CA1197744A - Newspaper burner for fireplace - Google Patents
Newspaper burner for fireplaceInfo
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- CA1197744A CA1197744A CA000423255A CA423255A CA1197744A CA 1197744 A CA1197744 A CA 1197744A CA 000423255 A CA000423255 A CA 000423255A CA 423255 A CA423255 A CA 423255A CA 1197744 A CA1197744 A CA 1197744A
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24B—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES FOR SOLID FUELS; IMPLEMENTS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH STOVES OR RANGES
- F24B1/00—Stoves or ranges
- F24B1/18—Stoves with open fires, e.g. fireplaces
- F24B1/191—Component parts; Accessories
- F24B1/193—Grates; Irons
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Abstract
"NEWSPAPER BURNER FOR FIREPLACE"
Abstract of the Disclosure A newspaper burner comprises a base member fox supporting a stack of newspapers to be burned while permitting air circulation for the combustion thereof, the stack of newspapers comprising at least one group of newspaper sheets folded about a fold line extending widthwise of the newspaper to define a fold edge and a pair of free edges joined at the fold line and being arranged on the base member with the free edges resting thereon, and a back member upstanding from the base member for retaining such group of newspaper sheets with the fold edge thereof extending upwardly. A leg member is fixed to the base member for supporting the base member and back member at a tilt angle whereby to hold the newspapers in a manner to promote a con-tinuous gradual burning thereof. When ignited, the outermost sheet of the newspaper stack tends to burn from its free bottom edge upwardly and in so doing to curl up and peel away from the underlying sheets of newspaper along the fold edge, thus effectively supplying the successively burning sheets with combustion air.
This results not only in a progressive or substantially one-at-a-time burning of the individual sheets of the newspaper stack, but also in a complete and efficient burning thereof since owing to the positioning of the back member at a tilt angle, the portion of newspapers adjacent the fold edge which is more compact and harder to burn and which remains after the major portion of the individual sheets has burnt away falls forwardly down onto the base member and continues to burn slowly to fine ashes.
Abstract of the Disclosure A newspaper burner comprises a base member fox supporting a stack of newspapers to be burned while permitting air circulation for the combustion thereof, the stack of newspapers comprising at least one group of newspaper sheets folded about a fold line extending widthwise of the newspaper to define a fold edge and a pair of free edges joined at the fold line and being arranged on the base member with the free edges resting thereon, and a back member upstanding from the base member for retaining such group of newspaper sheets with the fold edge thereof extending upwardly. A leg member is fixed to the base member for supporting the base member and back member at a tilt angle whereby to hold the newspapers in a manner to promote a con-tinuous gradual burning thereof. When ignited, the outermost sheet of the newspaper stack tends to burn from its free bottom edge upwardly and in so doing to curl up and peel away from the underlying sheets of newspaper along the fold edge, thus effectively supplying the successively burning sheets with combustion air.
This results not only in a progressive or substantially one-at-a-time burning of the individual sheets of the newspaper stack, but also in a complete and efficient burning thereof since owing to the positioning of the back member at a tilt angle, the portion of newspapers adjacent the fold edge which is more compact and harder to burn and which remains after the major portion of the individual sheets has burnt away falls forwardly down onto the base member and continues to burn slowly to fine ashes.
Description
BACKGROUND OF ~IE I~VENTION
I~is invention relates to improvements in fire-place accessories, and more particularly to a newspaper burner for holding newspapers in such a manner as to promote long-lasting and efficient burning thereof.
Various fireplace grates for burning newspapers have already been described, for instance, in U.S.
Patent Nos 3,307,532, 3,670,714 and 3,783,857, The grate disclosed in U.S. Patent No~ 3,670,714 is specific-ally designed for holding rolls of newspapers without the rolls unrolling during burning. To this end, the rolls of newspapers are arranged in at least one row and :.
held by sets of holders~ the holders in each set being arranged side by side and each holder in each set having a corresponding holder in the other set which is in registration therewith. Each holder has an opening into which an end of the roll of paper is inserted and held securely so that the paper is not likely to unroll.
