Fuel and related compositions – Fuel product of defined shape or structure – Shaped or arranged for easier ignition
Patent
1997-09-30
2000-06-06
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
060713208
ABSTRACT:
An 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. The middle section of each groove tapers toward an opening in the other major surface to form air passages through the body. The tapering of the middle sections of the groove forms relatively thin edges which ignite easily. A pair of blocks, placed on opposite sides of the slot, support the body above the fireplace hearth. By starting combustion beneath the middle openings in the grooves, a source of fire is provided that is concentrated initially into a relatively small region which gradually increases as the body is consumed.
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Haas, Esq. George E.
Medley Margaret
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