Classifications

• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
  • C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G, C10K; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE OR UNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; FIRELIGHTERS
  • C10L5/00—Solid fuels
  • C10L5/02—Solid fuels such as briquettes consisting mainly of carbonaceous materials of mineral or non-mineral origin
  • C10L5/34—Other details of the shaped fuels, e.g. briquettes
  • C10L5/36—Shape
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
  • C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G, C10K; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE OR UNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; FIRELIGHTERS
  • C10L5/00—Solid fuels
  • C10L5/40—Solid fuels essentially based on materials of non-mineral origin
  • C10L5/44—Solid fuels essentially based on materials of non-mineral origin on vegetable substances
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
  • Y02E50/00—Technologies for the production of fuel of non-fossil origin
  • Y02E50/10—Biofuels, e.g. bio-diesel
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
  • Y02E50/00—Technologies for the production of fuel of non-fossil origin
  • Y02E50/30—Fuel from waste, e.g. synthetic alcohol or diesel

Definitions

• a hollow cone of charcoal is adapted to be a complete, pre-
• a 10 or 20 lb bag of charcoal can be kept in a
• Chunks of coal or wood may also be
• Such combustible packages include substantially
• the package and/ or assembly may
• a combustible product comprises a hollow cone of
• combustible material defining a substantially cone-shaped exterior and having
• the cone defines a large opening
• a combustible product comprises a hollow cone of
• the hollow cone defining a substantially cone-shaped
• the cone comprises a plurality of combustible briquets
• a combustible package comprises a hollow
• cone-shaped combustible package defining a large opening in the base of the
• the package defines
• a substantially cone-shaped exterior and has a substantially cone-shaped
• the package is adapted to contain combustible material and
• width of the package with combustible material inside has an outside width at the top of the package less than the width of the large opening at the base of
• Figure 1 is perspective view of an exemplary construction of a cone of
• Figure 2 is a side elevation, cross sectional view of Figure 1 taken along
• Figure 3 is a perspective view of another example of a cone of
• Figure 4 is a perspective view of a pyramidal cone of combustible
• Figure 5 is a perspective view of a pre-assembled cone of combustible
• Figure 6 is a side elevation, cross sectional view of the cone shown in
• Figure 7 is a perspective view of an example of a packaged cone of
• Figure 8 is a side elevation, cross sectional view of the cone shown in
• Figure 9 is a side elevation, cross sectional view of a stack of three of the
• Figure 10 is a diagram illustrating the approximate relationship of
• Figures 11A-D are drawings of a package cone as shown during different conditions
• Figure 12 is a perspective view of an example of a preformed cone that
• Figure 13 is another example of a cardboard cone that forms the inside
• the present invention is directed to a product and package of
• the hollow cone shape has a predetermined size, and it is
• Another feature includes
• the product simplifies and improves the preparation of
• the product can be pre-measured in common
• the product is pre-shaped and does not require manual
• the conical shape of the product allows for stacking of the pre-measured units
• accelerant may be applied to the bottom only of the product or package
• the present invention provides for a design that
• examples of the present invention include the following: a) The combustion of the materials within the package benefit from the natural convection during ignition. As the heat rises from material burning at the bottom, the material above is heated, thereby minimizing time for initiation of combustion. b) The combustible materials within the package are surrounded by a greater number (mass) of combustible materials and therefore create a higher concentration of heat (vs. a horizontally oriented package). The greater concentration of heat better promotes ignition of all the materials, thereby minimizing time for combustion.
