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US 11,480,336 B2Granted
Fire starter
AssigneeHot Box Stoves Limited
InventorOliver Justin Neal
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Abstract
The present invention provides apparatus for starting a fire, comprising a stack of combustible fuel elements (340,350,460,462,464) and a flammable ignition element (450) located in a combustible container (200) configured to provide at least one aperture (202) for igniting the flammable ignition element located therein. A kit of parts and a method of assembling the kit are also provided.
Claims20
Apparatus for starting a fire, the apparatus comprising:
- a stack of at least three layers of elongate combustible fuel elements located in a combustible container configured to provide at least one aperture proximal a base region thereof, the fuel elements of each of the at least three layers being spaced apart and oriented substantially perpendicularly relative to the fuel elements of an adjacent of the at least three layers;
- and
- a flammable ignition element supported on an intermediate retaining element configured to position the ignition element above the aperture and the fuel elements of a first of the at least three layers of elongate combustible fuel elements,
- wherein:
- the fuel elements of the first layer are located in a base retaining element disposed on the base region of the combustible container to retain the fuel elements of the first layer in a first predetermined position and orientation within the combustible container;
- and
- the intermediate retaining element is configured to support the ignition element between the fuel elements of a second layer of the stack and below a third layer of the stack.
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A method of assembling an apparatus for starting a fire, the method comprising:
- locating a base retaining element on a base region of a combustible container configured to provide at least one aperture proximal the base region;
- locating a first layer of spaced apart and elongate combustible fuel elements in the base retaining element to retain the same in a first predetermined position and orientation within the container;
- locating a second layer of spaced apart and elongate combustible fuel elements on the first layer;
- locating an intermediate retaining element on the second layer of fuel elements;
- supporting a flammable ignition element on the intermediate retaining element to locate the ignition element above the at least one aperture and the first layer of fuel elements and between the fuel elements of the second layer;
- and
- locating a third layer of spaced apart and elongate combustible fuel elements on the second layer to provide a stack of at least three layers of spaced apart combustible fuel elements in the combustible container,
- wherein the fuel elements of each of the at least three layers of spaced apart combustible fuel elements are oriented substantially perpendicularly relative to the fuel elements of an adjacent layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.