Patent ID: 10653273

Abstract:
A charcoal igniter, including a removable upper section such that the removable upper section includes a first conical section having a distal end and a proximal end such that the proximal end of the first conical section includes a first conical section opening, a fire chamber having a distal end and a proximal end such that a grating is located adjacent to the distal end of the fire chamber and the distal end of the first conical section is located adjacent to the proximal end of the fire chamber, and at least one air flow introducer operatively connected to the grating and extending into the fire chamber and a portion of an amount of charcoal to be ignited; and a stationary lower section such that the removable upper section is retained within the stationary lower section and the removable upper section can be removed from the stationary lower section, wherein the stationary lower section includes a plurality of supporting legs, and a second conical section having a distal end and a proximal end such that the proximal end of the second conical section is located adjacent to the removable upper section and the distal end of the second conical section includes a second conical section opening, wherein the first and second conical openings have a diameter that is larger than a diameter of the fire chamber. In an alternative embodiment, an elongated chimney conduit is attached to the proximal end of the first conical section and positioned substantially vertically. Exhaust created in the fire chamber flows up through the chimney conduit and out of the second end creating an upward draft.