Firestarter
OwnerDorothy H. Brameinventor
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Abstract
The firestarter comprises a wax and wood base and a wick protruding from the base. The wood is compressed wood fragments from which the natural oil has been removed, and these fragments are mixed with melted wax in substantially equal portions. A flammable structure such as a pine cone is dipped in wax and seated in the base in an upright position to add intensity to the flame and to provide an upward conduit for the flame from the base in use.
Claims6
A firestarter comprising a base, a wick extending from the base, said base comprising paraffin wax and de-oiled wood fragments mixed together at an elevated temperature to bond the wax to the de-oiled wood, and a pine cone seated in the base and extending upwardly therefrom.
A firestarter comprising a base of paraffin wax and de-oiled wood fragments, a pine cone seated in the base, and a wick extending from the base.
A method of making a firestarter comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a quantity of paraffin wax,
- (b) providing a quantity of wood which has been compressed to remove the oil from the wood,
- (c) melting the wax,
- (d) adding the de-oiled wood to the melted wax,
- (e) mixing the melted wax and de-oiled wook until the wax is tightly bonded to the de-oiled wood,
- (f) transferring the mixture into a mold to form a base,
- (g) providing a pine cone and seating it in an upright position in the base,
- (h) allowing the base to cool, and
- (i) removing the cooled base from the mold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.