An Improved Candle Grease, Guard..
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application; 3rd July, 1890 Accepted; 16th; Aug., 1890-
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION:
An Improved Candle Grease, Guard..
I HERMANN DEDE of No. 29 Kleine Reichenstrasse, Hamburg, in the Empire of
Germany Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
This invention relates to an apparatus the object of which is to prevent the
troublesome overflow of candles. The apparatus is shown in the accompanying
drawings as applied to a candle.
Fig. 1. is a front sectional elevation.
Fig. 2. is a plan.
Fig. 3. shows the effect of the apparatus in preventing the overflow of the candle.
Fig. 4. represents a modification.
The apparatus consists of a ring made of metal or other suitable material a, provided
with an inclined flange or with small hooks n n projecting inwards.
The ring a is supported on the top edge of the candle by means of said hooks
or flange, which correspond to the diameter of the candle in such a manner, that
they may be easily moved along the candle without having too much play.
During the burning of the candle the ring descends being continually supported
on the candle edge.
e,
Above the ring a is arranged a covering or protecting plate d which has a central
hole
for the passage of the wick. This covering plate d is to protect the ring a
from the excessive heat caused by the flame, whereby the ring might damage the
candle and cause an overflow, also to form with the ring a a receiver, within which
may collect the liquid matter when the candle is held in an oblique position or carried
about as in Fig. 3.
The connection of the covering-plate d with the ring a may be made as shown by
Figs. 1 and 3 in the following manner; the plate projecting some millimeters beyond
the upper edge of the ring is connected with the outer edge-surface by means of
the ring-shaped encircling band s. This connection of the covering plate d with the
inner frame a may also take place by an outer frame p as shown in Fig. 4.
The covering plate d may be heated by the flame especially when the latter flickers
or during a draft of air, but as the connection of the plate d with the ring a takes
place by an intermediate band s, no detrimental heating of the ring a takes place, even
should the flame play upon the plate for some time in a draught of air and come
into close contact with the same.
On the other hand the ring a becomes sufficiently heated, and so prevents its
sticking fast to the candle by the liquid grease entering between the ring and
the candle.
This liquid matter on the other hand cannot leave at the lower end of the ring
as it there thickens or solidifies. The part of the plate d projecting above a forms
with the ring a a sufficiently large receiver to catch up the melted candle substance
when the candle is held in an oblique position or is carried about, which would
otherwise cause an overflow of the melted substance over the edge of the ring a.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim is :
An improved guard for preventing the overflow of candle-grease when burning

page_text: consisting of a ring a adapted to slide down the candle and be supported on the
same by a flange or hooks, connected with a perforated covering plate d, carried
by a ring-shaped bands projecting from the outer surface of the ring for protecting
the ring from heat; all substantially as illustrated and described.
Dated this 3rd day of July 1890.
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.