Patent ID: 6935331
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: C10C,E04D

Abstract:
1. A portable tar heating and melting apparatus, comprising: a cylindrical-shaped containment body, and the containment body being further characterized by a cylindrical bottom and a sidewall upwardly extending from the bottom; the sidewall defining an upwardly opening cavity that is closed off by the cylindrical bottom; an annular ledge disposed within the cavity adjacent the cylindrical bottom and which is mounted to the sidewall; a perforated cooking platform for removable placement upon the annular ledge; a tar cooking vessel having a chamber for receiving tar and other materials, the tar cooking vessel capable of removable insertion within the cavity of the containment body and upon the cooking platform; the tar cooking vessel having an outside diameter that is less than the inside diameter of the sidewall of the containment body to allow for clearance between the cooking vessel and the sidewall of the containment body; a gas burner disposed within the cavity of the containment body and spaced beneath the annular ledge and cooking platform and above the cylindrical bottom for providing the heat energy that heats and melts the tar and other materials contained within the cooking vessel; and whereupon after the tar and other materials have attained the desired consistency the cooking vessel can be manually removed from the containment body and carried to the application site.