| US 7,568,912 B2 | ||
| Multi-piece candle fuel element | ||
| Chris A Kubicek, East Troy, Wis. (US); Cory J Nelson, Racine, Wis. (US); Brian Wagers, Racine, Wis. (US); Paul E Furner, Racine, Wis. (US); Kara L Lakatos, Racine, Wis. (US); Thomas J Szymczak, Franksville, Wis. (US); Padma Prabodh Varanasi, Racine, Wis. (US); and Joel E Adair, Racine, Wis. (US) | ||
| Assigned to S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, Wis. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 29, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/427,637. | ||
| Application 11/427637 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/185174, filed on Jul. 20, 2005, granted, now 7,497,685. | ||
| Application 11/185174 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/197839, filed on Aug. 05, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0263734 A1, Nov. 23, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. F23D 3/16 (2006.01); F23D 3/16431 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 431—289 [431/291; 431/292] | 22 Claims |
| 1. A candle fuel element, comprising:
a wick-holder assembly including a wick retained by an upwardly extending wick retention member spaced apart from an upwardly
extending heat-conductive element;
a first solid fuel charge surrounding the wick retention member and disposed between the wick retention member and the heat-conductive
element;
a second solid fuel charge slidably engaging and at least partly surrounding the first solid fuel charge; and
a third fuel charge comprising a meltable solid fuel material, wherein the third solid fuel charge at least partially surrounds
the first and second fuel charges, and wherein the third fuel charge connects the first and second fuel charges.
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