Hand-carryable heating and dispensing apparatus for tar, bitumen, asphalt, and the like

A hand-carryable heating and dispensing apparatus configured to heat tar and the like into a flowable state and configured to dispense the flowable tar, said hand-carryable heating apparatus comprising:

• a pot, said pot comprising:
• a bottom wall, and one or more side walls extending away from said bottom wall;
• a heat chamber, said heat chamber comprising:
• a base member, and one or more side members extending away from said base member;
• an opening in said one or more side members, said opening sized and configured to receive a flame of a torch;
• and
• a plurality of baffles, each of said plurality of baffles being selectively positioned and configured to protrude upwardly from said base member;
• a handle, wherein said handle is configured to permit removal of said pot from said heat chamber after being heated, and to permit carrying of said pot;
• wherein said plurality of baffles comprises:
• a first baffle, said first baffle being positioned distally from said opening in said one or more side members of said heat chamber;
• and wherein said first baffle is oriented substantially perpendicular to an axis of said opening, and is substantially centered with respect to the axis of said opening;
• a second baffle and a third baffle, said second and third baffles being positioned between said first baffle and said opening in said one or more side members of said heat chamber;
• and wherein said second and third baffles are oriented at an acute angle with respect to the axis of said opening, and are substantially symmetrically positioned with respect to the axis of said opening.