Classifications

• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
  • C11C—FATTY ACIDS FROM FATS, OILS OR WAXES; CANDLES; FATS, OILS OR FATTY ACIDS BY CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF FATS, OILS, OR FATTY ACIDS OBTAINED THEREFROM
  • C11C5/00—Candles
  • C11C5/008—Candles characterised by their form; Composite candles, e.g. candles containing zones of different composition, inclusions, or the like
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
  • C11C—FATTY ACIDS FROM FATS, OILS OR WAXES; CANDLES; FATS, OILS OR FATTY ACIDS BY CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF FATS, OILS, OR FATTY ACIDS OBTAINED THEREFROM
  • C11C5/00—Candles
  • C11C5/02—Apparatus for preparation thereof
  • C11C5/023—Apparatus for preparation thereof by casting or melting in a mould

Definitions

• the present invention refers to a stearine candle and a method for pro ⁇ ducing the same.
• One object of the invention has therefore been to provide a candle which remains substantially intact during the entire burning time.
• Another object has been to create a candle which offers an extra effect in the shape of an illuminated image or text surface.
• the invention has the characteristics stated in the claims.
• Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a stearine candle according to the in- 20 vention whereas
• Fig. 2 is a section through the candle illustrated in fig. 1 and
• Fig. 3 schematically shows a stage in the manufacturing of the candle according to fig. 1 and 2 and
• Fig. h is a top view of a partly burned-out candle.
• the stearine candle shown in fig. 1 comprises a main portion 1, which has a square cross section and which at the upper end thereof continues " * - in a substantially pyramid shaped upper end portion 2, through the cen ⁇ tral part of which the wick 3 extends.
• a substantially pyramid shaped upper end portion 2 At the outer surface of the main portion 1 of the candle there are provided covering parts h for a pur-
• a base 5 which has relief portions 6 perferably forming a text for instance the name-of an enterpr i se. S i nce these rel iefs cons i st of stearine material the outer portions thereof are preferably covered by paint 7 for pro ⁇ vid ing a sui table contrast to the rest of the candle .
• the cover parts h which may consist of transparent films which only need to have a thickness of some hundreds 0 f a wm t serve a double pur- pose since they preferably have a text which for instance can point out special services of an enterprise or one or several images or the like and further serve to maintain the shape of the candle, which will appear from the following description.
• the cover parts will further give the candle still another uni- que quality, i.e. the capability of showing one or several illuminated advertising texts or images.
• the top 2 of the candle has been burned-out and the flame as a consequence thereof is located inside the cover parts these latter will be illuminated by the flame thus giving said effect.
• the base 5 has an important influence as regards the function of the candle. It provides a text surface which deviates from the text surface constituted by the cover parts h and further it prevents the candle from collapsing in spite of the lacking cover parts in the lower part of the candle.
• the numeral 9 designates the so called candle cup, i.e. the stearine material which is in a thinly fluid condition.
• This candle cup has in a top view a substantially circular shape which means that it reaches the sides of the square candle at the centre thereof.
• the stearine mass in the corners of the candle is then still substantially uninfluenced and the cover parts k , which have a considerably higher melting point than the stearine prevent the candle cup from breaking throLFgh the candle wall.
• cup 9 has passed the 10 main part 1 and has begun to melt itself down into the base 5 the thicker wall thickness of this one and the fact that it has been moulded from a stearine compound having a higher melting point than the rest of the candle prevents the candle cup from breaking through the candle wall also in this part of the candle which means that the candle will main- 15 tain its outer shape.
• the wick according to the invention is cut about 5 mm from the bottom of the candle.
• some part of the stearine compound with higher melting point is allowed to melt into the bottom of the "basic" candle which reduces 20 the flame.
• the candle as now described may be produced in the following manner:
• a blank 12 which has the shape shown in fig. 3, i.e. having substantially the same height as the completed candle but lacking the base.
• Transparent plastic sheets k provided with a desired text or image are then secured to the outer sides of the main part 1.
• the plastic sheets k may have an adhesive layer.
• the candle blank so obtained is dipped in melted paraffin so that the thin paraffin layer as mentioned above and which surrounds at least the main part 1 is generated.
• the candle is then according to fig. 3 placed in a mould 13 for moulding the base to the rest of the candle.
• the mould may entirely or in part be made from a material with rubber-like properties such as silicone rubber or it may accordinq to fig.3 have mov ⁇ able tool blocks 14a, I b provided with recesses 15 for the intended text.
• the blank 12 has as appears from fig. 2 and 3 by moulding or planing in the portion thereof where the base is to be located been provided with a recess 16 which extends around the candle and which in combination with a corresponding recess 17 in the mould or the blocks constitutes the cavity into which the stearine compound which is to form the base 5 is poured.
• the stearine compound from which the base is made also forms the bottom of the candle and thus contributes to the extingui ⁇ shing effect just mentioned. Since an air pocket is generally generated during moulding the candle part 1 and this air pocket is filled when the base is moulded the bottom layer will as shown not be of equal thickness.
• the candle block has a transverse section which deviates from the circular shape in such a manner that unmelted portions similar to the portions 11a, 11b in fig. are generated and that said portions are such that they in fact will form columns which in combination with the covering parts with stearine adhering thereto will form substantially rigid and intact walls.
• the square transverse section illustrated in the drawing also other polygon shapes or other shapes having the characteristics referred to may be used.
• the covering parts may of course be contiguous in which case the sheet may be in the shape of a flexible tube which may be forced on the candle block and they can of course consist of plates of plastic or some other suitable material.
• the covering parts may also be surrounded by a layer of coloured stearine or the like.

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  • 1985-11-12 SE SE8505341A patent/SE8505341L/sv not_active Application Discontinuation
• 1986
  • 1986-11-06 WO PCT/SE1986/000509 patent/WO1987003004A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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