Patent ID: 6312251
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: F23D

Abstract:
A liquid-fuel votive light comprising:an upright oriented metallic tubular wick holder having a top end, a bottom end, an outer surface, an inner surface and a height HI; said wick holder having a bore hole that extends from said top end of said wick holder to said bottom end of said wick holder;said wick holder having a generally bell-shaped portion and a shank portion; said bell-shaped portion having a top end having a width W2, a bottom end having a collar having a width W1 and W2 is less than W1; said bell-shaped portion having a height H2; said collar having an undercut bevel that extends to the top end of said shank portion; said shank portion having a width W3 and W3 is less than W1 and greater than W2;a reservoir-body made of composite material having a top end; an aperture having a first predetermined horizontal configuration is formed in said top end for removably receiving said bottom end of said wick holder;an elongated wick made of fibrous material having a top end that extends upwardly through said bore hole of said wick holder; andsaid top end of said shank portion having a second predetermined horizontal cross sectional configuration having a different shape from said first predetermined horizontal configuration in said top end of said reservoir-body that allows said shank portion to pass therethrough and also allows excess fluid fuel flowing down said outer surface of said bell-shaped portion of said wick holder to flow back into said reservoir-body.