Patent ID: 9605851
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: F24B

Claim:
1. A variable air intake control device for rapid fire starting in a solid fuel burning appliance, said variable air intake control device comprising an air intake chamber member adapted to be positioned on the top side of said solid fuel burning appliance and adapted to allow air to pass therethrough, said air intake chamber member having an air intake opening located adjacent to one end of a top side thereof and an air outflow opening adjacent an opposite end to said one end and located on a bottom side thereof; a pipe member attached to said air outflow opening at a first end and adapted to channel said air to pass therethrough and exit at a second end thereof underneath said solid fuel burning appliance to be used for rapid fire starting; a gate member pivotally attached at one end to said top side of said air intake chamber member and adapted to uncover said air intake opening in an initial position and progressively pivot and cover said air intake opening while in use; and an elongated connector member connected to said gate member at a distal end portion opposite from said pivotally attached one end and adapted to pivot said gate member in conjunction with a primary air supply control of said solid fuel burning appliance, to thereby increase the air flow to said solid fuel burning appliance when starting a fire and thereby increase the rate at which said fire is started and burns and gradually reduces the burn rate after proper burning has been established; said air intake chamber member is formed in the shape of a rectangular box.