Wax craft product and method of manufacturing

Abstract

A wax craft product which comprises a bendable extruded rod of wax having a textured surface is provided. The textured surface enables the rod of wax to adhere to itself and to other surfaces when the rod of wax is pressed into contact with itself and other surfaces. The wax comprises petroleum-derived paraffins, microcrystalline waxes, and hydrocarbon resins. In an alternative embodiment, the wax craft product comprises a bendable extruded rod of wax having a coating which has adhesive properties. In this embodiment, the adhesive coating enables the rod of wax to adhere to itself and to other surfaces when the rod of wax is pressed into contact with itself and other surfaces. As with the textured rod of wax, the wax comprises petroleum-derived paraffins, microcrystalline waxes, and hydrocarbon resins.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A wax craft product, comprising: a bendable extruded rod of wax having a textured surface;   wherein said wax consists of petroleum-derived paraffins, microcrystalline waxes, and hydrocarbon resins; and   wherein said textured surface enables said rod of wax to adhere to itself and to other surfaces when said rod of wax is pressed into contact with itself and other surfaces.   
     
     
       2. The wax craft product as set forth in claim 1, wherein said textured surface comprises a plurality of longitudinal grooves. 
     
     
       3. The wax craft product as set forth in claim 2, wherein the cross-sectional configuration of said rod of wax is formed in the shape of a star. 
     
     
       4. The wax craft product as set forth in claim 2, wherein each groove has a height which is between 1/1000 and 40/1000 of an inch. 
     
     
       5. The wax craft product as set forth in claim 1, wherein said textured surface comprises a plurality of indentations. 
     
     
       6. The wax craft product as set forth in claim 5, wherein each indentation is formed in the shape of a pyramid. 
     
     
       7. The wax craft product as set forth in claim 5, wherein each indentation is formed in the shape of a star. 
     
     
       8. The wax craft product as set forth in claim 5, wherein each indentation has a depth which is between 1/1000 and 40/1000 of an inch. 
     
     
       9. The wax craft product as set forth in claim 1, wherein a plurality of said rods of wax are extruded and provided with said textured surface. 
     
     
       10. The wax craft product as set forth in claim 1, wherein said textured surface is formed through a knurling process after said rod of wax has been extruded. 
     
     
       11. The wax craft product as set forth in claim 1, wherein said wax comprises Kindt-Collins red wax formula #9. 
     
     
       12. A wax craft product, comprising: a bendable extruded rod of wax having a coating which has adhesive properties;   wherein said wax consists of petroleum-derived paraffins, microcrystalline waxes, and hydrocarbon resins; and   wherein said adhesive coating enables said rod of wax to adhere to itself and to other surfaces when said rod of wax is pressed into contact with itself and other surfaces.   
     
     
       13. The wax craft product as set forth in claim 12, wherein said adhesive coating is formed by spraying said rod of wax with an adhesive material. 
     
     
       14. The wax craft product as set forth in claim 12, wherein said adhesive coating is formed by dipping said rod of wax into a reserve of an adhesive material. 
     
     
       15. The wax craft product as set forth in claim 12, wherein said wax comprises Kindt-Collins red wax formula #9. 
     
     
       16. A method of manufacturing a wax craft product, comprising the steps of: extruding a continuous elongate rod of wax;   knurling the surface of said rod of wax by providing longitudinal grooves therein as said rod of wax is extruded; and   cutting said continuous rod of wax into discrete lengths.   
     
     
       17. A wax craft product, comprising: a bendable extruded rod of wax having a textured surface;   wherein said wax consists essentially of petroleum-derived paraffins, microcrystalline waxes and hydrocarbon resins; and   wherein said textured surface enables said rod of wax to adhere to itself and to other surfaces when said rod of wax is pressed into contact with itself and other surfaces. .Iadd.   
     
     
       18.  A wax craft product for use in manually forming letters, numbers, figures, designs and other shaped objects, said wax craft product comprising a rod of wax, said wax being (a) free of mineral oil; and   (b) sufficiently malleable so that said rod can be shaped into the form of a complete circle,     said rod being capable of being divided into smaller pieces manually, which pieces can be rejoined to form the original rod manually. .Iaddend..Iadd.19. The wax craft product of claim 18, wherein said rod is formed solely of wax. .Iaddend..Iadd.20. The wax craft product of claim 19, wherein said rod has a textured surface enabling said rod of wax to adhere to itself and to other surfaces when said rod of wax is pressed into contact with itself and other surfaces. .Iaddend..Iadd.21. A wax craft product for use in manually forming shaped objects, said wax craft product comprising a plurality of wax rods, said wax rods being arranged in side-by-side relation with adjacent wax rods being connected to each other to form a unitary product, said wax rods being connected to one another in such a way that individual wax rods can be separated from said unitary product and used to form a shaped object, the wax forming said rods being sufficiently malleable so that each of said rods can be shaped into the form of a complete circle. .Iaddend..Iadd.22. The wax craft product of claim 21, wherein each of said rods is capable of being divided into smaller pieces manually, which pieces can be rejoined to form the original rod manually. .Iaddend..Iadd.23. The wax craft product of claim   
     
     
        22, wherein each of said rods is formed solely of wax. .Iaddend..Iadd.24. The wax craft product of claim 22, wherein each of said rods has a textured surface enabling said rods to adhere to themselves and to other surfaces when said rods are pressed into contact with themselves and other surfaces. .Iaddend..Iadd.25. A wax craft product, comprising: a bendable, extruded rod of wax having a textured surface; wherein said wax is sufficiently malleable to allow said rod to be manually formed into a complete circle; and     wherein said textured surface enables said rod of wax to adhere to itself and to other surfaces when said rod of wax is pressed into contact with itself and other surfaces. .Iaddend..Iadd.26. The wax craft product of claim 25, wherein said rod of wax is free of oil. .Iaddend..Iadd.27. The wax craft product of claim 25, wherein said rod is capable of being divided into smaller pieces manually, which pieces can be rejoined to form the original rod manually. .Iaddend..Iadd.28. The wax craft product of claim 27, wherein said rod is formed solely of wax. .Iaddend.