IP Library Granted Patent US 7,931,705
Granted Patent B2
US 7,931,705 · App. 11/729,023 · Granted Apr 26, 2011

Method of lighting a fire from a charcoal-containing fuel package

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Patent No.
US 7,931,705
App. No.
11/729,023
Granted
Apr 26, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A combustible charcoal fuel package is disclosed which includes an outer wrapper, preferably formed from burlap or other similar woven material that encloses large pieces of charcoal material, medium pieces of charcoal material and smaller pieces of charcoal material coated or otherwise soaked in a vegetable wax to form an aggregate. The aggregate is disposed at or near the bottom of the burlap wrapper, with the medium-size pieces of charcoal material disposed thereon with the larger pieces of charcoal material disposed on top of the medium-sized pieces of charcoal material. Preferably, all charcoal materials are fabricated from all-natural charcoal logs fabricated from compressed charcoal particles without the use of odor causing binders.

Claims (11)

1. A method of lighting a fire from a combustible fuel package, said fuel package comprising an outer wrapper fabricated from a woven combustible plant-based material that contains a plurality of pieces of charcoal material, said method comprising:

igniting the outer wrapper, wherein the plurality of pieces of charcoal material comprise first, second and third size pieces, the first size being larger than the second size, the second size being larger than the third size, the third size being at least partially coated with a combustible coating.

2. A method of lighting a fire from a combustible fuel package, said fuel package comprising an outer wrapper fabricated from a woven combustible plant-based material that contains a plurality of pieces of charcoal material, said method comprising:

igniting the outer wrapper, wherein the plurality of pieces of charcoal material comprise at least one large piece, a plurality of medium sized pieces that are smaller than the at least one large piece and a plurality of small pieces that are smaller than the medium sized pieces, wherein the medium and small pieces of charcoal material and a combustible coating are contained within an inner wrapper disposed within the outer wrapper, the inner wrapper comprising a combustible material,

the small pieces of charcoal material being at least partially coated with the combustible coating.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the combustible material of the inner wrapper is selected from the group consisting of cornstarch, burlap and paper.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second and third size pieces and the combustible coating are contained within an inner wrapper, the inner wrapper being disposed within the outer wrapper, the inner wrapper comprising a combustible material.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the combustible material of the inner wrapper is selected from the group consisting of cornstarch, burlap and paper.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third size pieces are bound together with a combustible coating to form an aggregate.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the combustible coating comprises a vegetable wax.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the vegetable wax is a soybean wax.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2020
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: DURAFLAME INC
Reel/Frame 052367/0786 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2019
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: DURAFLAME, INC.
Reel/Frame 050590/0225 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2017
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: DURAFLAME, INC.
Reel/Frame 040959/0145 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2016
From: DURAFLAME, INC.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 039911/0455 →