CANDLEHOLDER WITH A MELTING PLATE ALIGNMENT FEATURE

摘要

A candleholder (500) for a fuel element (110) , such as a votive candle, includes a melting plate (504) carried by a base portion (502) . The melting plate (504) is generally dish-shaped and disposed within a generally complementarily shaped recess (506) in a top end of the base portion (502). An alignment mechanism including an inner peripheral step (522) protruding into the recess and a complementary ledge (526) in a bottom surface of the melting plate (504) helps ensure that the melting plate is disposed at a predetermined position in the recess. The ledge (526) rests on the peripheral step (522) with an adhesive (166) disposed therebetween when the melting plate is in the predetermined position. A ring protrusion (530) from the base portion is disposed under a cavity (532) defined under a capillary lobe in the melting plate. The ring protrusion helps retain a magnet (528) in a predetermined location in the cavity and may also serve as part of the alignment mechanism. The magnet may be used to help retain a ferro-magnetic wick holder of the votive candle on the capillary lobe .