• Benefits of the example of a hollow cone-shaped package a) Because the base of the cone-shaped package is wider than the top portion, the package provides greater stability during combustion as contents shift and portions are consumed by combustion, thereby allowing the contents to remain contained in desired configuration and preserving natural flue effects. b) The inner portion, being conical in shape, provides greater surface area than a substantially flat shape (of either horizontally or vertically oriented packages), thereby maximizing exposure to the contents for more efficient ignition. 4. Benefits of a package as described herein with varying combustible
• the package may be designed to delay the combustion of the outer portions thereby preventing the ignited contents from falling away or spreading out and losing the benefits of convection and/ or concentration of heat. b) The package may be designed to delay the combustion of the vent portions thereby preserving air flow and convection that promotes combustion of the contents. c) The package may be designed to accelerate the combustion of the bottom and /or inner portions to ignite the contents. d) The package may be designed to accelerate the combustion of the bottom and/ or inner portions to influence the collapse of the entire structure and/ or orientation of the contents in a manner that is advantageous to combustion - i.e., allow contents to fall into a pile for concentration of heat, etc.
• Figures 1-3 illustrate an example of a pre-manufactured combustible
• Combustible product 10 is a cone of combustible material 11.
• cone 10 is a hollow cone shape having a top opening 15 defined by the top
• vents 25 that further enhance air flow through the hollow cone.
• the vents 26 are
• Vents 26 are functionally identical to the vents 25 shown in Figures 1 and 2. Vents 26
• the cone 10 has a circular shape in that the base 21 of
• the cone 40 has combustible material 41 that define the walls of the cone.
• the hollow cone further has a top opening 45 defined by the top edge 46 of
• a three sided pyramid including a three sided pyramid, and a base having a five-sides, six-sides, or
• dome includes dome or bullet shapes.
• cone or “cone-shaped” refers to
• the material 11 forms the side walls of
• mass of the wall of the cone 10 provides for structural stability as well as
• the walls may also be made thicker or more massive toward the top or bottom of the cone.
• the walls may also be made thicker or more massive toward the top or bottom of the cone.
• cone 10 will have a weight of about 2.5 lbs. It is believed that cones having
• a weight of from about one pound to about five pounds may be convenient.
• the 2.5 pound cone is approximately equal to 40 charcoal briquets - - a
• Manufacturing methods to form the combustible cone 10 include
• the solid wall can be formed with a series of
• Another manufacturing method could involve forming a combustible
• the material into layered, circular rings of charcoal briquets.
• the briquets may
• the combustible material 11 has a briquet- shaped contour and texture.
• the combustible material 11 may include one or more or mixtures of
• a cone may have different layers or
• a cone may be an easily combustible material such as a sawdust/ wax
• accelerant may be applied to all or a portion of the cone to aid in
• Figures 5 and 6 illustrate an alternative example of a cone 70.
• cone 70 is an assembly of combustible briquets 71.
• the cone 70 is made up
• cone 70 is different from the previously-described cones 10 and 40 in that
• cone 70 is made up of individual pieces of combustible material 71.
• cone 70 includes a top opening 75 defined by the top edge 76 of the cone.
• the cone 70 further includes a bottom opening 80 that is defined by the
• the base 81 further defines vents 85
• combustible pieces 71 are secured to adjacent pieces through a rigid or non-
• rigid material including, for instance, string, fiber or metal wire 72.
• the combustible pieces 71 may be formed in pre-connected
• cone shape another to form a cone shape.
• the size of cone may be varied by selecting the number of rows (rings) of combustible pieces.
• an assembled product may include securing
• the pieces 71 to adjacent pieces through use of adhesives.
• the pieces 71 to adjacent pieces through use of adhesives.
• adhesive is comprised of a composition designed to itself burn without
• the other binding materials such as
• metal wire, string or fiber may be rigid or non-rigid. They may be threaded
• FIGS 7 and 8 illustrate a still further alternative of a combustible
• the combustible cone 100 is a packaged embodiment wherein
• the package 101 contains combustible material in the form of briquets 120.
• the cone 100 includes an outer wall 125 and an inner wall 130 that define
• cone 100 includes a top opening 105 defined by the top edge 106 of the
• the cone 100 further includes a bottom opening 110 defined by the
• the base 111 further defines
• the combustible material 120 is made up of combustible briquets.
• those briquets are charcoal briquets.
• the briquets are charcoal briquets.
• combustible material 120 may further include other materials such as coal, wood, etc.
• the inside wall 130 and the outside wall 125 of the cone 100 are identical.
