US 12,607,354 B2Granted

Fire starter

AssigneeBetter Horse, Inc.

InventorsDavid A. Arias, Michael D. Beyrodt

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Abstract

An apparatus according to an embodiment includes a casing that has a first side portion, a second side portion opposite the first side portion, and an interior chamber therebetween. The casing is made from a first burnable material. A second burnable material is disposed in the interior chamber. An igniter is disposed in the interior chamber and is configured to generate a first thermal event to ignite the second burnable material that, during combustion, causes a second thermal event that ignites the first burnable material. A safety tab is removably coupled to the igniter. The safety tab is configured to prevent generation of the first thermal event when the safety tab is coupled to the igniter, and to allow generation of the first thermal event when the safety tab is removed from the igniter. An actuator coupled to the igniter is configured to activate the igniter to generate the first thermal event.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus, comprising:

a casing having a first side portion and a second side portion opposite the first side portion and defining an interior chamber between the first side portion and the second side portion, the casing being made from a first burnable material;
a second burnable material disposed in the interior chamber of the casing;
a first igniter disposed in the interior chamber of the casing and configured to generate a first thermal event to ignite the second burnable material that, during combustion, causes a second thermal event that ignites the first burnable material;
a second igniter disposed in the interior chamber of the casing and configured to generate a third thermal event to ignite the second burnable material that, during combustion, causes the second thermal event that ignites the first burnable material;
a safety tab removably coupled to the first igniter and the second igniter, the safety tab configured to prevent generation of the first thermal event when the safety tab is coupled to the first igniter and to prevent generation of the third thermal event when the safety tab is coupled to the second igniter, the safety tab configured to allow generation of the first thermal event when the safety tab is removed from the first igniter, the safety tab configured to allow generation of the third thermal event when the safety tab is removed from the second igniter;
and
an actuator coupled to the first igniter and to the second igniter, the actuator configured to activate the first igniter to generate the first thermal event, the actuator configured to activate the second igniter to generate the third thermal event.

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An apparatus, comprising:

a casing defining an interior chamber, the casing being made from a first burnable material;
a second burnable material disposed in the interior chamber of the casing;
a first igniter disposed in the interior chamber of the casing, the first igniter including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion of the first igniter configured to combust in response to activation of the first portion of the first igniter to generate a first thermal event to ignite the second burnable material that, during combustion, causes the second thermal event that ignites the first burnable material;
a second igniter disposed in the interior of the casing, the second igniter including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion of the second igniter configured to combust in response to activation of the first portion of the second igniter to generate a third thermal event to ignite the second burnable material;
a safety tab removably coupled to the first igniter and the second igniter between the first portion of the first igniter and the second portion of the first igniter and between the first portion of the second igniter and the second portion of the second igniter when the safety tab is in a first position, the safety tab having a second position in which the safety tab is removed from being between at least one of the first portion of the first igniter and the second portion of the first igniter or the first portion of the second igniter and the second portion of the second igniter, the safety tab configured to prevent combustion of the second portion of the first igniter in response to activation of the first portion of the first igniter and to prevent combustion of the second portion of the second igniter in response to activation of the first portion of the second igniter when the safety tab is in the first position;
and
an actuator coupled to the first igniter and the second igniter, the actuator configured to activate the first portion of the first igniter and the first portion of the second igniter.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.