Patent ID: 6033212
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: A01M,F23D

Abstract:
An insect-repelling lamp having a hydrocarbon fuel source, comprising:a housing;a fuel source containing hydrocarbon fuel and having an exit for said fuel;a mantle disposed inside said housing and in communication with said exit of said fuel source;a cover attached to said housing in thermal communication with said housing, said cover having a slot and a replaceable pad disposable in said slot, said pad containing a volatilizable insect repellent, said cover also having vents communicating between an interior of said housing and ambient air, andan ignition source, disposed inside said housing near said mantle,wherein when said fuel egresses said fuel source via said exit and when said ignition source is activated, said fuel is ignited and bums near said mantle causing said mantle to incandesce, and wherein when said fuel is burned waste heat generated from said fuel is conducted through said cover to said pad so that said volatilizable insect repellent is volatilized and insects are repelled, said cover allowing excess waste heat to leave via said vents thereby cooling said lamp.