These rolls are lit from the botto~ by crumpling a ew newspapers and inserting them underneath the grate and then lighting these at several places. According to column 2, lines 54-56 of the patent, the rolls would burn steady and even throughout the breath and wldth ` of the rolls and would so burn for a half hour to an hour, In U.S. Patent Nos 3,307,532 and 3,783,857, on the other hand, a bundle of newspapers is suspended in folded-over relation from a cross bar or arm supported in a raised position a~ove the floor of a fireplace~ When set on fire, the bundle of papers quickly burns leaving a light ash whi.ch i.s carried away by the fireplace draft. In order to retard the init.ial wholesale flaming of -the outermos-t page or the pages immediately underlying same, which may result in burning particles of paper being carried up the ch~mney by the first 1ash of hea-t, it is recommended in U.S. Patent No~ 3,307,532 at column 3, lines 11-24 to place some extra weight on the outermost page of the bundle of new~papers folded over the cross bar prior to igniting same, such as by using a V-shaped metallic strap straddling the layers of newspapers placed on the cross bar.
Applicant has observed that while waste news-papers are rapidly consumed by fire when properly aerated, a stack of old newspaL~ers when placed in a fireplace and ignited does not burn very well, produces an abnormal amount of smoke and needs constant proddingO
It would thus be desirable to have a fireplace accessory that would enable newspapers to be easily and conveniently stacked and yet allow the latter to burn relatively long and efficiently.
SUMMARY OF I~IE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of the present in-vention to provide a newspaper burner -for holding a stack of newspapers in such a manner as to promote long-lasting and efficient burning thereof.
In accordance with the invention, there is provided a newspaper burner comprising a base -member -for supporting a stack of newspapers to be burned while permitt.ing air circula-tion for the combust.-ion thereof, ~ 774~
., the stack of newspape:rs comprising at least one group of newspaper sheets Eolded abou-t a fold line extending widthwise of the newspaper to define a -fold edge and a pair of free edges joined at the fold line and being arranged on the base member with the free edges res-ting thereon, and a back member upstanding frorn the base member for retainin~ such group o-f newspaper sheets with the fold edge thereof ext~nding upwardLy. A leg member is fixed -to the base member for supporting the base member and back member at a tilt angle whereby to hold the newspapers in a manner to promote a con-tinuous gradual burniny thereofO
When ignited, the outermost sheet of the news-paper stack tends to burn from its free bottom edge up wardly and in so doing to curl up and peel away from the underlying sheets oE newspaper along the fold edge, thus effectively supplying the successively burning sheets with combustion air~ This results not only in a pro-; gressive or substantially one-at-a-time burning of the ; 20 individual sheets of the newspaper stack, but also in a complete and efficient burning -thereof since owing to the positioning of the back member at a tilt angle, the portion of newspaper adjacent the fold edge which :
is more coTnpact and harder to burn and which remains after the major por-tion of ~he individual sheets has . burnt away falls forwardly down on-to the base member `.` and continues to burn slowly to fine ashes. A5 each newspaper sheet burns separately, there is produced an -. appreciable amount of heat with a minimum of smoke.
There is also vir-t-ually no build up of ash or creosote, ` thus preventing unpleasant and -time-consuming fire-place and chimney clean-ups.
BRIEF DESCRIP~ION OF THE DRAWINGS
Further features and advantages of the invention will become more readily apparen-t from the following descriptlon of a preferred embodiment thereof as illu5-trated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a newspaper burner according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along lines
I~is invention relates to improvements in fire-place accessories, and more particularly to a newspaper burner for holding newspapers in such a manner as to promote long-lasting and efficient burning thereof.
Various fireplace grates for burning newspapers have already been described, for instance, in U.S.
Patent Nos 3,307,532, 3,670,714 and 3,783,857, The grate disclosed in U.S. Patent No~ 3,670,714 is specific-ally designed for holding rolls of newspapers without the rolls unrolling during burning. To this end, the rolls of newspapers are arranged in at least one row and :.
held by sets of holders~ the holders in each set being arranged side by side and each holder in each set having a corresponding holder in the other set which is in registration therewith. Each holder has an opening into which an end of the roll of paper is inserted and held securely so that the paper is not likely to unroll.
