Incinerator

A method of incinerating waste, comprising:

• providing an incinerator including a hollow main body with a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a top wall, and a bottom wall, the front wall having a first opening and a second opening formed therein, the rear wall having at least one inlet aperture formed therein adjacent to the bottom wall, the first side wall and the second side wall each having at least one outlet aperture formed therein adjacent to the top wall, a door movably disposed on the front wall adjacent to the first opening, the door movable between an opened position and a closed position, the first opening uncovered by the door in the opened position, and the first opening covered by the door in the closed position, and a grate suspended inside of the hollow main body, the grate disposed between the first opening and the second opening in the front wall;
• disposing the waste on the grate;
• and
• igniting the waste, whereby the waste is incinerated.

An incinerator, comprising:

• a hollow main body with a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a top wall, and a bottom wall, the front wall having a first opening and a second opening formed therein, the rear wall having at least one inlet aperture formed therein adjacent to the bottom wall, the first side wall and the second side wall each having at least one outlet aperture formed therein adjacent to the top wall, and the at least one inlet aperture defining a first aperture area and the at least one outlet aperture defining a second aperture area, the first aperture area being greater than the second aperture area, and each of the at least one inlet aperture and the at least one outlet aperture having a chamfered edge;
• a latch rotatably affixed to the front wall of the main body adjacent to the first opening, wherein the latch has a wall connecting portion and an elongate handle portion, the elongate handle portion disposed on an elongate axis that is oriented transverse to the axis of rotation and defining a handle angle therebetween;
• a door movably disposed on the front wall adjacent the first opening, the door movable between an opened position and a closed position, the first opening uncovered by the door in the opened position, and the first opening covered by the door in the closed position, the door having a wedge formed on an outer surface of the door, the wedge having an angled surface configured to cooperate with the latch disposed on the front wall to selectively secure the door in the closed position, wherein the door is disposed on a first plane and the angled surface of the wedge is disposed on a second plane, the first plane oriented transverse to the second plane and defining a wedge angle therebetween, the wedge angle being between about 5 degrees and about 25 degrees, and wherein the handle angle changes when the latch is in the latched position due to an outward bending of the elongate handle against the angled surface of the wedge, the outward bending providing a spring force to bias the door in the closed position;
• and
• a grate suspended in the hollow main body with a plurality of tack welds, the grate disposed between the first opening and the second opening in the front wall, the at least one inlet aperture being disposed above the grate.