face.

In this case, to prevent the molten material of the body from accumulating in the hollow 38, it is preferable to provide chutes or grooves (not shown) for discharging this molten material. In this way, the upper surface of the spark plug body can substantially retain its original shape.

despite the combustion.

In another variant (not shown), the candle has several faces (flat or not) from each of which a wick protrudes. In this case, the foil wick is

single or is in several parts, for example one per side.

Claims (10)

1. Candle, characterized in that its wick is present in the form of a sheet (12). 2. Candle according to claim 1, characterized in that whether the sheet comprises a fabric, woven or not. 3. Candle according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the sheet is made from cotton. 4. Candle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the sheet is shaped so as to provide a representation such as a drawing, a number or a letter. 5. Candle according to any one of the claims previous ones, characterized in that the part of the leaf leaves so much of the candle body is in the form of a line which is straight, curved or broken. 6. Candle according to any one of claims previous ones, characterized in that the face presenting the wick projecting is substantially flat. 7. Candle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the face of the body from which the leaf protrudes has a concave or convex shape with at least one hollow and / or one bump. 8. Spark plug according to claim 7, characterized in that the face having the projecting wick comprises a chute. or discharge groove for the molten material. 9. Candle according to any one of claims previous ones, characterized in that it comprises at least two sheets, each being, for example, projecting from two faces different from the candle body. 10.Candle according to any one of claims previous ones characterized in that the melting temperature of the wax is between 80 C and 110 C.