Patent ID: 6010333
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: F23D,H02P

Abstract:
A burner assembly comprisinga container for a liquid fuel including an upstanding neck having an opening for introducing a liquid fuel into said container;a one-piece cap member removably mounted on said container neck to cover said container opening, holding a wick; said cap member includinga circular top section having an outer peripheral portion,a raised central portion having a crowned outer surface and an inner surface, and a central aperture extending through said central portion for receiving the wick with one portion of the wick disposed in the liquid fuel with the cap members mounted on said container and another portion extending through said aperture and exposed for lighting, the outer surface of said central portion including a first annular seating portion surrounding said aperture and the inner surface of said central portion including a second annular seating portion surrounding said aperture, andan annular skirt connected to and extending downward relative to said central portion;retainer means on said neck and said skirt for removably removing said cap member on said container;an elongated tubular member made from a crimpable material extending through said aperture for receiving the wick, said tubular member having a first end spaced outwardly away from said central portion and through which the exposed portion of the wick extends, a second end portion having a radially outwardly extending, annular flange which engages said second seating portion and an intermediate portion having a crimped area which engages said first seating portion and cooperates with the flange on the second end of said tubular member to hold said tubular member on said cap member.