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
  • C11C5/006—Candles wicks, related accessories

Definitions

• This invention relates to the controlled placement of wicks in a candle product.
• the invention specifically relates to the placement of a candle wick a sufficient distance
• this invention relates to a process for manufacturing a compression molded
• fragrances are in the form of freestanding, or pillar
• candles is during the formation of the candle. Specifically, wicks are place into die molds,
• a fuel source such as paraffin wax is poured into the mold and allowed to cool, or
• prilled wax is poured into a mold and compressed to form a candle shape and a wick is
• freestanding candles can present fire issues when left unattended and allowed to burn to
• candles is the ability to dispose of place scrap wax in the bottom cavity.
• Candle compositions comprised of mineral oil and various polymeric additives
• compositions to build up heat in the melt pools which can reach the ignition point.
• Flashover can occur any time during the combustion of these compositions, so placement
• Candle compositions comprised of wax and respective additives and molded
• Fig. 1 shows a freestanding candle
• FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the freestanding candle of this invention
• FIG. 3 is a cutaway view of a freestanding candle showing the cavity and wick
• FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view of the free standing candle of this invention
• Fig. 1 shows a freestanding candle 2 having horizontal top 4, sides 6 and
• Axially disposed wick 10 runs the length of candle 2 from the top 4 to the
• top 4, sides 6, and bottom 8 define a candle shape which can be prepared
• solid fuel generally a paraffin or vegetable wax into a mold defining the desired candle
• the wick 10 may be
• the wick should extend a flame sustaining
• the solid fuel source generally a vegetable or paraffin
• Another method of forming candles is by compression. In this method prill or
• powder is formed from the wax, inserted into the mold, and then the wax is compressed in
• the mold to form the candle shape.
• the shape is removed from the mold, a wick cavity
• the fuel may contain colorants, volatile active ingredients such as fragrances, insect control chemicals, sanitizers, deodorants, or the like.
• the fuel may contain colorants, volatile active ingredients such as fragrances, insect control chemicals, sanitizers, deodorants, or the like.
• the fuel may contain colorants, volatile active ingredients such as fragrances, insect control chemicals, sanitizers, deodorants, or the like.
• the fuel may contain
• microcrystalline wax to provide improved candle properties
• C 14 -C 20 fatty acids to also provide improved candle properties
• crystal modifiers such as emylene-alpha-olefin copolymers such as those sold under the
• trademark Nybar may be added to the mixture as well. It is not within the scope of this
• this invention having applicability to candles providing light
• this invention is directed to a meltable
• solid fuel candle 2 having a substantially horizontal top surface 4, a substantially
• bottom 8 surfaces to define a shape, and one or more vertical wick cavities 40 running
• each wick 10 being located substantially
• the improvement comprising placing
• Fig 2 shows a bottom perspective view
• Cavity 20 can be prepared by various means. It can be molded into the cavity 20.
• the sides 22 of cavity 20 can extend from the bottom of the candle
• wick 10 Normally, sides 22 should extend a minimum of about inch above the bottom
• FIG. 3 shows a cross section view of candle 2. In this view the bottom cavity
• wick cavity 40 is also shown.
• Wick cavity 40 shows a axially disposed
• top 24 slightly above top 24 where in practice it would be anchored with a molten wax material.
• wick 10 slightly above the top 24 of bottom cavity 20 helps insure that
• standing candle 2 may be inadvertently placed.
• Wick 10 may be held in place by a small
• wick 10 is placed 1/8 th inch below the surface
• the wick is slightly recessed into the candle body
• wick is a flame extinguishing distance above the horizontal bottom 8 of the candle.
• the wick should preferably extend substantially no further than the top
• Fig. 4 shows a bottom view of candle 2 showing bottom cavity 20, bottom
• wax fill 44 which is added to hold wick 10 in place and to provide a better foundation
• waxes may contain different colorants or pigments, and thus, must be carefully.
• fragrance materials that may or may not be compatible to the olfactory sense.
• the scrap wax may also help maintain the wick
• the bottom cavity may be left
• This wick 10 is in the wick cavity 40, placed about 1/8 th inch beneath the top 24 of candle
• the wicks utilized may be of any conventional wick material including but not
• a preferred wick is cotton, cotton/paper, cotton/linen, or synthetic such as rayon.
• a preferred wick is cotton, cotton/paper, cotton/linen, or synthetic such as rayon.
• IFF Stargazer 18 available from International Flavors & Fragrances
• Sandoplast Yellow 3G Sandoplast Red 2G (both available from Clariant Gmbh, Pigments
• microcrystalline wax (Bareco's Victory Lite Wax MP 80° C.) are metered
• Clariant Sandoplast yellow 3G and Cyasorb UV 531 is mixed until all components are
• the wax/ polymer pre-blend and the fragrance/dye/UN inhibitor concentrate are dissolved.
• microcrystalline wax used in layer mixture 1 A third layer using identical ingredients,
• fragrance/dye/UN inhibitor concentrate was IFF Moonblossom 47, Clariant
• the wax/ polymer pre-blend and the fragrance/dye/UN
• inhibitor concentrate are further blended through an in-line blending process as with the
• candle wax compositions are then pumped to their respective separate wax reservoirs in
• Kurschner wax spray drum system and the compositions are held at a temperature of 65 to
• the spray drums are set to a speed of approximately 42 meters/min.
• room temperature is held to about 15° C. and the relative humidity of approximately 50%.
• candle wax composition for each layer is pumped through a spray manifold system from
• wax is sprayed into the air and semi-solidifies before contacting the drum surface.
• spray drum is held to a temperature between about 7 and 24 ° C.
• the prilled wax is collected on the spray drum and them scraped from the drum and transferred into a
• the prilled wax is collected at the end of the drum and vacuum fed into holding
• the prilled waxes are maintained at temperatures between about 17 and 32°
• the target dimension for the candle directly from the press is 7.60 cm by
• the candles are made on the basis of volume and weights are given for the purpose of
• prilled waxes are transferred from the stationary hoppers to feed tube matrix of the
• the feed tube matrix consists of 3 rows each containing 6 cavities which are
• composition in a single candle The table then rotates one of the 6 head cavity units filled
• prilled wax is compressed in the cavity from the top down, forming a contour pocket of approximately 40 millimeters by 9.5 millimeters in dimension to the bottom of the candle.
• the prilled waxes are compressed to a force between 2400 and 2800 pounds, for a dwell
• the wicked candles are dosed with approximately 0.2 to 0.5
• microcrystalline wax can be advantageously used in this step, it is preferred to
• the material is compatible with, and has the same melting point as the main structure.
• the candles that have been filled with wax into the bottom cavity are then passed through cooling tunnel at a temperature of from about 13 to about 25° C for a

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