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US 12,606,762 B2Granted
Fire pit fuel pack
AssigneeLamplight Farms Incorporated
InventorsLucas Henry Zeitler, Andrew Alan Harmeling
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Abstract
An outer wrapper has an outer layer and liner and arranged to form an interior volume. A quantity of fuel pellets is contained within the interior volume and faced by the liner. When ignited the outer wrapper burns away while igniting the quantity of fuel pellets.
Claims9
A fuel pack for a solid fuel fire comprising:
- a quantity of fuel pellets of uniform diameter and having an accelerant;
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- an outer wrapper at least partially containing the fuel pellets;
- wherein the outer wrapper comprises an outer paper layer backed by a polymer liner containing the quantity of fuel pellets within an interior thereof adjacent to and contacting the fuel pellets, the interior containing no other combustible material beyond the quantity of fuel pellets;
- wherein the outer wrapper is ignitable to instigate combustion of the fuel pack such that substantially all of the quantity of fuel pellets and all of the outer wrapper burn in a controlled manner;
- wherein the polymer liner comprises a coextruded material having a Nylon layer interposing first and second polyethylene layers with the Nylon layer being adjacent to both the first and second polyethylene layers;
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- wherein the outer paper layer forms an outside surface of the outer wrapper;
- wherein the outer paper layer comprises a Kraft paper having a weight from 25 to 50 pounds.
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A fuel pack consisting of:
- an outer wrapper consisting of an outer paper layer backed by a polymer liner and arranged to form an interior volume bounded by the polymer liner;
- a quantity of fuel pellets contained within the interior volume at least some of which are in contact with the polymer liner;
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- an accelerant consisting of a hydrotreated light distillate applied to the quantity of fuel pellets;
- wherein the outer wrapper, by exposure to flame, exposes the quantity of fuel pellets for ignition;
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- wherein the liner consists of a coextruded arrangement with a Nylon layer interposing first and second polyethylene layers with the Nylon layer being adjacent to both the first and second polyethylene layers;
- wherein the quantity of fuel pellets consist of a pelletized hardwood having a pellet diameter of a uniform size.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.