Handheld wick holder and advancer

Abstract

A wick management apparatus includes a base and a housing. The base defines a receptacle to hold wicking media. The housing engages at a first end with the base. The housing includes a tube extending away from the first end. The tube defines a first interior channel between the first end and an exit hole on a sidewall of the tube. The tube also defines a second interior channel between an entry hole on the sidewall of the tube and a hole at a second end of the housing. A length of the sidewall between the exit hole and the entry hole is configured to support pressure of a user's thumb against the wicking media and translational movement of the wicking media between the exit hole to the entry hole.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus to manage a wick, the apparatus comprising:
 a base defining a receptacle configured to hold wicking media;   a housing to engage at a first end with the base, the housing comprising:
 a tube extending away from the first end, the tube defining:
 a first interior channel between the first end and an exit hole on a sidewall of the tube; and 
 a second interior channel between an entry hole on the sidewall of the tube and a hole at a second end of the housing; 
 wherein a length of the sidewall between the exit hole and the entry hole is configured to support pressure of a user's thumb or finger(s) against the wicking media and translational movement of the wicking media between the exit hole and the entry hole. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is further configured to facilitate the translational movement of the wicking media in a first direction out of the exit hole and into the entry hole. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is further configured to facilitate the translational movement of the wicking media in a second direction out of the entry hole and into the exit hole. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a rounded, weighted bottom surface configured to allow the apparatus to rock upright when disposed on a flat surface. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a flat bottom surface.