Patent ID: 8820310

Claim:
A portable cooking stove, comprising: a base structure; a burner that is positioned within the base structure; a burner plate that is positioned above the burner; multiple legs that are connected to the base structure; a first carrying handle and a second carrying handle, the first and second carrying handles attached to opposite sides of the base structure; multiple attachment plates coupled to the base structure, each attachment plate being positioned to correspond with one of the multiple legs; and multiple pivot brackets, wherein each one of the multiple legs is connected to one of the attachment plates via one of the pivot brackets; wherein the legs are positionable in an extended configuration in which the base structure is positioned at a certain height above a ground surface; wherein upon the legs being positioned in the extended configuration, the height at which the base structure is positioned above the ground surface is adjustable without removing the legs from the base structure; and wherein the legs are pivotable between the extended configuration and a retracted configuration; wherein the carrying handles are positioned adjacent the attachment plates so that when the legs are in the extended configuration, the carrying handles prevent the legs from being pivoted upward.