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US 12,031,722 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, 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, wherein the fuel elements of each layer are spaced apart and oriented substantially perpendicularly to the fuel elements of an adjacent layer;
- a flammable ignition element located proximal the aperture;
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- at least one upper retaining element comprising an upper portion having at least one aperture therein and a plurality of elongate retaining portions extending substantially vertically from the upper portion and through at least two upper layers of the stack relative to the base region to retain the fuel elements thereof in a desired position and orientation and prevent the same from moving substantially horizontally with respect to each other and the container.
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A method of assembling apparatus for starting a fire, comprising the steps of:
- locating a first layer of spaced apart and elongate combustible fuel elements in a base region of a combustible container configured to provide at least one aperture proximal the base region thereof;
- locating a second layer of spaced apart and elongate combustible fuel elements on the first layer;
- locating a flammable ignition element in the container and proximal the aperture;
- 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, wherein the fuel elements of each layer are oriented substantially perpendicularly to the fuel elements of an adjacent layer;
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- locating each of a plurality of elongate retaining portions of at least one upper retaining element substantially vertically through at least two upper layers of the stack to retain the fuel elements thereof in a desired position and orientation and prevent the same from moving substantially horizontally with respect to each other and the container, wherein the plurality of elongate retaining portions extend substantially vertically from an upper portion of the upper retaining element and the upper portion comprises at least one aperture therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.