These rolls are lit from the botto~ by crumpling a ew newspapers and inserting them underneath the grate and then lighting these at several places. According to column 2, lines 54-56 of the patent, the rolls would burn steady and even throughout the breath and wldth ` of the rolls and would so burn for a half hour to an hour, In U.S. Patent Nos 3,307,532 and 3,783,857, on the other hand, a bundle of newspapers is suspended in folded-over relation from a cross bar or arm supported in a raised position a~ove the floor of a fireplace~ When set on fire, the bundle of papers quickly burns leaving a light ash whi.ch i.s carried away by the fireplace draft. In order to retard the init.ial wholesale flaming of -the outermos-t page or the pages immediately underlying same, which may result in burning particles of paper being carried up the ch~mney by the first 1ash of hea-t, it is recommended in U.S. Patent No~ 3,307,532 at column 3, lines 11-24 to place some extra weight on the outermost page of the bundle of new~papers folded over the cross bar prior to igniting same, such as by using a V-shaped metallic strap straddling the layers of newspapers placed on the cross bar.
Applicant has observed that while waste news-papers are rapidly consumed by fire when properly aerated, a stack of old newspaL~ers when placed in a fireplace and ignited does not burn very well, produces an abnormal amount of smoke and needs constant proddingO
It would thus be desirable to have a fireplace accessory that would enable newspapers to be easily and conveniently stacked and yet allow the latter to burn relatively long and efficiently.
SUMMARY OF I~IE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of the present in-vention to provide a newspaper burner -for holding a stack of newspapers in such a manner as to promote long-lasting and efficient burning thereof.
In accordance with the invention, there is provided a newspaper burner comprising a base -member -for supporting a stack of newspapers to be burned while permitt.ing air circula-tion for the combust.-ion thereof, ~ 774~
., the stack of newspape:rs comprising at least one group of newspaper sheets Eolded abou-t a fold line extending widthwise of the newspaper to define a -fold edge and a pair of free edges joined at the fold line and being arranged on the base member with the free edges res-ting thereon, and a back member upstanding frorn the base member for retainin~ such group o-f newspaper sheets with the fold edge thereof ext~nding upwardLy. A leg member is fixed -to the base member for supporting the base member and back member at a tilt angle whereby to hold the newspapers in a manner to promote a con-tinuous gradual burniny thereofO
When ignited, the outermost sheet of the news-paper stack tends to burn from its free bottom edge up wardly and in so doing to curl up and peel away from the underlying sheets oE newspaper along the fold edge, thus effectively supplying the successively burning sheets with combustion air~ This results not only in a pro-; gressive or substantially one-at-a-time burning of the ; 20 individual sheets of the newspaper stack, but also in a complete and efficient burning -thereof since owing to the positioning of the back member at a tilt angle, the portion of newspaper adjacent the fold edge which :
is more coTnpact and harder to burn and which remains after the major por-tion of ~he individual sheets has . burnt away falls forwardly down on-to the base member `.` and continues to burn slowly to fine ashes. A5 each newspaper sheet burns separately, there is produced an -. appreciable amount of heat with a minimum of smoke.
There is also vir-t-ually no build up of ash or creosote, ` thus preventing unpleasant and -time-consuming fire-place and chimney clean-ups.
