Container Candle with Enhanced Candle Performance and Candle Insert for Container Candle

Abstract

The present invention relates to vessel design that enhances candle performance by separating the inlet air from the active scent while accelerating the active scent. The chimney-like assembly accelerates active scent flow, thus propelling active scent faster and further from the candle. The separation of inlet air from active scent produces an efficient laminar flame with minimal flame movement and flickering, thus reducing the soot potential.

1 . A container candle comprising:
 a container with an opening at one end;   a combustible fuel contained within said container;   a candle wick positioned within said container and extending from said combustible fuel;   a tubular insert supported on said container and positioned through said opening in said container, the exterior circumference of said tubular insert being less than the interior circumference of said opening in said container so as to create an air channel between said tubular insert and an interior wall of said container.   
     
     
         2 . The container candle of  claim 1  wherein said tubular insert is a frusto-conical shaped insert. 
     
     
         3 . The container candle of  claim 1  wherein said tubular insert is a cylindrical shaped insert. 
     
     
         4 . The container candle of  claim 1  wherein said tubular insert further comprises a tubular insert support which includes a connector ring and at least two flanges extending from the connector ring, said connector ring being shaped to be mounted on the brim of the opening in said container. 
     
     
         5 . The container candle of  claim 1  wherein a portion said tubular insert extends above a brim defining said opening in said container. 
     
     
         6 . The container candle of  claim 2  wherein a wider end of said frusto-conical shaped insert is positioned within said container. 
     
     
         7 . The container candle of  claim 4  wherein said flanges further comprise an edge for supporting a bottom surface of said frusto-conical shaped insert. 
     
     
         8 . The container candle of  claim 4  wherein said flanges further comprise an indentation to exert pressure on said frusto-conical shaped insert to hold said frusto-conical shaped insert in place in said connector ring. 
     
     
         9 . The container candle of  claim 4  wherein said connector ring further comprises a u-shaped channel for receiving a top brim of said container. 
     
     
         10 . The container candle of  claim 4  wherein said connector ring is manufactured out of a heat resistant material. 
     
     
         11 . The container candle of  claim 1  wherein said tubular insert further comprises a heat reflection ring positioned within said tubular insert for reflecting thermal energy back into the candle fuel. 
     
     
         12 . The container candle of  claim 1  wherein said tubular insert further comprises at least two contact points for positioning said tubular insert within said opening in said candle container. 
     
     
         13 . A candle enhancement insert for use in a container candle comprising:
 a tubular insert supported on said container and positioned through said opening in said container, the exterior circumference of said tubular insert being less than the interior circumference of said opening in said container so as to create an air channel between said tubular insert and an interior wall of said container;   a tubular insert support which includes a connector ring and at least two flanges extending from the connector ring, said connector ring being shaped to be mounted on the brim of the opening in said container.   
     
     
         14 . The candle enhancement insert of  claim 13  wherein said tubular insert is a frusto-conical shaped insert. 
     
     
         15 . The candle enhancement insert of  claim 13  wherein said tubular insert is a cylindrical shaped insert. 
     
     
         16 . The candle enhancement insert of  claim 13  wherein a portion said tubular insert extends above a brim defining said opening in said container. 
     
     
         17 . The candle enhancement insert of  claim 14  wherein a wider end of said frusto-conical shaped insert is positioned within said container. 
     
     
         18 . The candle enhancement insert of  claim 13  wherein each of said flanges further comprises an edge for supporting a bottom surface of said frusto-conical shaped insert. 
     
     
         19 . The candle enhancement insert of  claim 13  wherein each of said flanges further comprises an indentation to exert pressure on said frusto-conical shaped insert to hold said frusto-conical shaped insert in place in said connector ring. 
     
     
         20 . The candle enhancement insert of  claim 13  wherein said connector ring further comprises a u-shaped channel for receiving a top brim of said container. 
     
     
         21 . The candle enhancement insert of  claim 13  wherein said connector ring is manufactured out of a heat resistant material.