Patent ID: 6631711
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: A47J,F23Q

Abstract:
A reconfigurable fuel lighting device, comprising:a housing, the housing including a first side having a first hinge coupling to a second side, the second side having a second hinge coupling to a third side, and the third side having a hinge coupling to a fourth side; a handle attached to the housing, the handle being moveable from at least a first position to a second position, wherein the handle includes an insulated portion; wherein in the first position, the handle is approximately coplanar with at least one of the first side, the second side, the third side, and the fourth side; and wherein in the second position, the handle extends from at least one of the first side, the second side, the third side, and the fourth side; and a positionable rack for holding fuel, the rack having a leg, the leg being moveable from at least a first position to a second position; wherein in the first position, the leg is approximately coplanar with the rack; and wherein in the second position, the leg is capable of supporting the rack; wherein the device is reconfigurable via the first hinge coupling, the second hinge coupling, and the third hinge coupling into a first configuration; wherein in the first configuration, the first side, the second side, the third side, and the fourth side of the housing form an enclosure, the enclosure enhancing ignition of the fuel; wherein the handle is placed in the second position to enable handling of the device via the insulated portion of the handle; and wherein the leg is placed in the second position to support the rack; and wherein the device is reconfigurable via the first hinge coupling, the second hinge coupling, and the third hinge coupling to a second configuration; wherein in the second configuration, the first side, the second side, the third side, the fourth side, the rack, the leg, and the handle are generally coplanar; the device in the second configuration having a thin profile.