Patent ID: 6251147
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: C10L,Y02E

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing firestarter chips, comprising the steps of:(a) providing a waxed corrugated cardboard cutting assembly having a plurality of lower circular blades, a plurality of upper circular blades, said plurality of lower and upper circular blades configured to slice the cardboard sheet placed therebetween into cardboard strips, a cutting reel positioned to receive the cardboard strips, said cutting reel capable of cutting the cardboard strips into cardboard segments;(b) slicing a waxed corrugated cardboard sheet into cardboard strips;(c) slicing at least one sheet of paper into paper strips simultaneously with said slicing of said waxed corrugated cardboard sheet;(d) chopping said cardboard strips and said paper strips into waxed corrugated cardboard segments and paper segments, respectively; and(e) forming a firestarter chip from said cardboard and paper segments by adhering said segments to each other.