Patent ID: 6090331
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: C11C,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a gel candle having a non-metal core wick, comprising the steps of:providing a gel-forming liquid composition in a candle container having an opening, a bottom surface and a longitudinal axis running from the bottom surface to the opening of the container;placing a guide over the opening of the container for guiding a non-metal core wick through the gel-forming liquid composition, wherein the guide has an inner wall that creates an opening which is smaller than the opening of the container;disposing a magnetic material contiguous with the bottom surface of the container;inserting a wick-clip having a non-metal core wick through the opening of the guide and into the liquid composition in the container before the liquid composition in the container begins to transform into a gel state; andattracting the wick-clip through the liquid composition and positioning the wick-clip in the container, using the magnetic material,wherein, after said attracting and positioning step, the non-metal core wick stands upright such that it is substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the container and is not bent, wilted or submerged in the liquid composition.