Patent ID: 9261275
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: F23D

Claim Text:
1. A candle, comprising: a solid planar wick; a body of meltable fuel; and a wick holder; wherein: the wick holder comprises: the solid planar wick is held in an upright position by the wick holder; a portion of the solid planar wick extends above a top surface of the body of meltable fuel; an entirety of the wick holder is below the top surface the body of meltable fuel; the solid planar wick has a height dimension, a width dimension, and a thickness dimension; the height dimension is greater than the width dimension and extends from a base of the candle to a top surface of the body of meltable fuel; the width dimension is greater than the thickness dimension; the thickness dimension is from 0.018 to 0.23 inches; the solid planar wick comprises cellulose and lignin; the solid planar wick comprises generally straight grains extending substantially in the height dimension; and the candle emits an acoustic crackling sound when lit.