• inside wall 130 or the outside wall 125 only may be fabricated of a rigid
• top edge 106 and bottom edge 111 may also be
• outside packaging material 125 may be
• wall 130 and outside wall 125 are made from a combustible material. Still
• the packaging material may be of a specific
• composition selected to enhance the flavor of foods cooked using the
• the cone being packaged as well as on other requirements, marketing or
• the package 100 may alternatively include a
• the handle attached to the cone package 100.
• the handle is made of
• combustible material such as paper or cardboard.
• Figure 9 is an embodiment illustrating the "stackable" geometry of the
• cones described herein are the same as the cones
• Figure 8 of a packaged assembly.
• Figure 9 may equally represent
• outside width 150 of the top of the cone is shown as having a length less
• the cones 100 may
• nesting feature makes the display and storage or combustible cones more
• the cones 100 nest into each other at about fifty
• wall 130 may allow for varying degrees of "nestability". In other words, the
• cone shape may be flatter (relatively more broad base) or more pointed
• the walls may be relatively thicker in cross section or relatively thinner.
• the exterior of a cone may be generally circular
• the bottom line is that
• the present method provides combustible
• the combination of combustible material is a mix
• the material may be randomly dispersed within the product. This is
• This embodiment would involve a combination of approximately 40%-
• woods may be positioned at the top portion of the product, serving to
• aromatic combustible materials dried herbs, spices, vegetables, etc.
• Figure 10 is a diagram that illustrates
• the package material for any of the manufactured, assembled or
• the primary combustible material e.g., charcoal, coal, etc.
• the package is particularly in the example of the packaged embodiment, the package
• the packaging material may have different sections with different
• the packaging material that has the degrees of combustibility is the packaging material that has the degrees of combustibility.
• the packaging material that has the degrees of combustibility is the packaging material that has the degrees of combustibility.
• defines the inside of the cone may be fabricated of a combustible material
• packaging that defines the outside of the cone may likewise be engineered without regard to
• the outside can be coated or impregnated with
• an accelerant may be added to a bottom
• extending from the base opening to the top opening may benefit from the
• Figures 11A-D demonstrate an example of a package embodiment of a
• Figure 11A illustrates the cone 171 before initial
• Cone 171 includes an inside section 170 that defines
• packaging is fabricated of a paper and cardboard material that is coated
• briquets 180 are shown as the combustible material contained within the
• the bottom edge of the cone 171 defines vents 185.
• the hollow cone structure with the vents 185 create a flue effect during
• FIG. 1 IB shows the first stage of ignition where the inside section
• section 170 ignites the charcoal briquets 180. Also in 11B is shown the
• FIG. 11C illustrates the second stage of combustion where the
• charcoal briquets 180 have collapsed within the outer section 175 of the
• Figure 1 ID illustrates the final stage of combustion of the cone
• Fire retardancy can be achieved by applying any of a number of
• Some methods include applying a non-toxic water-
• flame retardant substance such as borax, boric acid, or
• flame retardant properties such as aluminatrihydrate
• the outer material prolongs the heat transfer throughout the material
• methods may involve shaping the outer packaging material to minimize
• Such shapes may be any shape that may be used to control exposure to sustained heat from burning contents.
• Such shapes may be any shape that may be used to control exposure to sustained heat from burning contents.
• a noncombustible material such as foil may
• the foil may be later disposed of after
• a combustible package and especially the inside section or wall, but
• Figure 12 displays a preformed inside section 190 of a combustible
• the inside section 190 is comprised of a molded, thick cardboard material.
• the cardboard material is up to approximately 1/4 inch thick.
• the inside section 190 includes a hollow conical portion 192 and integral
• inside section 190 will be coated with a wax accelerant to enhance the
• vents 194 are formed in the base portion 196 to
• Figure 13 displays another example of an integral, preformed
• the cardboard section 200 is relatively thin.
• base portion 206 may be fluted as shown to maximize surface area and
• the base portion 206 also serves as a base portion 206 to promote combustion of the package contents.
• vents 204 around the circumference.
• the preformed components may be coated or

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