Patent ID: 7047963

Claim:
A campfire apparatus adapted to be placed in an assembled state on a support surface and connected to a source of fuel, comprising: (a) a base adapted to rest on the support surface when in the assembled state; (b) a fire pan adapted to be supported by said base when in the assembled state, said fire pan including a main body portion having an inner surface, an upper rim and a pan interior; (c) a spacer adapted to be interposed between said fire pan and said base when in the assembled state so that said base supports said spacer and said spacer supports said fire pan; (d) a gas manifold disposed in said fire pan when in the assembled state, and having at least one gas outlet operative to introduce vaporized fuel into the pan interior when connected to the source of fuel; and (e) a quantity of low-density, non-flammable particulate material adapted to be disposed in said fire pan at a depth sufficient to cover said gas manifold when in the assembled state.