Patent ID: 8028690

Claim:
A fire pit comprising: a base assembly, said base assembly includes a central region and edge region, the central region lower with respect to a vertical axis than the edge region, the edge region surrounds the central region, said base assembly supported by a support assembly comprising a plurality of vertical supports, the plurality of vertical supports coupled to a bottom side of the base assembly; and a tower assembly releasably placed on a top surface of said base assembly, said tower assembly configured to contain at least one solid fuel source in a substantially vertical orientation, said tower assembly including: an upper region formed from a durable non-flammable material, said upper region including a solid band of material; a substantially central region formed from said non-flammable material, and including a plurality of longitudinal apertures and configured to contain at least one fuel source, said longitudinal apertures run along a vertical length of said tower assembly; and a lower region formed of said durable non-flammable material, said lower region including a solid band of material, wherein each of said plurality of longitudinal apertures is configured to release heat generated from said at least one solid fuel source in a substantially outward direction along at least substantially an entire length of said plurality of longitudinal apertures, said tower assembly is substantially conic or pyramidal, said lower region of said tower assembly includes a plurality of cut out regions and a plurality of support regions, said plurality of support regions configured for support on said top surface of said base assembly and said plurality of cutout regions configured for release of residual burned fuel source out of said tower assembly, said tower assembly includes a top side aperture and a bottom side aperture, said top side aperture of said tower assembly is configured for receipt of said at least one fuel source.