Patent ID: 7568913

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a body defining a chamber for carrying a combustible liquid and having an open upper end; first and second plates arranged in a spaced, confronting relationship with lower portions located within the chamber of the body; the first plate is a planar sheet and has substantially more surface area than the second plate; the second horizontal plate has a first vertical leg and a second leg; the first leg is aligned with respect to the second leg: the first plate is joined to the second plate along an outer edge of the first leg of the second plate: a sheet wick, which has a lower end located in the chamber of the body for contacting the combustible liquid, is sandwiched between the first plate and the first leg and the second leg of the second plate; the sheet wick is free of material having a high heat conductivity; and the sheet wick has an upper end, which projects upwardly from the first plate and the first leg of the second plate.