Method of Manufacturing a Candle

Abstract

The inventor has identified a desire for a customer experience in which the customer constructs their own personalised candle in which the customer can select their desired combination of candle components from a range of different components. Thus there is provided a method of assembling a candle, the method including providing a plurality of n wax layers, wherein n is at least two and wherein each wax layer comprises a hole extending through the centre of the wax layer; providing a wick on which the plurality of n wax layers will be assembled; inserting the wick through the hole of the first wax layer such that the wick extends through the wax layer and the base of the wax layer contacts the base of the wick; for each subsequent wax layer inserting the wick through the hole in that subsequent wax layer such that the wick extends through the wax layer and locating the subsequent wax layer such that it contacts a previously located wax layer.

1 . A method of assembling a candle, the method comprising:
 providing a plurality of n wax layers, wherein n is at least two and wherein each wax layer comprises a hole extending through the centre of the wax layer;   providing a wick on which the plurality of n wax layers will be assembled;   inserting the wick through the hole of the first wax layer such that the wick extends through the wax layer and the base of the wax layer contacts the base of the wick;   for each subsequent wax layer inserting the wick through the hole in that subsequent wax layer such that the wick extends through that wax layer and locating that subsequent wax layer such that it contacts a previously located wax layer.   
     
     
         2 . A method according to  claim 1  comprising melting a surface of each subsequent wax layer before inserting the wick through the hole in that wax layer such that the melted surface contacts a previously inserted wax layer. 
     
     
         3 . A method according to  claim 1  wherein the wick is provided on a candle base. 
     
     
         4 . A method according to  claim 3  wherein the base comprises a plurality of locating elements extending away from the base such that when the wick is inserted through the wax layers each wax layer is located between the locating elements. 
     
     
         5 . A method according to  claim 3  comprising providing a cover around the wax layers such that the cover locates in the base and extends around the assembled wax layers. 
     
     
         6 . A method according to  claim 5  wherein the cross sectional area of the candle corresponds substantially with the inner cross sectional area or the cover. 
     
     
         7 . A method according to  claim 5  wherein the cross sectional area of the candle is a different shape to the cross sectional area of the cover. 
     
     
         8 . A method according to  claim 6  wherein the cover is cylindrically shaped. 
     
     
         9 . A method according to  claim 3  wherein the base comprises a recess in which the first wax layer is located. 
     
     
         10 . A method according to  claim 1  wherein each wax layer has a different olfactory component. 
     
     
         11 . A method according to  claim 1  wherein each wax layer has a different colour. 
     
     
         12 . A method according to  claim 1  wherein each wax layer is in the form of a disc. 
     
     
         13 . A method according to  claim 1  wherein each wax layer has a substantially similar thickness. 
     
     
         14 . A method according to  claim 1  wherein at least one wax layer has a different thickness. 
     
     
         15 . A method according to  claim 1  including requesting from a consumer a selection of each individual wax layer. 
     
     
         16 . A method according to  claim 1  including requesting from a consumer a selection of the order in which the wax layers are assembled.