DISPOSABLE LINER CONTAINER FOR WAX-WARMER

Abstract

The present invention discloses a disposable liner container for wax melt dish of the wax warmer that makes disposing of melted wax easy and mess free and also without any risk of burns to the user. The liner container of present invention comprises a circular flat base plate and an upstanding side walls inclined outwardly from the base plate all around the circumference of the base plate with an outwardly extending rim at the edges of the walls. Moreover, it comprises of a pair of the wings/extensions extending out from either sides of the liner from the edges of the side walls that enables user to hold and dispose the hot melted wax from the dish quickly without any harm or burns. Furthermore, the liner container is made of metal, most preferably, but not limited to, a foil of an aluminium and resembles/mimics the size and shape of the dish of the wax warmer. Most preferably, the shape of the liner container is cylindrical but can be selected according to the shape of the dish and the size of the liner is preferably selected slight smaller than the dish of the warmer for better placement.

Claims

1. A liner container for melting scented wax and disposing melted wax comprising: a planar base for containing scented wax, an upstanding side wall around the circumference of the planar base; and a pair of wings protruding from two portions of the wall configured to allow user to hold the container and dispose the melted wax from the liner container.

2. The liner container according to claim 1, wherein the side wall together with the planar base forms a cylindrical housing of the liner container with an interior volume suitable for enclosing volume of melted wax.

3. The liner container according to claim 1, wherein the base is sized and configured to fit within and rest upon the dish of the wax warmer in such a way that the wax can be melted within the container when the base is placed over top surface of the dish of the wax warmer.

4. The liner container according to claim 1, wherein the base, the side walls and the wings are made as a single unit.

5. The liner container according to claim 1, wherein the wings are facing each other symmetrically.

6. The liner container according to claim 1, wherein the container is made of heat conducting polymers.

7. The liner container according to claim 1, wherein the container is made of a foil or sheet of metal.

8. The liner container according to claim 7, wherein the metal for the liner container is selected from a group consisting of aluminium, copper, tin, brass, lead or alloys of metals.

9. The liner container according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the base is in a range between 0.25 mm to 0.50 mm.

10. The liner container according to claim 1, wherein the shape of the liner container is any geometric shape such as circle, cylindrical, rectangle, oval, square or any special shape that conforms the shape of the dish of the wax warmer.

11. The liner container according to claim 1, wherein the size of the liner container is variable enough to accommodate dish of the wax warmer.

12. The liner container according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the wings is same as the thickness of the base.

13. The liner container according to claim 1, wherein the shape of the wings is any geometric shape such as the oval shape, rectangular shape or the square shape with a size that allows easy grip to user.

14. The liner container according to claim 1, wherein the liner container is disposable.

15. The wax warmer system, comprising: a wax warmer comprising: a housing with a base including one of a heat source for heat generation; and a dish of the wax warmer configured for placing the liner container within it and to transfer heat from the source to the liner container during the operation of the wax warmer; a liner container as claimed claim 1, disposed over top surface of the dish of the wax warmer separating wax from the dish of the wax warmer; and a scented wax to be melted placed within the liner container that allows disposal of melted wax.

16. The wax warmer system according to claim 16, wherein the liner container is disposable container comprising a base, side wall and a pair of wings.

17. The wax warmer system according to claim 16, wherein the liner container is disposed within the dish of the wax warmer such that the entire bottom surface of the base of the liner container is in contact with the upper surface of the dish.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] Other objects, features, and advantages of the present subject matter will be apparent from the following description when read with reference to the accompanying drawings. Drawings are illustrated with different views according to different embodiments of the invention.

[0022] FIG. 1A illustrates liner container that includes base portion, side walls and an extensions extending from the side walls in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] FIG. 1B and FIG. 1C illustrates side views of the liner container in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0024] The present invention will now be described in brief with reference to the accompanying drawings. Now, refer in more detail to the exemplary drawings for the purposes of illustrating non-limiting embodiments of the present invention.

[0025] As used herein, the term article refers to the portable container that is used as a liner over the disk of the wax warmer used for a home fragrance to provide easy and quick disposal of the melted wax from the disk of the said warmer.

