Patent ID: 7247017
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: F21V,F23D

Abstract:
1. A candle comprising a meltable solid fuel element, a melting plate upon which said fuel element rests, and a capillary lobe located on said melting plate, the capillary lobe comprising a wall extending upwardly from the melting plate, wherein the capillary lobe cooperatively engages a base portion of a wick holder, the base portion comprising a down-turned skirt extending adjacent the wall of the capillary lobe, wherein a gap is defined between the skirt and the wall of the capillary lobe, and wherein capillary flow of melted fuel occurs upwardly through the gap along the wall of the capillary lobe from the melting plate to a wick retained over the capillary lobe by the wick holder.