Patent ID: 7654822

Claim:
A fuel element adapted for use with a melting plate candle assembly, the candle assembly including a melting plate having a capillary lobe and a plurality of ribs, wherein the ribs extend radially from the capillary lobe and at least one rib comprises a raised secondary shaped portion having a height taller than other portions of the rib, the fuel element comprising: a fuel charge comprising a meltable fuel material; a capillary recess disposed in an outer surface of the fuel charge, the capillary recess adapted to receive the capillary lobe in the operative position; a wick carried by a wick holder, the wick being disposed in the fuel charge and in fluid communication with the capillary recess so as to be disposed above the capillary lobe in the operative position; and a plurality of locating recesses disposed in a bottom portion of an outer surface of the fuel charge, wherein the locating recesses are complementary to the ribs and the raised secondary shaped portion; wherein the fuel element is adapted to have an operative position on the melting place, in which a capillary space is formed between the fuel charge and the capillary lobe when the ribs are disposed in the locating recesses and airflow is substantially blocked between the capillary recess and at least one of the plurality of locating recesses, the capillary space adapted to transfer liquid from the melting plate to a wick disposed above the capillary lobe.