US 4,839,144 A · Support device for combustible package containing a heat-dispersible material and a combustible material

Abstract

A device for supporting a combustible package containing a heat-dispersible material and a combustible material while the package is consumed fabricated from a single rectangular sheetmetal blank. The blank includes a center area extending across the width of the blank defined by two spaced-apart center scorelines. End sections which are mirror images of each other extend from the center scoreline to the respective end of the rectangular sheetmetal blank. Each end section includes a rectangular inner portion which is bound on two sides and one end by the outer portion, and on the other end by the center area. The center area is fixedly attached to the one end of the inner portion and to the outer portion. The device is fabricated by folding the inner portions upward into a parallel position to provide a space therebetween for holding a combustible package. The outer portions are folded downward at a slant to form legs to support the device and to provide a space between the package being consumed and the surface upon which it rests. The device is of simple construction. In a modified form of the invention the support device in assembled form is adhered to a folded paperboard whereby the device in assembled but folded form is conveniently displayed.

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Dependent claims

A device fabricated from a single rectangular sheetmetal blank for supporting a combustible package containing a heat dispersible material and a combustible material, the combustible package to be consumed while being supported in said device, said sheetmetal blank comprising an outer frame having the general shape of the number eight, said frame further comprising a central section defined by two spaced apart central scorelines extending across the width of the sheetmetal blank;

two essentially U-shaped mirror image outer sections, extending outwards from the central section, each joined to the center section at two locations at the opposite ends of the center section forming the general shape of the number eight;
and two essentially rectangular mirror image inner sections joined to the frame along the center scorelines of the center section, said sections each being bounded by, but unattached to, the respective outer sections of the frame along three sides and attached to the center section of the frame on a fourth side along a center scoreline, said support device being fabricated by folding said inner sections upwardly along the center scoreline into a parallel relationship with each other, thereby forming a compartment and folding the outer sections of the frame downward along the centerlines to form an oblique angle with the inner sections and form thereby a pair of legs for supporting the compartment.

A rectangular sheetmetal blank for forming into a support for a combustible package containing a heat dispersible material and a combustible material comprising an outer frame having the general shape of the number eight, said frame further comprising a central section defined by two spaced apart central scorelines, extending across the width of the sheetmetal blank;

two essentially U-shaped mirror image outer sections, extending outwards from the central section, each joined to the central section at two locations at the opposite ends of the central section forming the general shape of the number eight;
and two essentially rectangular mirror image inner sections joined to the frame along the central scoreline of the central area, said sections each being bounded by, but unattached to, the respective outer sections of the frame along three sides and attached to the central section of the frame on a fourth side along a central scoreline, said support device being fabricated by folding said inner sections upwardly along the central scoreline into a parallel relationship with each other thereby forming a compartment and folding the outer sections of the frame downward along the centerlines to form an oblique angle with the inner sections and form thereby a pair of legs for supporting the compartment.

An article of manufacture comprising in combination a rectangular base having a central fold area extending across said base, end sections extending in each direction away from said fold area, and a device for supporting a combustible package containing a heat dispersible material and a combustible material, the combustible package to be consumed while being supported in said device, said device further comprising a single rectangular sheetmetal blank further comprising an outer frame having the general shape of the number eight, said frame further comprising a central section, defined by the two spaced apart central scorelines, extending across the width of the sheetmetal blank;

two essentially U-shaped mirror image outer sections extending outwards from the central section each joined to the central section at two locations at the opposite ends of the central section forming the general shape of the number eight;
and two essentially rectangular mirror image inner sections joined to the frame along the central scorelines of the central section, said inner sections each being bounded by, but unattached to, the respective outer sections of the frame along three sides and attached to the central sections of the frame on a fourth side along a central scoreline said support device being fabricated by folding said inner sections upwardly along the central scoreline into a parallel relationship with each other thereby forming a compartment and folding the outer sections of the frame downward along the centerlines to form an oblique angle with the inner sections and form thereby a pair of legs for supporting the compartment, said feet being fixedly attached to said rectangular base, one of said feet being located on each side of said foldline, said combination being constructed and arranged whereby when said rectangular base is folded onto itself at said fold area, said device also folds on to itself with said feet being parallel to said legs to form a compact unit of substantially the same thickness as the width of the center section of the device.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Support device for combustible package containing a heat-dispersible material and a combustible material

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Support device for combustible package containing a heat-dispersible material and a combustible material

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Abstract

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