US 2011 O294081A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2011/0294081 A1 McLaren et al. (43) Pub. Date: Dec. 1, 2011 (54) TRANSFORMING CONTAINER CANDLES (52) U.S. Cl. ........................................................ 431A291 AND USES THEREOF (57) ABSTRACT (76) Inventors: Margaret Jean McLaren, Miami, FL (US); George Inana, Miami, FL The invention provides transforming container candles that, (US) during burning, exhibit striking color-changing and pattern forming characteristics. A color-changing transforming con (21) Appl. No.: 13/068,247 tainer candle may comprise at least a first and a second layer, column or core of wax of different colors. During burning of (22) Filed: May 7, 2011 the candle, the colored wax components become liquefied and intermixed, ultimately transforming into a single layer of Related U.S. Application Data wax of a final color differing from that of the original wax layers. Color-changing candles configured in particular color (60) Provisional application No. 61/396.475, filed on May combinations and arrangements of wax components are use 27, 2010. ful for color therapy of the human energy system, including O O the chakras and meridians. Transforming candles can be 'sen Publication Classification timented with benevolent intentions and energies (such as (51) Int. Cl. the desire for healing, world peace, etc.) by a method that F23D 3/16 (2006.01) includes the practice of mindfulness by a chandler during the CIIC5/00 (2006.01) production of the candle. Patent Application Publication Dec. 1, 2011 Sheet 1 of 5 US 2011/0294,081 A1 Patent Application Publication Dec. 1, 2011 Sheet 2 of 5 US 2011/0294,081 A1 Patent Application Publication Dec. 1, 2011 Sheet 3 of 5 US 2011/0294,081 A1 ... 3 Patent Application Publication Dec. 1, 2011 Sheet 4 of 5 US 2011/0294,081 A1 Patent Application Publication Dec. 1, 2011 Sheet 5 of 5 US 2011/0294,081 A1 *. Ex US 2011/0294081 A1 Dec. 1, 2011 TRANSFORMING CONTAINER CANDLES scent, there are many individuals, particularly men, who AND USES THEREOF might prefer the particular color but not the chosen scent, or Vice versa, or even a completely unscented colored candle. In CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED particular, those who suffer from allergies are inclined to stay APPLICATIONS away from scented candles altogether. 0008 Importantly, the inclusion of scent in colored 0001. The present application claims the benefit of priority tealight candle waxes in most cases precludes the possibility of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/396.475, filed of burning scented tealight candles of more than one color May 27, 2010, entitled Transforming Container Candles and together in a grouping, due to the undesirable clashing of Uses Thereof the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated incompatible scents. by reference in its entirety. 0009 Candle waxes, like other colored artistic media, can be created in an infinite variety of colors. Tealight candles, FIELD OF THE INVENTION given their small size, are particularly suited to combining 0002 The invention generally relates to candles and meth and burning in groups. Given their beauty and relatively inex ods for producing candles. More specifically, it relates to pensive cost compared with larger candles, it would be very novel methods for producing dynamic color-changing and desirable to have colored tealight candles that could be com pattern-forming transforming container candles comprising bined in unlimited color groupings. It would be particularly liquid wax, and to candles produced by these methods. desirable if such candles were designed to be experienced as dynamic works of art, capable of transforming in color and BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION form before the viewer's eyes, under the power of the candle's 0003) Ever since the gift of fire was bestowed upon flame. humanity, people have had an abiding fascination with SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION flames. For centuries, candles in various forms were used as the sole source of portable lighting in darkness. Despite the I0010) The present invention provides a transforming con prediction by Thomas Edison that the invention of the electric tainer candle with artistic and visual appeal. The candle is light bulb would supplant the candle industry, in modern configured to undergo a series of physical transformations, times candles continue to be used in large numbers around the with corresponding color changes or other visual transforma world, both for ceremonial and decorative purposes. The tions such as pattern-forming, so as to present an ever-chang burning of a candle has an enduring ability to captivate ing visual display during the burning of the candle. humans with its unique beauty and mystique. 