Fire starter system, method of use, and method of manufacture
OwnerThomas R. Pierceinventor
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Abstract
A fire starter device with a cloth or paper substrate, such as a herringbone cloth material, which is coated in a micro crystalline wax. Paraffin wax may also be added to the mixture in a small amount. The device is cut into strips which can be rolled or otherwise positioned to create a fire starter. The ends of the substrate may be left uncoated to promote lighting the ends with a fire source. An auto-starter element can be built into the fire starter near one of the ends. The substrate may be died or printed with a logo or other elements. The wax may be scented.
Claims25
A fire starter system comprising:
- a fire starter strip comprising a substrate material coated in wax;
- said fire starter strip configured to be folded into a first, packaged orientation forming a fire starter base;
- said fire starter strip further configured to be unfolded into an unrolled, flat orientation;
- said fire starter strip further configured to be rolled into a deployed orientation wherein an end portion of said fire starter strip is displaced to function as a wick;
- said fire starter base and said wick are all comprised of said fire starter strip in a uniform body;
- wherein said end portion of said fire starter strip is configured to be ignited;
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- wherein said end portion is ignited, thereby causing flames to engulf said fire starter strip over time.
A method of manufacturing a fire starter, the method comprising the steps:
- obtaining a substrate;
- cutting said substrate to length;
- printing onto said substrate;
- preparing a coating comprising a scent and a micro crystalline wax;
- coating said substrate with said coating, thereby forming a coated substrate;
- cutting said coated substrate to a determined width into a strip;
- orientating said coated substrate for storage by rolling said strip into a rolled body;
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- manipulating an end of said strip to be displaced away from said rolled body, said end of said strip to function as a wick.
A method of creating a fire using a fire starter system, the method comprising the steps:
- obtaining a fire starter comprising a substrate strip coated with a micro crystalline wax coating;
- forming a wick portion with said fire starter, said wick portion comprising an end of said fire starter placed in an upward orientation;
- rolling said fire starter into a rolled body, wherein said wick portion protrudes upwards from said rolled body, while said wick portion and said rolled body remain one uniform strip;
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- lighting said wick portion of said fire starter with a fire source, such that said substrate strip is ignited and burns, generating fire, and such that said micro crystalline wax coating melts in conjunction with the burning of said substrate strip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.