Patent ID: 6347879
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: F21V

Abstract:
A kit having component parts capable of being assembled comprising:a burning assembly comprising: an elongate tubular sheath having open top and bottom ends, and a longitudinal axis extending between said top and bottom ends of said sheath, said sheath having a diameter; a wick being extended through said sheath such that an upper end of said wick outwardly extends from said top end of said sheath and a lower end of said wick outwardly extends from said bottom end of said sheath; a support plate having top and bottom faces, and an outer perimeter; said support plate having a wick hole therethrough; said sheath of said burning assembly being adapted for insertion into said wick hole; said support plate being adapted for insertion into a container having lamp oil fluid therein such that said bottom end of said sheath is submerged in said lamp oil fluid and said support plate and said top end of said sheath are positioned in the container above the lamp oil fluids; said container having an open top, a bottom, and a downwards taper such that a first diameter of said container towards said open top is greater than a second diameter of said container towards said bottom of said container, said container defining a reservoir having a lamp oil fluid therein; and said support plate having a diameter that is less than said first diameter of the container and greater than said second diameter of said container; wherein said support plate comprises at least two separable concentric annular portions, an outer annular portion of said annular portions of said support plate having said outer perimeter of said support plate defining an outer perimeter of said outer annular portion, said outer annular portion having a generally circular inner perimeter, an inner annular portion of said annular portions support having inner and outer perimeters; wherein said outer perimeter of said inner annular portion has a diameter greater than a diameter of said inner perimeter of said outer annular portion, said inner annular portion being positioned over a hole defined by said inner perimeter of said outer annular portion and being rested on said outer annular portion; wherein said inner perimeter of said inner annular portion having a diameter substantially equal to said diameter of said sheath, said inner perimeter of said outer annular portion being larger than said diameter of said sheath such that said sheath is laterally shiftable in said hole in said outer annular portion with the inner annular portion.