BRIEF DESCRIP~ION OF THE DRAWINGS
Further features and advantages of the invention will become more readily apparen-t from the following descriptlon of a preferred embodiment thereof as illu5-trated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a newspaper burner according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along lines
2-2 of Fig. 1, illustrating the newspaper burner holding a stack of newspapers shown in broken lines;
Fig. 3 is a view similar to that of Fig. 1 showing the manner in which the newspapers burn, Fig. 4 and 5 are sectional views taken along lines 4-4 and 5-5 of Fig. 2, respectively, and Fig. 6 is a fra~nentary perspective view of the newspaper burner of Fig. 1, showing a modification thereof.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring first to Fig. 1, there is illus-trated a newspaper burner which is generally designated by reference numeral 10 and designed to fit in a standard fireplace. The newspaper burner 10 comprises a perforated base plate ]2 and a back plate 14 secured to the base plate along the rear edge 16 -thereof and up-standing therefrom. The base plate 12 which is sub-stantially rectangular is provided with a plurality of perforations 18 for permit-ting air circulation for the _5_ combustion of newspapers stacked on the burner 10, The back plate 14 which is also substantially rectangular includes a central por-tion 20 and a pair of side por-tions 22 and 22~ integral with the central portion and disposed on either longitudinal sides thereof. As shown, the side portions 22 and 22' extend outwardly forwardly of the central portion 20, Both the base plate 12 and back plate 14 are supported at a tilt angle by means of an elongated plate-like leg element 24 which is secured under the baseplate 12 adjacent the front edge 26 thereof and extends longitudinally parallel to the front edge 26. The leg element 24 is provided with a longitudinally extend~
ing upper flange 28 which is fixed to the base plate 12 by spot-welding, as best shown in Fig. 2. As also shown in Fig. 2, the back plate 14 is provided with a lower flange 30 to which the base plate 12 is fixed in a similar manner~ In order to strenghten the leg element 24, a pair of spaced-apart parallel brace mem-bers 32 and 32' are secured under the base plate 12 andconnected to the leg element 24, as best sho~n ln Fig.
5. Both brace members 32 and 32' are provided with outwardly extending flanges 34 and 34' which are fixed to the base plate 12 by spot-welding~ The brace members have a wedge-shaped configuration tapering towards the rear edge 16 of the base pla-te and also serve as further legs to support the base plate 12 and back plate 14 at the desired tilt angle.
'~he base plate 12 and back plate 14 are preferably disposed at an angle of about 90 to about 100 to each o-ther, whereas the back plate 14 itself is preferably inclined at a tilt angle of about 110 to . about 115 to the horizon-tal. In the embodiment illus-trated, the base plate 12 and back plate 14 are disposed ` 5 at angle of about 95 to each other with the back plate . being inclined at a tilt angle of about 111 r As will be explained hereinafter, such arrangement enables :~ newspapers when stacked in a predetermined manner on the burner 10 to burn rela-tively long and efficiently~
; 10 As shown in ~ig3 3 and 4, a stack of newspapers ;
; 36 is arranged in a plurality of newspaper sec-tions 38 each folded about a fold line extending widthwise of the .~ newspaper to define a fold edge 40 and a pair of free edges 42 joined at the fold line. The newspaper sections ~` 15 38 are alternated such that the fold edges 40 are dis-posed in a staggered arrangement with the fold edges of any two successive sections facing opposite directions, in order to lie flat against -the back plate 14. The newspaper stack 36 so arranged is placed on the burner 10 in a manner such that -the fold edges 40 of the sections 38 extend upwardly and their free edges 42 rest on the ~ base plate 12. It should be noted that the tilt angle at which the back plate 14 is disposed prevents the newspaper sections from toppl.ing over the base pla-te 12 while the side portions 22 and 22' of the back plate retain the sections so inclined and thus prevent them from sliding down onto the base plate~
