Wood burning portable fire pit grill apparatus

An outdoor wood burning fire pit apparatus for burning wood logs or like wood pieces of the type and size used in home fireplaces and outdoor campfires, comprising:

• means defining a walled chamber open to the top in which a number sufficient to provide a working fire of wood logs may be inserted together so as to rest generally vertically in the chamber, said chamber having air inlets into, at least, the bottom area of the chamber;
• gas burner means mounted to the chamber for directing its gas fire to wood logs placed in the chamber for igniting and advancing their burning, such gas burner means including an input for receiving gas and mixing it with ambient air and a burner element from which its gas fire is derived, said burner element being positioned to direct its flame output laterally in said chamber and against the logs placed therein;
• control means for the gas burner coupled to said burner means, said control means including a gas inlet located on said apparatus outside of said chamber for receiving gas under pressure;
• a source of gas under pressure, said source being separated from said chamber and burner means;
• manually detachable connection means for releasably connecting and disconnecting said source of gas to said gas burner means, whereby the wood logs placed into the chamber may be more quickly started on fire and more quickly burned into a hot coals fire by operating the burner means and the gas source thereafter disconnected from the burner means and kept at a remote location from the going fire, and
• wherein said gas burner means burner element encircles the chamber and directs its flame toward the center of said chamber from a plurality of openings radially spaced around the chamber whereby the logs placed therein are surrounded with gas flames.

An outdoor wood burning portable fire pit apparatus for burning wood logs or like wood pieces of the type and size used in home fireplaces and outdoor campfires, comprising:

• means defining a walled chamber open to the top in which a number sufficient to provide a working fire of wood logs may be inserted together so as to rest generally vertically in the chamber, said chamber having air inlet into, at least, the bottom area of the chamber;
• gas burner means mounted to the chamber for directing its gas fire to wood logs placed in the chamber for igniting and advancing their burning, such gas burner means including an input for receiving gas and mixing it with ambient air and a burner element from which its gas fire is derived, said burner element being positioned to direct its flame output laterally in said chamber and against the logs placed therein;
• control means for the gas burner coupled to said burner means, said control means including a gas inlet located on said apparatus outside of said chamber for receiving gas under pressure;
• manually detachable connection means for releasably connecting and disconnecting a gas hose to said gas burner means, whereby the wood logs placed into the chamber may be more quickly started on fire and more quickly burned into a hot coals fire by operating the burner means and the gas source thereafter disconnected from the burner means and kept at a remote location from the going fire.

An outdoor wood burning portable fire pit apparatus for burning wood logs or like wood pieces of the type and size used in home fireplaces and outdoor campfires, comprising:

• means defining a walled chamber open to the top in which a number sufficient to provide a working fire of wood logs may be inserted together so as to rest generally vertically in the chamber, said chamber having air inlets into, at least, the bottom area of the chamber;
• gas burner means mounted to the chamber for directing its gas fire to wood logs placed in the chamber for igniting and advancing their burning, such gas burner means including an input for receiving gas and mixing it with ambient air and a burner element from which its gas fire is derived, said burner element being positioned to direct its flame output laterally in said chamber and against the logs placed therein;
• control means for the gas burner coupled to said burner means, said control means including a gas inlet located on said apparatus outside of said chamber for receiving gas under pressure;
• manually detachable connection means for releasably connecting and disconnecting a gas hose to said gas burner means, whereby the wood logs placed into the chamber may be more quickly started on fire and more quickly burned into a hot coals fire by operating the burner means and the gas source thereafter disconnected from the burner means and kept at a remote location from the going fire, and
• wherein said gas burner means burner element encircles the chamber and directs its flame toward the center of said chamber from a plurality of openings radially spaced around the chamber whereby the logs placed therein are surrounded with gas flames.

The method of more rapidly turning wood sticks, small logs and like sized pieces of wood commonly useable in fireplaces or campfires into hot coals using an outdoor wood burning fire pit apparatus for burning wood logs or like wood pieces of the type and size used in home fireplaces and outdoor campfires, comprising:

• means defining a walled chamber open to the top in which a number sufficient to provide a working fire of wood logs may be inserted together so as to rest generally vertically in the chamber, said chamber having air inlets into, at least, the bottom area of the chamber;
• gas burner means mounted to the chamber for directing its gas fire to wood logs placed in the chamber for igniting and advancing their burning, such gas burner means including an input for receiving gas and mixing it with ambient air and a burner element from which its gas fire is derived, said burner element being positioned to direct its flame output laterally in said chamber and against the logs placed therein;
• control means for the gas burner coupled to said burner means, said control means including a gas inlet located on said apparatus outside of said chamber for receiving gas under pressure;
• a source of gas under pressure, said source being separated from said chamber and burner means;
• manually detachable connection means for releasably connecting and disconnecting said source of gas to said gas burner means, whereby the wood logs placed into the chamber may be more quickly started on fire and more quickly burned into a hot coals fire by operating the burner means and the gas source thereafter disconnected from the burner means and kept at a remote location from the going fire, comprising the steps of
• (a) connecting up said gas source to said gas inlet and turning on and igniting the gas burner;
• (b) thereafter inserting the pieces of wood so that they are generally vertically held in said chamber and exposed to said gas fire for sufficient time to allow the wood pieces to burn and be advanced to the hot coal state;
• and
• (c) turning off said gas burner and manually disconnecting said detachable connection means so as to disconnect said source of gas from said gas inlet of said apparatus.