Patent ID: 6010332
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: F23D

Abstract:
A disposable fuel burner comprising:a container having a closed bottom, an enclosing sidewall and an open top;a liquid fuel at least partially filling said container;a support member positioned above said liquid fuel, said support member having a wick opening, said support member being generally flat and being supported adjacent said open top by peripheral contact with said enclosing sidewall of said container;a wick of fibrous material having a first end immersed in said liquid fuel and extending through said wick opening;a bat of fibrous material positioned adjacent said open top and supported by said support member, said bat contacting said wick extending through said wick opening;means for retaining said liquid fuel in said container in case of accidental tip-over, said means for retaining said liquid fuel also serving as a wick means, said means for retaining said liquid fuel substantially filling said container and retaining said liquid fuel within voids dispersed within said means for retaining, andigniter means, said igniter means located on a top surface of said means for retaining said liquid fuel, said igniter means to ignite said liquid fuel when said igniter means is lit by an external energy source, said igniter means being substantially consumed by combustion during ignition.