Method and apparatus for forming decorative inlays in wax candle walls

Abstract

This invention relates to a novel inlay mold for use with a candle mold as a means for inlaying decorative molded wax inserts into one or more exposed faces of the latter while at the same time fusing them together to produce a unitary structure, such accessory including an open-topped shallow marginally-rimmed reservoir shaped to define a decorative insert into which molten wax is poured and allowed to set; and, hook-forming means for suspending said reservoir thus filled with wax in upright position from the rim of a candle mold flush against the wall thereof facing inwardly. The invention also encompasses the method by which decorative inlays are bonded to the exposed wall surfaces of a wax candle which includes the steps of filling a shallow reservoir with molten wax while laying in horizontal position to form an insert, allowing said wax to set, hanging the reservoir in vertical position from the rim of a candle mold flush against a wall thereof and with the insert facing inwardly, pouring molten wax into the candle mold up to a level at least covering the reservoir, allowing the wax in the candle mold to set and fuse to the adjoining opposed face of insert, removing the candle and inlay thus formed together with the reservoir through the open top of the candle mold as a unitary assembly, and stripping the reservoir from the wall of the candle.