Patent ID: 8469020

Claim:
A portable heater, comprising: a housing having a base and an opposing open end, a sidewall extending between the base and the open end, a carrying handle, an opening in the sidewall, and a lip in the sidewall proximate the open end; a fuel container support in the housing proximate the base, the fuel container support having a generally horizontally-oriented support member with a support member opening and a generally hollow, cylindrical, vertically-oriented support collar extending through the support member; a fuel container removably received by the support collar of the fuel container support; a heating unit coupled to the fuel container, the heating unit including a burner and a reflector; a plurality of retaining fasteners extending through the sidewall of the housing; and a cover selectably coupled to the housing and closing off the open end, the cover having closure, a fastening ring, and a flue, the closure having a flue opening and resting upon the retaining fasteners, wherein the flue extends through the flue opening, the flue being configured to direct heat from the heating unit out of the housing, and the fastening ring being sized and shaped to selectably engage the lip of the housing, the fastening ring selectably securing the closure to the housing.