Patent ID: 7047851

Claim:
A method for trimming a wick to a pre-determined length comprising: providing a first cutting arm having a base; providing a second cutting arm pivotally connected to said first cutting arm, wherein said second cutting arm includes a measuring foot having a thickness that is greater than a thickness of said base, wherein said measuring foot thickness determines the length of a wick allowed to remain above a top surface of a candle upon trimming the wick; placing a wick of a candle between the base and measuring foot; placing a bottom surface of the measuring foot on the top surface of the candle; moving said first and second cutting arms to a closed position; cutting the wick to a height that corresponds to the measuring foot thickness such that the cut wick stands underneath a bottom surface of the base when the bottom surface of the measuring foot is contacting the top surface of the candle; and receiving at a debris tray any portion cut from the wick, wherein the debris tray comprises said measuring foot, a top rim of measuring foot, and said base.