Patent ID: 7044320

Claim:
A two part candle container having a cylindrical body with a closed base at a bottom and an open mouth at a top of the cylindrical body, the container comprising: (a) a holder for providing an inner sidewall of the cylindrical body, the inner sidewall having the closed base at said bottom and an open end at said top to define a holder interior, the holder interior configured to receive a candle; (b) a shell for providing an outer sidewall of the cylindrical body, the outer sidewall having an opening at said bottom and an open end at said top to define a holder interior, the holder configured to exhaust combustion gases generated by the candle; (c) a locking mechanism for fixedly securing the holder to the shell when assembled, wherein when assembled the shell and holder provide the cylindrical body having a pair of spaced apart sidewalls consisting of the inner sidewall and the outer sidewall; (d) a plurality of splines located between and touching the inner sidewall and the outer sidewall to define a plurality of channels, the channels configured for fluid communication of ambient intake air into the holder interior during combustion of said candle, each of said channels is defined between a pair of adjacent said splines, the exterior surface of the inner sidewall, and an inner surface of the outer sidewall; (e) a plurality of respective vents in the outer sidewall, the vents distributed adjacent to the bottom of the shell for directing the ambient intake air into the channels; and (f) a top channel located at the top of the channels; the top channel configured for redirecting the intake air from the channels towards the closed base of the holder interior.