0011. Accordingly, and in one aspect, the invention pro 0004. Many forms of decorative candles are available to vides a color-changing transforming container candle. The today's consumers, in a wide variety of sizes and shapes. The candle includes a candle container, a wick, and at least a first term “container candle' is used in the candle-making industry layer and a second layer of a colored wax positioned within to refer to any candle comprising a container, the contained the container and in contact with a wick. wax and a wick. Container candles are made in an endless I0012. One preferred embodiment of a color-changing Variety of containers, such as jars, vases, glasses, and the like. transforming candle in accordance with the present invention 0005. In recent years, a particular form of small container is a bilayered candle comprising a first and second layer of candle has gained widespread popularity, viz., the so-called wax of a first and a second color, respectively. Upon burning, “tealight” or “tealite” (“TL) candle. The container of a the colored layers of wax become liquefied and their dyes are tealight candle is a cylinder, typically made of aluminum or released. The waxes are intermixed and ultimately trans clear plastic, having a fairly standard diameter of about 38-40 formed into a single layer of a third color that differs from that mm, and a depth of about 19 mm. The wick is supported by a of either the first or the second colored wax layer. metal "tab" having a flat, rounded base ranging from about 0013 A particularly preferred embodiment of a trans 15-20mm in diameter, from which extends a thin cylindrical forming color-changing candle in accordance with the metal collar of variable length (typically from 3-9 mm) that present invention is a multi-layered candle in which the col Surrounds the wick and secures the wick to the base of the tab. ored wax layers are arranged in a spectrum of colors, creating In the finished tealight candle, the solidified wax fills the a rainbow effect. container to close to the top of the container, and the unlit I0014) In the solid state, the wax layers of a transforming wick is seen to extend from about 10-20 mm above the upper color-changing candle are preferably distinguishable from Surface of the solid wax. one another by their color. 0006 AS is well known, candle waxes often contain dyes 10015. In one particularly preferred embodiment of a multi or pigments that are added to impart a desired color to the layered rainbow candle in accordance with the present inven wax, increasing the visual and decorative appeal of the solid tion, the colored wax layers are positioned, from base to top. candle, as well as enhancing the beauty of the candle during in a tealight candle container in the order observed in a rain burning. Unexpectedly, in the tealight candle industry, it is bow, i.e., in the order: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, very common for manufacturers to add both coloreddyes and Indigo, and Violet. particular fragrances to the candle waxes, in order to create a 0016. In another preferred embodiment of the aforemen colored tealight candle product that appeals to both the visual tioned rainbow candle, the colors are layered in the reverse and the olfactory senses of the user. In fact, it is very unusual order (i.e., with Violet wax on the bottom and Red wax on the to find a tealight candle in any color other than white or ivory top). that does not also contain an added fragrance. 10017. In one preferred embodiment of a multi-layered 0007 Whereas the combination of color and fragrance color-transforming rainbow candle in accordance with the chosen by a candle manufacturer may be appealing to those invention, upon transformation, the final color of the mixed, who happen to enjoy the particular combination of color and fully liquefied wax is Magenta. US 2011/0294081 A1 Dec. 1, 2011 0018 To facilitate the color change, a color-changing observing a lighted colored “liquid light' candle made in transforming candle in accordance with the invention is con accordance with the present invention, for a period of time figured such that each of the wax layers becomes liquid dur Sufficient to change at least one color in the aura, or the energy ing the burning of the candle, with release of its dye. Succes level in at least one chakra or meridian in the Subject. sive wax layers, from top to bottom, become intermixed, 0026. These and other aspects of the invention are more ultimately forming a single layer of a wax mixture of a final fully disclosed in the accompanying detailed description and color that is different from the color of any of the individual drawings. wax layers. All-natural Soy-based waxes and Soy blends with melting points in the range of 110° F. to 130°F. are particu BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS larly suitable for this purpose.