Container for combustion of solid fuel
AssigneeStaggemeyer Wood Products, LLC
InventorsDavid Wagner, Alan Hertaus, Jacob Hertaus
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Abstract
A container for combustion of solid fuel is provided for the generation of flavoring smoke from the combusted solid fuel. The container may be used in cooking applications to flavor cooked and uncooked foods with the flavoring smoke. The container is specifically configured to control a combustion rate of the contained solid fuel over an extended time period in order to desirably flavor the food. The solid fuel may be cellulose-based, and be provided in various format, including pellets, shavings, and dust.
Claims18
A container for combustion of solid fuel, the container comprising:
- a tray having:
- (i) a base defining a receptacle region having an upper surface and a plurality of spaced apart receptacles depending from the upper surface, each of the receptacles being defined by a respective receptacle wall with a closed end and an open end opening to the receptacle region;
- and
- (ii) a sidewall extending from said base and forming a ledge defining a ledge surface that is substantially parallel to but spaced from the upper surface, the sidewall further forming a foldable lip having a hinge region at or near the ledge for moving the foldable lip between an unfolded condition and a folded condition;
- and
- a lid configured to cover the receptacle region in spaced relationship with the upper surface of the base when supported by the ledge, and engageable to the ledge by the foldable lip when in a folded condition, the lid including a pathway permitting fluid communication between the receptacle region and an environment external to the container when the lid is supported by the ledge, the pathway being specifically configured to control a combustion rate of the solid fuel in the container;
- wherein the pathway has a first total cross-sectional area, and the receptacle region has a second cross-sectional area bounded by the sidewall,
- wherein the first and second cross-sectional areas are taken along substantially parallel planes, and the first cross-sectional area is less than 2% of the second cross-sectional area,
- wherein the pathway includes a single aperture in the lid, and
- wherein the aperture is superimposed over the receptacle region when the lid is sealed to the ledge.
A container for combustion of solid fuel, the container comprising:
- a tray having:
- (i) a base defining a receptacle region having an upper surface and a plurality of spaced apart receptacles depending from the upper surface, each of the receptacles being defined by a respective receptacle wall with a closed end and an open end opening to the receptacle region, wherein the plurality of receptacles includes a set of one or more first receptacles and a set of one or more second receptacles, each of the first receptacles having a lower ratio of surface area to volume than each of the second receptacles;
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- (ii) a sidewall extending from said base and forming a ledge defining a ledge surface that is substantially parallel to but spaced from the upper surface, the sidewall further forming a foldable lip having a hinge region at or near the ledge for moving the foldable lip between an unfolded condition and a folded condition, and
- a lid configured to cover the receptacle region in spaced relationship with the upper surface of the base when supported by the ledge, and engageable to the ledge by the foldable lip when in a folded condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.