The newspaper stack 36 thus held by -the burner 10 is set on fire by igniting the 1.ower corner of the outermost newspaper section opposite the fold edge 40 thereof, no lighter fluid is required. When ignited, the ou-termost sheet of the newspaper stack tends to ~urn from i-ts free bottom edge upwardly and in so doing to curl up and peel away from the underlying sheets of newspaper along the Eold edge 40, thereby effectively supplying the successively burnin~ sheets with combustion air, as shown in Fig. 3~ This results in a progressive or subs-tantially one-at~a-time burning of the individual sheets of the newspaper stack and thus in a slow-burning effect. I-t should be noted that the portion of newspaper adjacent the fold edge 40 of each newspaper secticn 38 is more compact and thus harder to burn, and therefore remains after the major portion of the individual sheets have burnt away. This remaining portion of newspaper, however, owiny to the tilt angle at which the back plate 14 is disposed, falLs down onto the base plate 12 and continues to burn slowly to fine ashes, resulting in a complete and efficient burning of each newspaper section 38. As each newspaper sheet burns separately, there is produced an appreciable amount of heat with a minimum of smoke~ There is also virtually no build up of ash or creosote, thus preventing unpleasant and time-consuming fireplace and chimney clean-ups~
Turning finally to Fig. 6, there is illus-trated a newspa~er burner 10' similar to that of Fig. 1 and including similar base plate 12', back plate 14' ancl leg element 24'~ However, instead of the base plate having an even top surface as in Fig. 1, -the base plate 12' of the newspaper burner 10' is provided with a plurality of spaced-apart upwardly extending protrusions 44 which divide -the base plate 12' into a plurality of predetermined combustion time zones and thus serve as markers to indicate the approximate combustion time of the newspapers stacked between the back plate 14' and a particular protrusion. In the embodiment illustrated, the combustion time zone defined between -the back plate 14' and the first protrusion 44 adjacent thereto corre-, sponds to about one-half hour of burniny whereas -the combus-tion time zone defined between any two successive protrusions 44 corresponds -to about one hour of burningn In other words, a supply of newspapers stacked up to the front of the base plate 12' will burn for about
Fig. 3 is a view similar to that of Fig. 1 showing the manner in which the newspapers burn, Fig. 4 and 5 are sectional views taken along lines 4-4 and 5-5 of Fig. 2, respectively, and Fig. 6 is a fra~nentary perspective view of the newspaper burner of Fig. 1, showing a modification thereof.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring first to Fig. 1, there is illus-trated a newspaper burner which is generally designated by reference numeral 10 and designed to fit in a standard fireplace. The newspaper burner 10 comprises a perforated base plate ]2 and a back plate 14 secured to the base plate along the rear edge 16 -thereof and up-standing therefrom. The base plate 12 which is sub-stantially rectangular is provided with a plurality of perforations 18 for permit-ting air circulation for the _5_ combustion of newspapers stacked on the burner 10, The back plate 14 which is also substantially rectangular includes a central por-tion 20 and a pair of side por-tions 22 and 22~ integral with the central portion and disposed on either longitudinal sides thereof. As shown, the side portions 22 and 22' extend outwardly forwardly of the central portion 20, Both the base plate 12 and back plate 14 are supported at a tilt angle by means of an elongated plate-like leg element 24 which is secured under the baseplate 12 adjacent the front edge 26 thereof and extends longitudinally parallel to the front edge 26. The leg element 24 is provided with a longitudinally extend~
ing upper flange 28 which is fixed to the base plate 12 by spot-welding, as best shown in Fig. 2. As also shown in Fig. 2, the back plate 14 is provided with a lower flange 30 to which the base plate 12 is fixed in a similar manner~ In order to strenghten the leg element 24, a pair of spaced-apart parallel brace mem-bers 32 and 32' are secured under the base plate 12 andconnected to the leg element 24, as best sho~n ln Fig.
5. Both brace members 32 and 32' are provided with outwardly extending flanges 34 and 34' which are fixed to the base plate 12 by spot-welding~ The brace members have a wedge-shaped configuration tapering towards the rear edge 16 of the base pla-te and also serve as further legs to support the base plate 12 and back plate 14 at the desired tilt angle.
