Fuel and related compositions – Fuel product of defined shape or structure – Shaped or arranged for easier ignition
Patent
1996-10-21
2000-07-11
Medley, Margaret
Fuel and related compositions
Fuel product of defined shape or structure
Shaped or arranged for easier ignition
44533, 44590, 44606, C10L 544, C10L 500
Patent
active
060866462
ABSTRACT:
A igniter for logs in a fireplace has a body of combustible material, such as wood, with two major surfaces. A plurality of grooves extend in one major surface thereby forming a plurality of ribs in the body. The grooves and ribs near the center of the body may be narrower than the grooves and ribs remote from the center. A slot extends in the other major surface transverse to the first direction wherein the slot communicates with plurality of grooves to form air passages through the body. A pair of blocks, placed on opposite sides of the slot, support the body above the fireplace hearth. By starting combustion beneath the slot in the body, a source of fire is provided that is concentrated initially into a relatively small area which gradually increases as the body is consumed.
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