Patent ID: 7217122

Claim:
A candle wick snuffer comprising: a baseplate configured to be placed on the bottom of the fuel body of a candle in the lower part of the candle body and positioned with respect to the candle wick; a spring in the fuel body, a snuffer in the fuel body and mounted on said spring, said spring having an armed position wherein said candle wick snuffer is restrained with respect to said baseplate and a released position to which said snuffer is thrust when said snuffer is released, said snuffer moving through the candle wick position as it moves from its armed to its released position; and temperature-sensitive structure separate from the candle fuel body releasably retaining said snuffer in its armed position so that said snuffer is released when said temperature-sensitive structure releases substantially at the melting temperature of candle fuel body so that said snuffer moves through the wick position to thrust the wick into the candle fuel melt pool.