US2710534A

US2710534A - Candle support device

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Publication number: US2710534A
Application number: US244410A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ralph H Churchill
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1951-08-30
Filing date: 1951-08-30
Publication date: 1955-06-14
Anticipated expiration: 1972-06-14

Description

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R. H. CHURCHILL 2,710,534

CANDLE SUPPORT DEVICE Filed Aug. 30 1951 INVENTOR.'

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United States Patent CANDLE SUPPRT DEVICE Ralph H. Churchill, Chicago, lll. Application August 30, 1951, Serial No. 244,410

4 Claims. (Cl. 6727)l This invention relates to a candle support device, and

r' 2,710,534 Patented June 14, 1955 spring 23 in which is received a plunger or support 24;

- eter, which bears against the bottom of the candle 13,

more particularly to a support which is effectivev in sealing the candle wick in a confined area after the candle has been used up.

In the burning of a candle within a candle holder, and particularly within a holder structure in which a spring forces the candle upwardly, there is danger that the wick may fold over, as the last remnant of the candle is being consumed, and that the ame from the wick may start a fire. There has long been a need for a structure which will cause the candle to burn intensely with a steady and luminous ame while at the same time providing automatic means for confining the last portion of the wick against lateral movement while also cutting off the supply of fuel to the wick to cause it to cease burning.

An object of the present invention is to provide a structure accomplishing the above-described purposes and preventing the possibility of tire from the last fragment of the wick. A further object is to provide a structure in which a carburetor effectively receives the wick of the candle for producing a luminous and non-smoky ame, while at the same time providing means cooperating with the carburetor for sealing in the last fragment of the wick and separating it from the fuel supply. Other specific objects and advantages will appear as the specification proceeds.

The invention is illustrated in specific embodiments, by the accompanying drawing, in Which- Figure l is a sectional elevational View of a candle support device embodying my invention; Fig. 2, a detail sectional view of the upper portion of the structure of Fig. l; and Fig. 3, a perspective View of some of the parts of the structure in separated relation.

In the illustration given, designates a base in which is mounted a candle support 11 in the form of a tube. lt will be understood that any means for moving the candle in a vertical plane may be provided.` The lower portion of the tube 11 is received within the base 10, and the upper end portion of the tube is turned inwardly to provide a retaining shoulder 12.

Within the holder 11 is a candle 13 provided with a wick 14, and the upper end of the candle is engaged by a well cap having a shoulder 16 engaging the shoulder 12 of tube 11. The cap 15 is preferably formed of insulating material such as, for example, paper, plastic, or other suitable material. The cap 15 is turned inwardly at 17 to engage the top portion of the candle 13, and then outwardly at 1S, providing a groove 19 between members 17 and 1S.

Within the groove 19 of the well cap 15 is secured a ring 20 having an upwardlyand inwardly-extending arm 21 supporting a coil carburetor 22. The carburetor, in the specific form given, is a depending wire coil having air spaces between the coil and providing an enclosure above or about the wick 14. Instead of the wire coil 22, any tubular device provided with air openings may be employed as a carburetor.

In the base of the candle support 11 is mounted a coil When the candle is about consumed, the projection or nose 27 presses upwardly against the bottom of the wick 14 to confine it within the carburetor enclosure 22, as shown more clearly in Fig. 2. At the same time, the

'f raised projection 27 separates the wick 14 from its fuel supply so that the iiame of the wick is rapidly extinguished. p v' I Operation In the operation of the structure, the tube 11 is removed from the base 10 and a candle 13 placed in position, as shown in Fig. l. The support 24 and the spring 23 supporting the same, are placed in the bottom of the tube 11 in the compressed position shown in Fig. 1. As the candle is consumed at the top, the remaining portion of the candle is pressed upwardly until iinally there remains only a shell of the candle and the wick extending upwardly therefrom. At this point, the projection or nose 27 is pressed through the candle shell to lock the wick fragment 14 within the cage or enclosure formed by the carburetor 22, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3. The projection 27 further is effective in separating the wick fragment 14 from the main body of the candle fuel, so that the wick soon starves and goes out.

While I have shown a plunger or candle support 24 having a shoulder portion 25 and a reduced nose portion 27, it will be understood that the dimensions of the various parts may be considerably modified. For example, the nose 27 may be of rnuch greater diameter, being merely small enough to pass through the cap l5 to support the candle wick 14 below the carburetor 22. I prefer, however, a nose projection of relatively small diameter because of the ready starving of the candle wick.

It will be understood that in the operation of the structure the cap 15 may be omitted, if desired, and the holder guide or tube 11 may itself be provided with an inwardlyextending shoulder for engaging directly the shoulder 25 of the follower or candle support 24.

While, in the foregoing specification, I have set forth a specific structure in considerable detail for the purpose of illustrating an embodiment of the invention, it will be understood that such details of structure may be varied widely by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. In a candle burner device wherein the danger exists of a wick fragment of a consumed candle tumbling therefrom and onto a support surface, an elongated candle holder having a passage extending axially therethrough adapted to slidably receive a candle therein, stop means adjacent the upper end of said passage for engaging and arresting upward movement of a candle received within said passage, a support member slidably mounted within said passage and being equipped centrally with a raised nose portion adapted to engage the bottom end of a candle positioned in said passage, said support member being dimensioned and arranged forengagement, when in its uppermost position, with said stop means with said nose portion extending outwardly beyond the upper end of said passage, resilient biasing means within said passage and in engagement with said support member for urging the same toward the upper end of said passage and into engagement with said stop means, and a carburetor supported adjacent the upper end of said candle holder and being provided with an elongated coil extending along the longitudinal axis of said passage and being spaced above the upper end of said passage by a distance such that said nose portion substantially abuts the coil when said support member engages said stop means, said elongated coil having an axially extending passage therethrough adapted to receive the wick of a candle therein.

2. In a candle burner device wherein the danger exists of a wick fragment of a consumed candle tumbling therev from and onto a support surface, a base, an elongated candle holder carried by said base and extending upwardly therefrom and having a passage extending axially therethrough adapted to slidably receive a candle therein, inwardly inclined shoulder means adjacent the upper end of said passage for engaging and thereby arresting upward movement of a candle slidably received within said passage, a support member slidably mounted within said passage and being equipped centrally with a raised nose portion adapted to engage the bottom end of a candle positioned within said passage, said support member being dimensioned and arranged for engagement, when in its uppermost position, with said shoulder means with said nose portion extending outwardly beyond the upper end of said passage, spring means within said passage and being in engagement with said support member for urging the same toward the upper end of said passage and into engagement With said shoulder means, and a carburetor supported adjacent the upper end of said candle holder and being provided with an elongated coil in substantial alignment with the longitudinal axis of said passage and being spaced above the upper end thereof by an amount such that said nose portion substantially abuts the coil when said support member engages said shoulder means, said elongated coil having an axially extending passage therethrough adapted to receive the wick of a candle therein, whereby when a candle is consumed and said support member is in engagement with said shoulder means, said nose portion together with said elongated coil confine the wick fragment.

3. The candle burner device of claim 2 in which said shoulder means are provided by an insulating cap member teleseopically engaging said candle holder adjacent the upper end thereof, and in which said carburetor is carried by said insulating cap, the raised nose portion of said support member being operative to cause a drainage of 'fuel from a wick fragment confined by said coil and nose portion.

4. The device of claim 3 in which said insulating cap is telescopically received within said candle holder.

References Cited inthe tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 179,547 Folk July 4, 1876 1,078,197 Hauser et al, Nov. 11, 1913 2,503,236 Churchill Apr. 1l, 1950