Charcoal Igniting Device

A charcoal igniting device, comprising:

• a hollow columnar main body;
• a handle attached to a first outer side surface of the main body;
• a heat shield provided between the handle and the main body;
• a plurality of first through holes formed on a lower peripheral edge of the main body;
• and
• a supporting plate installed traverse in the main body adjacent to upper edges of the first through holes,
• wherein the charcoal igniting device is characterized in:
• the supporting plate comprising a perforated fixed supporting plate and a perforated movable supporting plate connected by at least one hinge, wherein the fixed supporting plate is fixedly attached to a first inner side surface of the main body,
• a pulling element having a first end connected to an end of the movable supporting plate that is away from the hinge, and a second end extending out of the main body through a second through hole formed on a second outer side surface of the main body near an upper edge thereof, and
• a retaining portion being provided on a lower part of the second outer side surface of the main body where the second through hole through which the second end of the pulling element extends is formed.