Candle maker and redresser

Abstract

A used candle is held against a flat electrically heated wax melting surface for removing the shoulder and the crater from the candle. The melted wax is directed through a drain to a container. The melted wax may be poured into a separate candle mold, or the container may be used directly to form a new candle. A multi legged wick pin holder, placed across the top of the container, holds one or more wick pins in vertical position when the container is used as a candle mold. The wax melting surface is angled slightly toward the drain to facilitate the flow of melted wax. A low heat conducting barrier keeps chunks of wax from clogging the drain. In one embodiment, the wax melting surface includes a gutter that communicates with a well formed around the drain. The well has tapered sides for shaping candle bottoms. In another embodiment, the wax melting surface has multiple angled planes converging at the drain.

1 . A candle redresser system for redressing a used candle having a crater surrounded by a shoulder, comprising:
 an electrically heated wax melting surface for melting the shoulder and substantially removing the crater from a used candle positioned on said wax melting surface;   a drain communicating with said wax melting surface for removing melted wax from said wax melting surface; and   a container positioned below said drain for receiving said melted wax for forming a new candle therefrom.   
   
   
       2 . The redresser system of  claim 1 , wherein said wax melting surface is oriented at a slight downward angle towards said drain. 
   
   
       3 . The redresser system of  claim 2 , further including a gutter across said wax melting surface in communication with said drain. 
   
   
       4 . The redresser system of  claim 1 , further including a removable low heat conductive barrier for keeping chunks of wax from clogging said drain. 
   
   
       5 . The redresser of  claim 1 , further including a wall about said wax melting surface, and
 wherein said wall is outwardly angled vertically from said wax melting surface.   
   
   
       6 . The redresser of  claim 1 , further including candle bottom shaping means for shaping the bottom of a small diameter stick candle. 
   
   
       7 . The redresser system of  claim 6  wherein said shaping means comprises a well surrounding said drain, said well having tapered sides for engaging and shaping the bottom of a candle positioned therein. 
   
   
       8 . The redresser system of  claim 6 , further including a wall about said wax melting surface; and
 wherein said shaping means comprises an arcuate section integrally formed in said wall.   
   
   
       9 . The redresser of  claim 1 , wherein said container comprises a releasable candle mold, and further including;
 a wick pin holder, having multiple legs, bridging the top of said container; and   a metal wick pin supported by said wick pin holder and extending to the bottom of said container.   
   
   
       10 . The redresser of  claim 9 , wherein the undersides of said legs are serrated for enabling centering on containers of differing diameters. 
   
   
       11 . The redresser of  claim 10 , wherein said wick pin holder includes multiple wick pin supports in said legs for forming multi wick candles. 
   
   
       12 . A candle redresser system for redressing a used candle having a crater surrounded by a shoulder, comprising:
 a redresser bowl having a wall surrounding an electrically heated wax melting surface for melting the shoulder and substantially removing the crater from a used candle positioned on said wax melting surface;   said wall being outwardly angled from said wax melting surface;   a drain communicating with said wax melting surface for removing melted wax from said wax melting surface;   a gutter across said wax melting surface in communication with said drain;   said wax melting surface being oriented at a slight downward angle towards said drain; and   a container positioned below said drain for receiving said melted wax for forming a new candle therefrom.   
   
   
       13 . The redresser system of  claim 12 , further including a removable low heat conductive barrier for keeping chunks of wax from clogging said drain. 
   
   
       14 . The redresser of  claim 12 , further including candle bottom shaping means for shaping the bottom of a small diameter stick candle. 
   
   
       15 . The redresser system of  claim 14  wherein said shaping means comprises a well surrounding said drain and having tapered sides for engaging and shaping the bottom of a candle positioned therein. 
   
   
       16 . The redresser system of  claim 14 , wherein said shaping means comprises an arcuate section integrally formed in said wall. 
   
   
       17 . The redresser of  claim 12 , wherein said container comprises a releasable candle mold, and further including;
 a wick pin holder, having multiple legs, bridging the top of said container, and   a metal wick pin supported by said wick pin holder and extending to the bottom of said container.   
   
   
       18 . The redresser of  claim 12 , wherein said wax melting surface comprises multiple planes, each angled slightly towards said drain. 
   
   
       19 . The redresser of  claim 18  wherein a portion of said wall includes an integral arcuate section forming a tapered candle base shaping surface for shaping the bottom of a candle. 
   
   
       20 . A candle redresser method comprising:
 providing an electrically heated wax melting surface for removing the shoulder and crater from a used candle held in contact therewith;   removing wax from said wax melting surface through a drain into a container; and   forming a new candle from said melted wax in said container.   
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 20  wherein said wax melting surface is angled slightly toward said drain. 
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 21 , further including providing a well surrounding said drain, said well having tapered sides for engaging and shaping the bottom of a small diameter stick candle manipulated therein. 
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 20 , further including providing a low heat conductive barrier for keeping chunks of wax from clogging said drain. 
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 20 , further including providing a gutter extending across said wax melting surface and in communication with said drain. 
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 20 , further including providing an outwardly angled wall about said wax melting surface. 
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 20  wherein said container is a releasable candle mold and further comprising:
 supporting a multi leg wick pin holder on said container; and   supporting one or more wick pins from said holder to extend toward the bottom of said container.