Fuel element and associated portable stove systems and methods of manufacture
OwnerAdam Coxinventor
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a portable fuel system includes a container that includes a closed end and an open end. The system also includes a fuel element that includes a compressed homogenous mixture of a cellulose-containing material and a hardened wax material. The fuel element is removably positionable within the container. The system also includes a spacer that is positionable within the container between the closed end of the container and the fuel element. The spacer supports the fuel element on the closed end such that air is flowable between the fuel element and the closed end. The system further includes a cooking surface that is couplable to the open end of the container.
Claims20
A method for making a fuel element for a portable stove system, comprising:
- heating a wax material;
- mixing a cellulose-containing material with the heated wax material;
- pressurizing the cellulose-containing material and heated wax material mixture;
- cooling the pressurized cellulose-containing material and heated wax material mixture;
- and
- partitioning the cooled cellulose-containing material and heated wax material mixture into a plurality of fuel elements.
A fuel element for a portable stove system, comprising:
- a homogenous mixture of a cellulose-containing material and a hardened wax material, the homogenous mixture having a substantially disk shape;
- and
- a cover wrapped about the homogenous mixture, the cover comprising a combustible wax paper.
A portable fuel system, comprising:
- a container comprising a closed end and an open end;
- a fuel element comprising a compressed homogenous mixture of a cellulose-containing material and a hardened wax material, the fuel element being removably positionable within the container;
- a spacer positionable within the container between the closed end of the container and the fuel element, the spacer supporting the fuel element on the closed end such that air is flowable between the fuel element and the closed end;
- and
- a cooking surface couplable to the open end of the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.