Multi-function candle accessory combining a venting chassis and candle holder

Abstract

A candle accessory is discosed that combines the functions of a venting device for containerized candles to improve the combustion efficiency and a candle holder for tapered, pillar, tea light and votive candles. The candle accessory consists of a ceramic venting chassis that includes an integral flat plate, an annular skirt, and a chimney. The chimney design of the venting chassis acts as an exhaust vent for containerized candles and as a candle holder for tapered, pillar, votive and tea light candles. The chimney extends around a central exhaust opening or vent in the chassis. The chimney has six vertical ribs that are used to support the base of conventional tapered candles. The chimney also includes an annular rim that forms a seat for supporting a tea light, votive and/or pillar candle. The venting chassis also includes three mounting feet that space the plate vertically above the brim of the candle vessel to allow inlet air flow into the candle vessel. When seated atop a jar candle, the skirt extends downward into the mouth of the candle vessel. The skirt has six longitudinal furrows that form six air flow inlet channels or vents. The furrows columnate the inlet air flow into distinct columns of air and the skirt directs the inlet air flow downward along the sidewalls of the candle vessel, which facilitates laminar air flow within a containerized candle to improve combustion.

I claim:  
     
         1 . An apparatus used with one or more of a containerized candle, a tapered candle, a pillar candle, votive candle and a tea light candle, where the containerized candle includes a fuel source burnt in the flame, a wick and a vessel, which defines an interior thereof for enclosing the wick and fuel source and has an open mouth, and where the vessel includes sidewalls that terminate in a brim at the open mouth of the vessel, the apparatus comprising: 
 a chassis used with the containerized candle for facilitating laminar air flow within the vessel interior to improve the stability and efficiency of the combustion flame of the containerized candle and used with one of the tapered candle, the pillar candle, votive candle and tea light candle for supporting the one of the tapered candle, the pillar candle, votive candle and tea light candle,    the chassis includes a flat plate shaped and dimensioned to cover the open mouth of the vessel and extend over the brim, the plate having a top surface and a bottom surface and also having an exhaust vent therein for venting a flow of exhaust air from the vessel interior, a plurality of feet extending downward from the bottom surface of the plate for spacing the plate above the brim when the venting apparatus is seated atop the vessel to permit a flow of inlet air between the top and the vessel brim,    an annular skirt extending downward from the top between the plurality of feet and the exhaust vent so as to extend partially downward into the open mouth of the vessel and to seat adjacent the brim of the vessel when the apparatus is seated atop the vessel for directing the flow of inlet air downward along the sidewalls of the vessel and for separating the flow of inlet air from the flow of exhaust air;    a chimney extending from the top surface of the plate around the exhaust vent for venting exhaust air from a containerized candle and for defining a seat therein in which one of the tapered candle, pillar candle, votive candle and tea light candle is supported.    
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the chimney includes a tubular side wall and a plurality of vertically oriented ribs protruding radially inward from the chimney side wall, the ribs constituting the seat for supporting the tapered candle within the chimney.  
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein each of the ribs has a tapered inner face.  
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the chimney includes an annular rim constituting the seat for supporting one of the pillar candle, votive candle and tea light candles.  
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the skirt having a plurality of longitudinal inlet channels radially spaced along the periphery of the baffle so as to form inlet openings through which inlet air may enter the vessel interior, the plurality of channels constituting means for columnating the flow of inlet air into a plurality of distinct and radially spaced and separated air flow columns within the vessel interior.  
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1  and a decorative ornamentation mounted to the top surface of the plate around the chimney.