'~he base plate 12 and back plate 14 are preferably disposed at an angle of about 90 to about 100 to each o-ther, whereas the back plate 14 itself is preferably inclined at a tilt angle of about 110 to . about 115 to the horizon-tal. In the embodiment illus-trated, the base plate 12 and back plate 14 are disposed ` 5 at angle of about 95 to each other with the back plate . being inclined at a tilt angle of about 111 r As will be explained hereinafter, such arrangement enables :~ newspapers when stacked in a predetermined manner on the burner 10 to burn rela-tively long and efficiently~
; 10 As shown in ~ig3 3 and 4, a stack of newspapers ;
; 36 is arranged in a plurality of newspaper sec-tions 38 each folded about a fold line extending widthwise of the .~ newspaper to define a fold edge 40 and a pair of free edges 42 joined at the fold line. The newspaper sections ~` 15 38 are alternated such that the fold edges 40 are dis-posed in a staggered arrangement with the fold edges of any two successive sections facing opposite directions, in order to lie flat against -the back plate 14. The newspaper stack 36 so arranged is placed on the burner 10 in a manner such that -the fold edges 40 of the sections 38 extend upwardly and their free edges 42 rest on the ~ base plate 12. It should be noted that the tilt angle at which the back plate 14 is disposed prevents the newspaper sections from toppl.ing over the base pla-te 12 while the side portions 22 and 22' of the back plate retain the sections so inclined and thus prevent them from sliding down onto the base plate~
The newspaper stack 36 thus held by -the burner 10 is set on fire by igniting the 1.ower corner of the outermost newspaper section opposite the fold edge 40 thereof, no lighter fluid is required. When ignited, the ou-termost sheet of the newspaper stack tends to ~urn from i-ts free bottom edge upwardly and in so doing to curl up and peel away from the underlying sheets of newspaper along the Eold edge 40, thereby effectively supplying the successively burnin~ sheets with combustion air, as shown in Fig. 3~ This results in a progressive or subs-tantially one-at~a-time burning of the individual sheets of the newspaper stack and thus in a slow-burning effect. I-t should be noted that the portion of newspaper adjacent the fold edge 40 of each newspaper secticn 38 is more compact and thus harder to burn, and therefore remains after the major portion of the individual sheets have burnt away. This remaining portion of newspaper, however, owiny to the tilt angle at which the back plate 14 is disposed, falLs down onto the base plate 12 and continues to burn slowly to fine ashes, resulting in a complete and efficient burning of each newspaper section 38. As each newspaper sheet burns separately, there is produced an appreciable amount of heat with a minimum of smoke~ There is also virtually no build up of ash or creosote, thus preventing unpleasant and time-consuming fireplace and chimney clean-ups~
Turning finally to Fig. 6, there is illus-trated a newspa~er burner 10' similar to that of Fig. 1 and including similar base plate 12', back plate 14' ancl leg element 24'~ However, instead of the base plate having an even top surface as in Fig. 1, -the base plate 12' of the newspaper burner 10' is provided with a plurality of spaced-apart upwardly extending protrusions 44 which divide -the base plate 12' into a plurality of predetermined combustion time zones and thus serve as markers to indicate the approximate combustion time of the newspapers stacked between the back plate 14' and a particular protrusion. In the embodiment illustrated, the combustion time zone defined between -the back plate 14' and the first protrusion 44 adjacent thereto corre-, sponds to about one-half hour of burniny whereas -the combus-tion time zone defined between any two successive protrusions 44 corresponds -to about one hour of burningn In other words, a supply of newspapers stacked up to the front of the base plate 12' will burn for about
3 1/2 hours.
As it is apparent, the present invention pro-vides a fireplace accessory which enables n~wspapers to be easily and conveniently stacked while allowing the ` latter to burn relatively long and efficiently.
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As it is apparent, the present invention pro-vides a fireplace accessory which enables n~wspapers to be easily and conveniently stacked while allowing the ` latter to burn relatively long and efficiently.
