Patent ID: 6579090
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: F23D

Abstract:
A liquid fuel burner with a wick and a fuel storage container adapted to be inserted into an opening in a supporting base, the burner comprising:a tube having upper and lower ends with an internal passage extending axially between said upper and lower ends, said tube having a helical thread adjacent its upper end, the fuel container being mounted to said tube adjacent the lower end thereof, the container having an open interior for storing fuel communicating with said tube passage; a collar including a cap for closing the upper end of said tube and having a helical thread cooperatively engaging the thread of said tube and a collar ring disposed adjacent the upper end of said tube and extending radially outward therefrom, said collar being diametrically larger than the base opening; said cap defining an opening adapted to receive the wick, the wick extending from within the interior of said fuel container, through said tube passage and through said cap opening; and, said tube being so sized relative to the opening in the base structure to be inserted into the opening so that said burner is suspended therewithin by action of the collar resting on the base structure surrounding the opening.