Packaged stackable charcoal briquet
AssigneeNottingham-Spirk Design Associates, Inc.
InventorsCraig M. Saunders, Lindsey Tufts, Jr., David J. Boll
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Abstract
An improved stackable charcoal briquet has a convex bottom and a concave top and is packaged in a stacked compact boxed package. A charcoal briquet having improved burning characteristics and also improved shipping and retailing characteristics is thereby provided.
Claims78
A charcoal briquet comprising four side walls of generally identical cross section interconnected to form a rectangle, each said side wall comprising a volume surrounded by a bottom surface, an upwardly and inwardly extending lower surface and an upwardly and inwardly extending upper surface generally parallel to said lower surface, said side wall lower surfaces together forming a downwardly facing concavity and said sidewall upper surfaces together forming an upwardly facing convexity.
A charcoal briquet comprising:
- a generally convex upper surface;
- a generally concave lower surface adapted to engage the upper surface of an identical briquet;
- a generally rectangular periphery;
- whereby said briquet may be stacked on an identical briquet forming a compact stable stack.
A charcoal briquet comprising:
- a generally convex upper surface;
- a generally concave lower surface adapted to engage the upper surface of an identical briquet;
- a generally rectangular periphery;
- whereby said briquet may be stacked on an identical briquet forming a compact stable stack;
- and,
- said briquet has an overall height and a narrowest width, said narrowest width being at least twice said overall height and not greater than four times said overall height.
A charcoal briquet comprising:
- a generally convex upper surface;
- a generally concave lower surface adapted to engage the upper surface of an identical briquet;
- a generally rectangular periphery;
- whereby said briquet may be stacked on an identical briquet forming a compact stable stack;
- and,
- said generally concave lower surface comprises four generally planar downwardly and outwardly extending lower side surfaces extending from a briquet central portion to said periphery and said generally convex upper surface comprises four generally planar downwardly and outwardly extending upper side surfaces extending from said briquet central portion to said periphery, said upper side surfaces and said lower side surfaces being generally parallel on each side.
A package of charcoal briquets comprising at least one stack of generally identical charcoal briquets, each charcoal briquet comprising:
- a generally convex upper surface;
- a generally concave lower surface adapted to engage the upper surface of an identical briquet;
- a generally rectangular periphery;
- each said briquet except at least one bottom briquet being stacked on another briquet with said concave lower surface resting on the convex upper surface of the next lower briquet;
- said at least one stack of charcoal briquets being contained in a cardboard box having four flat side walls, a generally flat bottom wall and a generally flat top wall creating a stackable rectangular box.
A package of charcoal briquets comprising at least one stack of generally identical charcoal briquets, each charcoal briquet comprising:
- a generally convex upper surface;
- a generally concave lower surface adapted to engage the upper surface of an identical briquet;
- a generally rectangular periphery;
- each said briquet except at least one bottom briquet being stacked on another briquet with said concave lower surface resting on the convex upper surface of the next lower briquet;
- said at least one stack of charcoal briquets being contained in a cardboard box having four flat side walls, a generally flat bottom wall and a generally flat top wall creating a stackable rectangular box;
- and,
- each said briquet has an overall height and a narrowest width, said narrowest width being at least twice said overall height and not greater than four times said overall height.
A package of charcoal briquets comprising at least one stack of generally identical charcoal briquets, each charcoal briquet comprising:
- a generally convex upper surface;
- a generally concave lower surface adapted to engage the upper surface of an identical briquet;
- a generally rectangular periphery;
- each said briquet except at least one bottom briquet being stacked on another briquet with said concave lower surface resting on the convex upper surface of the next lower briquet;
- said at least one stack of charcoal briquets being contained in a cardboard box having four flat side walls, a generally flat bottom wall and a generally flat top wall creating a stackable rectangular box;
- and,
- said generally concave lower surface of each of said briquets comprises four generally planar downwardly and outwardly extending lower side surfaces extending from a briquet central portion to said periphery and said generally convex upper surface of each of said briquets comprises four generally planar downwardly and outwardly extending upper side surfaces extending from said briquet central portion to said periphery, said briquet upper side surfaces and said briquet lower side surfaces being generally parallel on each side.
A package of charcoal briquets comprising at least one stack of generally identical charcoal briquets, each charcoal briquet comprising:
- a generally convex upper surface;
- a generally concave lower surface adapted to engage the upper surface of an identical briquet;
- a generally rectangular periphery;
- each said briquet except at least one bottom briquet being stacked on another briquet with said concave lower surface resting on the convex upper surface of the next lower briquet;
- said at least one stack of charcoal briquets being contained in a cardboard box having four flat side walls, a generally flat bottom wall and a generally flat top wall creating a stackable rectangular box;
- and,
- each said stack of generally identical charcoal briquets is contained in a single stack cardboard box and several of said cardboard boxes of briquets are bound together to form a commercial product.
A charcoal briquet comprising:
- a generally convex upper surface;
- a generally concave lower surface adapted to engage the upper surface of an identical briquet;
- a periphery;
- whereby said briquet maybe stacked on an identical briquet forming a compact stable stack.
A charcoal briquet comprising:
- a generally convex upper surface;
- a generally concave lower surface adapted to engage the upper surface of an identical briquet;
- a periphery;
- whereby said briquet may be stacked on an identical briquet forming a compact stable stack;
- and
- said briquet has an overall height and a narrowest width, said narrowest width being at least twice said overall height and not greater than four times said overall height.