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Claims (11)
1. A newspaper burner comprising:
- a base member for supporting a stack of newspapers to be burned while permitting air circulation for the com-bustion thereof, said stack of newspapers comprising at least one group of newspaper sheets folded about a fold line extending widthwise of the newspaper to define a fold edge and a pair of free edges joined at said fold line and being arranged on said base member with said free edges resting thereon, - a back member upstanding from said base member for retaining said at least one group of newspaper sheets with the fold edge thereof extending upwardly, and - a leg member fixed to said base member for supporting said base member and back member at a tilt angle such that said back member is inclined at an angle of about 110° to about 115° to the horizontal;
whereby when said at least one group of newspaper sheets is ignited at a lower corner thereof opposite said fold edge, the outermost sheet of the newspaper stack burns from its free bottom edge upwardly while curling up and peeling away from underlying sheets of newspaper along said fold edge, thereby effectively supplying said underlying sheets with combustion air for burning successively and providing a substantially one at-a-time burning of the individual sheets of said newspaper stack,
- a base member for supporting a stack of newspapers to be burned while permitting air circulation for the com-bustion thereof, said stack of newspapers comprising at least one group of newspaper sheets folded about a fold line extending widthwise of the newspaper to define a fold edge and a pair of free edges joined at said fold line and being arranged on said base member with said free edges resting thereon, - a back member upstanding from said base member for retaining said at least one group of newspaper sheets with the fold edge thereof extending upwardly, and - a leg member fixed to said base member for supporting said base member and back member at a tilt angle such that said back member is inclined at an angle of about 110° to about 115° to the horizontal;
whereby when said at least one group of newspaper sheets is ignited at a lower corner thereof opposite said fold edge, the outermost sheet of the newspaper stack burns from its free bottom edge upwardly while curling up and peeling away from underlying sheets of newspaper along said fold edge, thereby effectively supplying said underlying sheets with combustion air for burning successively and providing a substantially one at-a-time burning of the individual sheets of said newspaper stack,
2, A newspaper burner as claimed in claim 1, wherein said base member and said back member are disposed at an angle of about 90° to about 100° to each other.
3. A newspaper burner as claimed in claim 2, wherein said base member and said back member are at about 95° to each other.
4. A newspaper burner as claimed in claim 1, wherein said back member is at a tilt angle of about 111° to the horizontal.
5. A newspaper burner as claimed in claim 1, wherein said base member and said back member are disposed at an angle of about 95° to each other and wherein said back member is inclined at a tilt angle of about 111° to the horizontal.
6, A newspaper burner as claimed in claim 1, wherein said base member comprises a substantially rectangular plate provided with a plurality of perforations for allowing air circulation.
7, A newspaper burner as claimed in claim 6, wherein said back member comprises a substantially rectangular plate secured to said base plate along a rear edge thereof and extending longitudinally upwardly at about 95° to said base plate,
8, A newspaper burner as claimed in claim 7, wherein said back plate comprises a central portion and a pair of side portions integral with said central portion and dis-posed on either longitudinal sides thereof, said side portions extending outwardly forwardly of said central portion.
9. A newspaper burner as claimed in claim 7, wherein said leg member comprises an elongated plate-like element secured under said base plate adjacent a front edge thereof and extending longitudinally parallel to said front edge.
10. A newspaper burner as claimed in claim 9, wherein a pair of spaced apart parallel brace members are secured under said base plate and connected to said plate-like element for strengthening same, said brace members have a wedge-shaped configuration tapering towards the rear edge of said base plate.
11. A newspaper burner as claimed in claim 6, wherein said base plate is provided with a plurality of spaced-apart upwardly extending protrusions dividing said base plate into a plurality of predetermined combustion time zones and serving as markers to indicate approximate com-bustion time of the newspapers stacked between said back member and a particular one of said protrusions.
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4771760A (en) * | 1987-05-11 | 1988-09-20 | Whiteley Isaac C | Method and apparatus for burning stacked newspapers in a fireplace |
| WO1989005424A1 (en) * | 1987-12-08 | 1989-06-15 | Ab Olle Lindström | Burner for wood logs |
| US5575275A (en) * | 1994-12-15 | 1996-11-19 | Gazaille; Guy | Firelog burner tray with heat reflector |
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4771760A (en) * | 1987-05-11 | 1988-09-20 | Whiteley Isaac C | Method and apparatus for burning stacked newspapers in a fireplace |
| WO1989005424A1 (en) * | 1987-12-08 | 1989-06-15 | Ab Olle Lindström | Burner for wood logs |
| US5575275A (en) * | 1994-12-15 | 1996-11-19 | Gazaille; Guy | Firelog burner tray with heat reflector |
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