Floating combustion apparatus
OwnerMichael C. Coleinventor
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Abstract
A combustion apparatus that comprises a floatable combustion device which rests atop the surface of a mass of fuel such as solid paraffin or a quantity of liquid fuel such as liquid paraffin or vegetable oil contained within a fuel vessel. The combustion device has a substantially conical top member and a bottom ballast member each fabricated of a thermally conductive material that serve to both melt solid fuel and heat the liquid fuel being supplied to the flame with an interior wick. Supporting this wick is a conical buoyant member that allows the device to float when positioned in liquid fuel or in melted solid fuel.
Claims16
A combustion apparatus for use with solid or liquid fuels, said combustion apparatus comprising:
- a floating combustion device, said combustion device having a top member and ballast member each fabricated of a thermally conductive material, said top member having a neck portion and a conical portion, said neck portion forming an aperture defined through said top member, said ballast member connecting to said top member to form a chamber therebetween, a substantially conical buoyant member housed within said chamber, said buoyant member dimensioned to fit within said chamber in close proximity to said top member, a wick substantially intermediate said buoyant member and said top member, a portion of said wick housed within said neck portion and thereby extending from said aperture of said top member;
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- a reservoir for holding said fuel.
A combustion apparatus for use with solid or liquid fuels, said combustion apparatus comprising:
- a floating combustion device, said combustion device having a substantially conical top member and ballast member each fabricated of a thermally conductive material, said top member having an aperture defined therein, said ballast member connecting to said top member to form a chamber therebetween, a buoyant member contained within said chamber, there further being a wick supported by said buoyant member, said wick partially extending from said aperture of said top member;
- said buoyant member being substantially conical, and being dimensioned to fit within said chamber in close proximity to said top member;
- said wick being substantially fanned about said buoyant member intermediate said buoyant member and said top member such that said wick contacts said top member;
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- a reservoir for holding said fuel.
A combustion apparatus for use with solid or liquid fuels, said combustion apparatus comprising:
- a floating combustion device, said combustion device having a substantially conical top member and ballast member each fabricated of a thermally conductive material, said top member having an aperture defined there, said ballast member connecting to said top member to form a chamber therebetween, a buoyant member contained within said chamber, there further being a wick supported by said buoyant member, said wick partially extending from said aperture of said top member;
- said top member having a lower rim, there further being a support plate frictionally fit within said lower rim above said ballast member, said plate supporting said buoyant member and having a multiplicity of apertures formed therethrough;
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- a reservoir for holding said fuel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.