Patent ID: 7744367
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: F23D

Abstract:
1. A candle-maintenance tool for carving a substantially arcuate path in candle wax of a surface of a candle, the candle-maintenance tool comprising: a shaft having a candle-contacting surface at one end thereof and a rotational axis; an elongated handle disposed at an end of the shaft opposite the candle-contacting surface; a blade formed from a substantially triangular portion of the candle-contacting surface of the shaft bent inwardly, wherein a line along which the blade is bent is at an oblique angle relative to the rotational axis of the shaft, the blade having a cutting surface that faces the candle-contacting surface of the shaft, with at least a portion of the cutting surface disposed to face the rotational axis of the shaft; and a substantially rectangular aperture formed in the shaft between the inwardly-bent portion of the candle-contacting surface of the shaft and the elongated handle, the aperture located near the blade and away from the handle, wherein: when the candle-contacting surface is pressed into the surface of the candle, at least a portion of the blade is adapted to contact the surface of the candle; and when the candle-maintenance tool is rotated in place with the candle-contacting surface pressed into the surface of the candle, the blade is adapted to carve a substantially arcuate path into the surface of the candle.