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US 4,284,058 AGranted
Backpacker's stove apparatus
AssigneeConceptual Factors, Inc.
InventorWilliam R. Lutz
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Abstract
A stove apparatus comprising a valve-burner assembly and a fuel container threaded together in direct connection, and a collapsable pot stand assembly which includes a windscreen for protecting the flame of the burner. The pot stand assembly, valve-burner assembly and fuel container fit for compact packaging within the pans used for cooking.
Claims13
A backpacker's stove apparatus comprising:
- a base including an upper surface and an opening defined in said upper surface;
- a fuel canister removably positioned beneath said base;
- a valve and burner means protruding above said base and extending through said opening of said base to connect to said fuel canister beneath said base for selectively releasing fuel from said fuel canister;
- a foldable pot support mounted on top of said base, said pot support including a plurality of wing plates pivotably attached to the top surface of said base, each said wing plate including a first planar section pivotably attached at one of its edges to said upper surface of said base and being pivotable relative to said upper surface between a down position and an up position, each said wing plate further including a second pot engaging portion extending approximately perpendicular to said first planar section,
- whereby said wing plates in said up position form a windscreen about said valve and burner means and a pot support to hold a pot above said valve and burner means, and said wing plates are pivotable to said down position for packaging and storage.
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