Self-heating container

Details Self-heating container Self-heating container

1990-05-18

1994-04-05

Jones, Larry

Stoves and furnaces

Heaters

Chemical

126261, 126262, F24J 100

Patent

active

052995569

ABSTRACT:
A self-heating container comprises an outer casing (56) having a bottom wall (60) an inner casing (64) secured within the outer casing and a heat-generating material (72) contained in the inner casing. The container includes also a vertical shaft (38) journalled within the inner casing and having a lower end extending out of the bottom wall of the outer casing, a sparking wheel (36) having an abrasive surface and secured to the shaft adjacent the heat-generating material and a flint (40) supported by the inner casing and pressed against the abrasive surface to generate sparks when the wheel is caused to rotate. A horizontal shaft (82) is journalled to the outer casing and adapted to be rotated, and gear means (78,80) couples the vertical shaft (38) and the horizontal shaft (82).

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patent: 2384278 (1945-09-01), Caldwell
patent: 2531548 (1950-11-01), Bennett
patent: 4013061 (1977-03-01), Trumble et al.
patent: 4043314 (1977-08-01), Trumble et al.
patent: 4664674 (1987-05-01), Oftedal et al.
Hitachi Seisakusho K.K.-"Automatic Firing Device of Gas Burner for Welding"-May 10, 1983-Patent Abstract of Japan (vol. 7, No. 106).

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