A charcoal briquet comprising:
- a generally convex upper surface;
- a generally concave lower surface adapted to engage the upper surface of an identical briquet;
- a periphery;
- whereby said briquet may be stacked on an identical briquet forming a compact stable stack;
- and,
- said generally concave lower surface comprises multiple generally planar downwardly and outwardly extending lower side surfaces extending from a briquet central portion to said periphery and said generally convex upper surface comprises multiple generally planar downwardly and outwardly extending upper side surfaces extending from said briquet central portion to said periphery, said upper side surfaces and said lower side surfaces being generally parallel on each side.
A package of charcoal briquets comprising at least one stack of generally identical charcoal briquets, each charcoal briquet comprising:
- a generally convex upper surface;
- a generally concave lower surface adapted to engage the upper surface of an identical briquet;
- a periphery;
- each said briquet except at least one bottom briquet being stacked on another briquet with said concave lower surface resting on the convex upper surface of the next lower briquet;
- said at least one stack of charcoal briquets being contained in a cardboard box having at least one side wall, a generally flat bottom wall and a generally flat top wall creating a box.
A package of charcoal briquets comprising at least one stack of generally identical charcoal briquets, each charcoal briquet comprising:
- a generally convex upper surface;
- a generally concave lower surface adapted to engage the upper surface of an identical briquet;
- a periphery;
- each said briquet except at least one bottom briquet being stacked on another briquet with said concave lower surface resting on the convex upper surface of the next lower briquet;
- said at least one stack of charcoal briquets being contained in a cardboard box having at least one side wall, a generally flat bottom wall and a generally flat ton wall creating a box;
- and,
- each said briquet has an overall height and a narrowest width, said narrowest width being at least twice said overall height and not greater than four times said overall height.
A package of charcoal briquets comprising at least one stack of generally identical charcoal briquets, each charcoal briquet comprising:
- a generally convex upper surface;
- a generally concave lower surface adapted to engage the upper surface of an identical briquet;
- a periphery;
- each said briquet except at least one bottom briquet being stacked on another briquet with said concave lower surface resting on the convex upper surface of the next lower briquet;
- said at least one stack of charcoal briquets being contained in a cardboard box having at least one side wall, a generally flat bottom wall and a generally flat ton wall creating a box;
- and,
- said generally concave lower surface of each of said briquets comprises multiple generally planar downwardly and outwardly extending lower side surfaces extending from a briquet central portion to said periphery and said generally convex upper surface of each of said briquets comprises multiple generally planar downwardly and outwardly extending upper side surfaces extending from said briquet central portion to said periphery, said briquet upper side surfaces and said briquet lower side surfaces being generally parallel on each side.
A package of charcoal briquets comprising at least one stack of generally identical charcoal briquets, each charcoal briquet comprising:
- a generally convex upper surface;
- a generally concave lower surface adapted to engage the upper surface of an identical briquet;
- a periphery;
- each said briquet except at least one bottom briquet being stacked on another briquet with said concave lower surface resting on the convex upper surface of the next lower briquet;
- said at least one stack of charcoal briquets being contained in a cardboard box having at least one side wall, a generally flat bottom wall and a generally flat top wall creating a box;
- and,
- each said stack of generally identical charcoal briquets is contained in a single stack cardboard box and several of said cardboard boxes of briquets are bound together to form a commercial product.
A package of charcoal briquets comprising at least one stack of generally identical charcoal briquets, each charcoal briquet comprising:
- a generally convex upper surface;
- a generally concave lower surface adapted to engage the upper surface of an identical briquet;
- a periphery;
- each said briquet except at least one bottom briquet being stacked on another briquet with said concave lower surface resting on the convex upper surface of the next lower briquet;
- said at least one stack of charcoal briquets being contained in a cardboard box having at least one side wall, a generally flat bottom wall and a generally flat ton wall creating a box;
- and,
- said cardboard box is wax coated.
A package of charcoal briquets comprising at least one stack of generally identical charcoal briquets, each charcoal briquet comprising:
- an upper surface;
- a lower surface adapted to engage the upper surface of a generally identical briquet over a substantial portion of said identical briquet upper surface;
- and, a briquet periphery;
- said at least one stack of charcoal briquets being contained in a cardboard box having at least one side wall, a generally flat bottom wall and a generally flat top wall, said at least one side wall engaging at least a portion of said periphery of said briquets.
A package of charcoal briquets comprising at least one stack of generally identical charcoal briquets, each charcoal briquet comprising:
- an upper surface;
- a lower surface adapted to engage the upper surface of a generally identical briquet over a substantial portion of said identical briquet upper surface;
- and, a briquets periphery:
- said at least one stack of charcoal briquets being contained in a cardboard box having at least one side wall, a generally flat bottom wall and a generally flat top wall, said at least one side wall engaging at least a portion of said periphery of said briquets and each said briquet has a surface area and a volume and said surface area in square inches is at least five times said volume in cubic inches.
A charcoal briquet having a total surface area measurable in square inches and a total volume measurable in cubic inches, the ratio of said total surface area to said total volume being about 13.7 to about 2.16.
A charcoal briquet having a total surface area measurable in square inches and a weight measurable in pounds, the ratio of said total surface area in square inches to said weight in pounds being about 13.7 to about 0.056.
A selected number of substantially identical charcoal briquets sold as a packaged unit adapted for ignition in a home cooking appliance, said selected number of briquets achieving a cooking temperature of about 1000 degrees about fifteen minutes after ignition and holding said temperature for at least fifteen minutes thereafter.
A packaged charcoal briquet products comprising a selected number of charcoal briquets and a container for said selected number of charcoal briquets having a generally flat bottom and generally flat sides, said briquets being shaped such that adjacent briquets may lie closely adjacent one another covering substantially all said container bottom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.