Patent ID: 8361367
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: B05D,F24B,F24C,G09F

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a simulated combustible fuel element for simulating a semi-burned combustible fuel element, the method comprising the steps of: (a) covering a surface of the semi-burned combustible fuel element with a material selected to produce a resiliently flexible mold; (b) after the selected material has set, removing the semi-burned combustible fuel element from the mold; (c) introducing a predetermined amount of a liquefied body material into the mold; (d) rotating the mold to produce a body comprising said body material and resembling the semi-burned combustible fuel element, the predetermined amount being sufficient to provide the body with at least one cavity therein and an exterior surface simulating the surface of the semi-burned combustible fuel element; (e) curing the body to solidify said body material; (f) removing the mold from the body; (g) positioning at least one light source at least partially in said at least one cavity; and (h) coating at least a portion of the exterior surface in accordance with a predetermined exterior surface pattern to provide: