Patent ID: 6629836
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: F21V,F23D

Abstract:
A cap for a jar containing a candle, wherein the jar has a top that is open, said cap comprising:a) a lid; and b) a snuffer plug; wherein said lid is for being dimensioned to fit snugly onto/into the top of the jar, and as a result thereof, closes the top of the jar; wherein said lid is for providing spill protection if the jar is tipped over, and as a result thereof, provides tip over security; wherein said lid is for having airborne soot deposits from the candle deposited thereon when the jar cools, and as a result thereof, the airborne soot deposits from the candle are allowed to be safely wiped off said lid as a solid, and as a result thereof, pollution is reduced; wherein said lid has a single exhaust throughbore; wherein said single exhaust throughbore in said lid is for creating a chimney effect for the flame of the candle which does not restrict air and exhaust flow from the candle and keeps air and exhaust flow from the candle fairly consistent and minimizes turbulence so as to produce a stable flame which allows scent thrown from the candle to become steady and consistent, and as a result thereof, does not diminish candle scent, and allows use of smaller and less volatile wicks of the candle because heat is trapped while exhaust gases are expunged, and provides a more uniform formation and temperature of the pool of molten wax of the candle due to a lower temperature difference between internal candle atmosphere and the pool of molten wax of the candle, and as a result thereof, does not cause the molten wax to overheat; wherein said lid is for minimizing turbulence which prevents the flame of the candle from flickering by virtue of said lid protecting the candle, when the candle is burning, from convection currents and breezes that normally disrupt the candle in the jar, and even though modest breezes are present, the flame of the candle remains stable because the modest breezes cannot overcome the velocity of the chimney effect for the flame of the candle, and as a result thereof, there is less susceptibility to the Venturi effect created by small breezes; wherein said snuffer plug is dimensioned to fit securely into said single exhaust throughbore in said lid, and as a result thereof, selectively closes said single exhaust throughbore in said lid; wherein said snuffer plug is for easily, safely, and effectively extinguishing the candle by virtue of eliminating a risk of burns and by minimizing soot from the candle from entering into the atmosphere, and as a result thereof, reduces pollution; wherein said snuffer plug is for suffocating the flame of the candle with oxygen deprivation; wherein said snuffer plug is for containing and trapping smoke and all emissions which result from the smoldering wick of the candle when oxygen is removed from combustion; and wherein said snuffer plug is for having airborne soot deposits from the candle deposited thereon when the jar cools, and as a result thereof, the airborne soot deposits from the candle are allowed to be safely wiped off said snuffer plug as a solid, and as a result thereof, pollution is reduced.