Patent ID: 7306769

Claim:
An apparatus for burning an aroma producing, combustible material comprising: (a) a housing having a base, an upper supporting surface and an internal chamber substantially open to atmosphere, said housing comprising a plurality of circumferentially spaced supporting columns and a plurality of vertically spaced-apart, generally ring-shaped chamber defining components connected to said plurality of circumferentially spaced supporting columns; (b) a material supporting member carried by said upper supporting surface of said housing for containing the combustible material, said material supporting member comprising a generally ring-shaped component and a generally cup-shaped, perforated component that is connected to and depends from said generally ring-shaped component into said internal chamber; (c) a candle disposed within said internal chamber for heating the combustible material to an elevated temperature sufficient to cause combustion of the material and; (d) a candle positioning means carried by said base of said housing for positioning said candle in close proximity to said generally cup-shaped perforated component of said material supporting assembly.