Fire starter
AssigneeBeyrodts Best LLC
InventorMichael D. Beyrodt
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Abstract
A fire starter includes a casing made from a first material a first material having a first time associated therewith that defines a length of time that the casing burns after being ignited. A second material disposed in the casing has a second time associated therewith that defines a length of time that the second material burns after being ignited. An igniter, disposed in the casing and adjacent to the second material, generates a first thermal event to ignite the second material wherein the second material combusts to define a second thermal event that ignites the first material. An actuator is coupled to the igniter and is positioned outside of the casing for activating the igniter to generate the first thermal event.
Claims20
A fire starter, comprising:
- a casing defining an interior chamber and having a first side portion and a second side portion opposite the first side portion, the casing being made from a first burnable material;
- a second burnable material disposed in the interior chamber of the casing;
- an igniter disposed in the interior chamber of the casing and configured to generate a first thermal event to ignite the second burnable material, the second burnable material combusts during the first thermal event to define a second thermal event to ignite the first burnable material;
- an actuator coupled to the igniter and having at least a first portion extended through the first side portion of the casing such that a second portion of the actuator is positioned outside of the interior chamber of the casing, the actuator configured to activate the igniter to generate the first thermal event;
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- an anchor line coupled to at least one of the casing or the igniter, a first portion of the anchor line being extended through the second side portion of the casing such that a second portion of the anchor line is disposed outside of the casing.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a casing defining an interior chamber and being made from a first material that combusts when exposed to a flame;
- a spark generator disposed in the interior chamber of the casing to generate a spark when activated;
- a fuse disposed in the interior chamber of the casing, the fuse coupled to the spark generator and extending therefrom, the fuse combusting to define a burning fuse for a time when exposed to the spark;
- a second material disposed in the interior chamber of the casing and in contact with the fuse, the second material combusting, when the second material is exposed to the burning fuse, to define the flame;
- an actuator coupled to the spark generator and having at least a portion that is positioned outside of the casing and that is configured to be pulled in a first direction to activate the spark generator;
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- an anchor line coupled to the spark generator, the anchor line having a portion disposed outside the casing, the anchor line configured to be coupled to a structure exterior to the apparatus such that the anchor line limits movement of the spark generator in the first direction when the portion of the actuator is pulled in the first direction to activate the spark generator.
A method, comprising:
- activating an igniter to generate a first thermal event in response to actuation of an actuator coupled to the igniter, the igniter being disposed in an interior chamber of a casing that is made from a first material, the actuator having at least a portion positioned outside of the interior chamber of the casing;
- igniting, by the first thermal event, a second material disposed in the interior chamber of the casing to define a second thermal event;
- burning the second material for a length of time after the igniting;
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- burning the first material for a length of time after a start of the second thermal event, the length of time for the second material being less than the length of time for the first material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.