Oil burning torch having wind protector

Abstract

An oil burning torch having a fuel reservoir, a vertical support pole supporting the fuel reservoir, a dish-shaped wick holder resting on said fuel reservoir, the wick holder having a centrally located wick holding aperture supporting a wick. The wick aperture is located at the lower center thereof and opening into the fuel reservoir. The wick is protected from side winds while burning within the dish-shape wick holder below the circumferential rim. The fuel reservoir is generally cylindrical in shape, having a bottom wall, a sidewall, and an upper rim, the dish-shaped wick holder being supported by the rim thereof resting on the upper rim of the reservoir, the wick extending downward into the oil in the reservoir. A lid is provided having a horizontal circumferential rim corresponding to the circumferential rim of the wick for extinguishing the torch and covering said wick holder and reservoir during periods of nonuse.

1 . An oil burning torch comprising: 
 a fuel reservoir;    a vertical support pole supporting said fuel reservoir; and    a concave, bowl-shaped wick holder located on said fuel reservoir;    said wick holder having a centrally located wick holding aperture for supporting a wick; and    said wick holding aperture being located at the lower center thereof and opening into said fuel reservoir;    whereby said wick is protected from side winds while burning within said dish-shaped wick holder below said circumferential rim.    
   
   
       2 . The oil burning torch according to  claim 1 , said wick holder having a wick holder tube depending from said wick holder and aligned with said wick holding aperture.  
   
   
       3 . The oil burning torch according to  claim 2 , said fuel reservoir being generally cylindrical in shape and having a bottom wall, a sidewall, and an upper rim, said dish-shaped wick holder being supported by said horizontal circumferential rim thereof resting on said upper rim of said reservoir.  
   
   
       4 . The oil burning torch according to  claim 3 , further comprising a lid having a horizontal circumferential rim corresponding to said circumferential rim of said wick holder and selectively resting thereon for extinguishing the torch and covering said wick holder and reservoir during periods of nonuse.  
   
   
       5 . The oil burning torch of  claim 4 , said lid being in the form of an inverted dish generally corresponding in shape to said wick holder and having a centrally mounted handle.  
   
   
       6 . The oil burning torch of  claim 5 , said lid having an aperture in said circumferential rim for hanging during use of the torch.  
   
   
       7 . The oil burning torch of  claim 3 , said bottom wall having a centrally mounted support pole insert depending therefrom, said support pole being tubular and having a securing screw near the upper end thereof and selectively bearing on said support pole insert for securing said reservoir to said support pole.  
   
   
       8 . The oil burning torch according to  claim 7 , said support pole having a hanger hook located thereon for receiving said lid during use.  
   
   
       9 . The oil burning torch according to  claim 4 , further comprising a stand supporting said support pole.  
   
   
       10 . The oil burning torch according to  claim 1 , wherein said fuel reservoir is circular in form; said fuel reservoir having a dish-shaped lower portion having a circumferential rim and an inverted dish-shaped upper portion having a circumferential rim corresponding to that of said lower portion, said circumferential rims of said lower portion and said upper portion being joined so as to form said reservoir, said inverted dish-shaped upper portion defining a wick receiving aperture at its upper center, said wick receiving aperture of said dish-shaped wick receiver being aligned with said wick receiving aperture of said inverted dish shaped upper portion of said reservoir, said dish-shaped wick receiver acting as a wick protector.  
   
   
       11 . The oil burning torch of  claim 10 , said wick protector having a wick receiving tube depending therefrom aligned with said wick receiving aperture, said wick receiving aperture of said inverted dish-shaped upper portion of said reservoir being a centrally located wick receiving tube aperture receiving said wick in said wick receiving tube extending from said wick protector for burning oil from said reservoir.  
   
   
       12 . The oil burning torch of  claim 11 , said dish-shaped lower portion of said reservoir having a support pole insert centrally mounted and depending therefrom.  
   
   
       13 . The oil burning torch of  claim 12 , said support pole being tubular and having a securing screw near the upper end thereof and selectively bearing on said support pole insert for securing said reservoir to said support pole.  
   
   
       14 . The oil burning torch according to  claim 13 , further comprising a lid having a horizontal circumferential rim corresponding to said circumferential rim of said wick holder and selectively resting thereon for extinguishing the torch and covering said wick holder and reservoir during periods of nonuse.  
   
   
       15 . The oil burning torch of  claim 14 , said lid being in the form of an inverted dish generally corresponding in shape to said wick holder and having a centrally mounted handle.  
   
   
       16 . The oil burning torch of  claim 1 , said wick holding aperture of said wick holder acting as a centrally located wick holder tube receiving aperture, said torch further comprising a dish-shaped wick protector having a centrally located wick receiving aperture therein and a depending wick receiving tube aligned with said aperture and depending from said wick protector, said wick protector being of a greater length than the distance between said wick holder and the bottom of said fuel reservoir, said dish-shaped wick protector being spaced above said wick holder, acting as a heat shield for said wick holder and said reservoir when said torch is burning.  
   
   
       17 . The oil burning torch of  claim 16 , said wick receiving tube being cut at an angle at its lower end so as to expose said wick to the oil in said reservoir.  
   
   
       18 . The oil burning torch according to  claim 17 , further comprising a lid having a horizontal circumferential rim corresponding to said circumferential rim of said wick protector and selectively resting thereon for extinguishing the torch and covering said wick protector and reservoir during periods of nonuse.  
   
   
       19 . An oil burning torch comprising: 
 a fuel reservoir;    a vertical support pole supporting said fuel reservoir;    a concave, bowl-shaped wick holder located on said fuel reservoir;    said wick holder having a centrally located wick holding aperture supporting a wick;    said wick holder having a wick holder tube depending from said wick holder and aligned with said wick holding aperture;    said fuel reservoir being generally cylindrical in shape and having a bottom wall, a sidewall, and an upper rim, said dish-shaped wick holder being supported by said horizontal circumferential rim thereof resting on said upper rim of said reservoir;    said wick holding aperture being located at the lower center thereof and opening into said fuel reservoir; and    said fuel reservoir bottom wall having a centrally mounted support pole insert depending therefrom, said support pole being tubular and having a securing screw near the upper end thereof and selectively bearing on said support pole insert for securing said reservoir to said support pole;    whereby said wick is protected from side winds while burning within said dish-shaped wick holder below said circumferential rim.    
   
   
       20 . An oil burning torch comprising: 
 a fuel reservoir;    a vertical support pole supporting said fuel reservoir;    a concave, bowl-shaped wick holder located on said fuel reservoir;    said wick holder having a centrally located wick holding aperture for supporting a wick;    said wick holding aperture being located at the lower center thereof and opening into said fuel reservoir;    said wick holding aperture of said wick holder acting as a centrally located wick holder tube receiving aperture;    said torch further comprising a dish-shaped wick protector having a centrally located wick receiving aperture therein and a depending wick receiving tube aligned with said aperture and depending from said wick protector;    said wick protector being of a greater length than the distance between said wick holder and the bottom of said fuel reservoir;    said dish-shaped wick protector being spaced above said wick holder, acting as a heat shield for said wick holder and said reservoir when said torch is burning; and    said torch further comprising a lid having a horizontal circumferential rim corresponding to said circumferential rim of said wick protector and selectively resting thereon for extinguishing the torch and covering said wick protector and reservoir during periods of nonuse;    whereby said wick is protected from side winds while burning within said dish-shaped wick holder below said circumferential rim.