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US 2022/0015528 A1Published application
Camping fire-jug
OwnerJonathan Ralph BURDICKinventor
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Abstract
A wilderness survival apparatus is provided which serves as: (a) a container for potable drinking water; (b) a container for pasteurizing liquids; (c) a burning lens for firestarting; and (d) a rescue signaling device. The apparatus comprises a low-cost, lightweight, compactible and reusable system which can be easily integrated into, or replace, existing outdoor gear such as pillows or padding and whose manufacture is readily integratable with existing outdoor gear manufacturing.
Claims20
An apparatus for use in outdoor camping environments comprising:
- a flexible larger single container composed of a translucent flexible polymer material;
- a plurality of smaller containers composed of a translucent flexible polymer material;
- wherein said polymer has a thickness and composition which are promotive of durability as against typical physical forces encountered when attached to the lower rear portion of a backpack frame and situated between a user and the backpack frame while a user is walking at a normal pace carrying the backpack;
- wherein said container's and smaller containers' shapes each is a generally an oloid when filled with water and suspended vertically such that the x,y oloidal axis is perpendicular to the ground and the shape of the formable oloid is approximately that of a convex lens;
- means for attaching the container and smaller containers to a conventional backpack frame;
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- at least one breakable capsule inside at least the larger or a smaller container which capsule contains a compound that reacts with water to form either a useful mixture or a useful reaction product.
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