Patent ID: 6228304
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: C11C,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for producing candles having three dimensional surface designs comprising;A. creating a rubber stamp having upon it a mirror image copy of a surface design which is to appear on the candles,B. placing the rubber stamp upon a substantially flat, non-porous, liquid impermeable surface, the mirror image copy of the surface design facing upwardly, away from the substantially flat, non-porous, liquid impermeable surface,C. building a first dam atop the rubber stamp, the first dam and rubber stamp defining a reservoir,D. securely fastening the first dam to the a substantially flat, non-porous, liquid impermeable surface so that the reservoir is leak proof,E. coating the reservoir with a release agent,F. creating hardened castings,I. the hardened castings being created bya. pouring a rigid mold material into the reservoir,b. allowing the rigid mold material to harden,c. disassembling the first dam,d. removing the hardened casting,i. the hardened casting having upon its surface the surface design,G. connecting the hardened castings to one another such that the surface of each hardened casting having upon it the desired design faces outwardly, away from each other hardened casting,I. the connected hardened castings forming a first production prototype,a. the first production prototype having a hollow interior,b. the first prototype having exterior surfaces,H. filling the first production prototype hollow interior with filler material,I. fastening the first production prototype to a substantially flat, horizontal, level, non-porous, liquid impermeable surface,J. assembling a second dam around the first production prototype,I. the second dam having a continuous interior surface,K. sealing the second dam to the substantially flat, level, non-porous, liquid impermeable surface,I. once sealed, the second dam continuous interior surface, the first production prototype exterior surfaces, and the substantially flat, horizontal, level, non-porous, liquid impermeable surface directly underlying a space between the second dam continuous interior surface and the production prototype exterior surfaces constituting a mold reservoir,L. filling the mold reservoir with a liquefied mold material so that the first production prototype is completely covered,M. allowing the mold material to harden into a first candle mold,N. disassembling the second dam,O. removing the first production prototype from the first candle mold,P. inverting the first candle mold,Q. reassembling the second dam around the first candle mold,R. placing a candle wick within the first candle mold,S. pouring liquefied candle wax into the first candle mold,T. allowing the liquefied candle wax to resolidify into a completed candle,U. disassembling the second dam,V. removing the completed candle from the first candle mold, the completed candle having the surface designs.