US 7,524,187 B2
	Wick holder locking mechanism
Chris A. Kubicek, East Troy, Wis. (US); Cory J. Nelson, Racine, Wis. (US); Matthew S. Montei, Racine, Wis. (US); and Paul E. Furner, Racine, Wis. (US)
Assigned to S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, Wis. (US)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/938,434.
Prior Publication US 2006/0057523 A1, Mar. 16, 2006
Int. Cl. F23D 3/16 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 431—291  [431/292; 431/289]

16 Claims

1. A candle comprising a meltable solid fuel element, a heat conductive melting plate upon which said fuel element rests, and a capillary pedestal located on said melting plate which cooperatively and lockingly engages the base portion of a wick holder comprising a wick, said wick holder conducting heat from a flame upon said wick to said capillary pedestal and to said melting plate, said wick holder engaging said meltable solid fuel element, with said wick holder being engaged by a snap-type locking configuration with said capillary pedestal so as to prevent accidental removal from said melting plate and provide capillary action of melted fuel upwardly from the melting plate between the capillary pedestal and the base portion of the wick holder, wherein a skirt of said wick holder resiliently engages an undercut portion of said capillary pedestal.