[0026] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a liner container is placed on the top of the wax warmer which is in configuration with the features that are complementary to the features of open top of the warmer and in which the scented wax is placed and can be melted by the heat of the incandescent light bulb or heating element of the wax warmer. The liner container contains a housing for retaining and receiving the scented wax. The liner container is made up of a material to maintain the temperature similar to the dish of the warmer for disposal of scent therefrom. The top of the liner container is kept open to facilitate the dispersal of the aroma of the wax melt while in the operation of the device.

[0027] Furthermore, the liner container shown in FIG. 1A through FIG. 1C is generally cylindrical shape. In other embodiments liner containers according to the embodiment of the present invention may have any shape configured to rest upon the top of any candle/wax warmer with flat top or flat dish on the top where the liner container can fit comfortably. Thus, the shape of the liner container can vary upon the shape of the top of the warmer. However, the size of the liner is preferably slightly smaller than the dish of the warmer in which it needs to be placed.

[0028] Referring now in more detail to the exemplary drawings for purposes of illustrating embodiments of the invention, wherein like reference numerals designate corresponding or like elements among the several views.

[0029] Now referring to FIG. 1A, which is a perspective view of a liner container 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The liner container 100 for melting and disposing melted wax of the wax warmer consists of a most preferably, but not limited to, the circular shaped flat base plate 101 and an upstanding side walls 102 all around the circumference of the base 101 which are inclined outwardly from the base. The side walls 102 and base portion 101 together enclosing an interior volume suitable for containing a volume of liquid. The bottom side of the base plate 101 includes rigid, strong surface that can be placed securely on the top of the wax warmer in close proximity of the light bulb or heat source according to the wax warmer. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the liner container further includes a pair of a wings/extensions 103 extending out from either side of the article that allows the user to hold the container without any harm.

[0030] In certain form(s) of embodiment, the base 101 of the present invention is made using a foil of metal or using any polymer material with a higher melting point compared to the wax. Hence, it withstands heat generated by the wax warmer while in use for melting the wax inside the liner container 100. In certain form(s) of embodiment, the base portion 101 is made of a thin foil of a metal such as aluminium, copper, tin, steel or polymer etc. The bottom of the planar base plate 101 is a strong and flexible surface that allows placement of the base plate 101 of the liner container 100 on the top surface of the dish of the wax warmer. The shape of the base plate 101 of the liner container 100 can be circular, square, rectangle, or oval. Preferably the shape of the base portion 101 of the liner container 100 is selected according to the shape of the dish of the warmer on which the liner container would be placed for melting the wax. For conformity and better placement of the liner container 100 over the dish of the warmer, the size of the base portion 101 is selected slight smaller than the dish size. Further, the thickness of the base portion 101 of the liner container 100 is between the ranges of 0.25 mm-0.50 mm according to the heating of the wax warmer. Moreover, the thickness can be varied for perfect melting of wax as in the case with low thickness of the base and high temperature of wax warmer will cause the wax to melt down rapidly without properly dispersing fragrance and vice versa.

[0031] The side walls 102 are upstanding walls at the circumference of the base portion 101 of the liner container 100 which in combination with base portion 101 forms a structure of a liner container 100 with an interior volume suitable for placing un-melted scented wax cubes or tarts for holding and containing it when it melting. According to one embodiment of an invention, the side walls 102 of the liner container 100 are inclined outwardly with an outwardly extending rim (not shown) at the ends of the wall. While the height of the side walls 102 is between the ranges of 0.5 cm-5 cm for enclosing interior volume suitable for containing a volume of melted wax.

[0032] The extensions 103 are a pair of wings extends out from two opposite sides of the side walls 102 of the liner container according to an embodiment of the invention that allows user to grab the liner container 100 for disposal of melted wax. The shape of the wings/extension can be oval, rectangular or square with a size that allow easy grip to the hand of the user. The thickness of the extensions 103 can be same or can be twice than the thickness of the base portion 101 of the liner container 100 thus the wings/extensions 103 easily dissipates the heat out of it, thereby making it cooler compared to the other parts of the liner container 100 thus allows the user to grab and hold it using bare hands.

[0033] FIG. 1B and FIG. 1C, illustrates the side views of a liner container 100 according to present embodiment of the invention that shows the side walls 102 working as a container for the melted wax. Thus, the molten wax is contained and does not overflow or leak from the said liner container 100 and also shows a pair of wings/extensions configured at the ends of the side walls 102 and extending out from either side of the liner container 100.