Patent ID: 6863525

Claim:
A safety candle characterized by the ability to extinguish a flame of the candle when the candle is essentially completely consumed, comprising an elongate candle wick having an upper end portion and a lower end portion, a molded wick support having the lower end portion of the wick fixedly secured therein, with said wick support comprising a polymeric material having a melt temperature higher than the temperature generated by the flame of the candle, a body composed of a combustible material which is solid at room temperature and liquid when heated by the flame of the candle, said body defining opposite ends and coaxially surrounding said wick so as to embed substantially the full length of the wick and the support within the body, with the support being located adjacent one end of the body, and with the upper end portion of the wick extending outwardly from the other end of the body, and wherein said wick support further comprises a flame retardant which is mixed with the polymeric material and is released from the polymeric material when the wick support is heated by the flame of the candle.