Charcoal starting device and method

Abstract

A charcoal igniting device includes an envelope, a frusto-conical conduit, and a base. The envelope has an envelope height and an envelope width, the envelope height is greater than the envelope width. The envelope sidewall defines a series of holes. The envelope has an upper envelope rim and a lower envelope rim. The frusto-conical conduit is disposed concentrically within the envelope. The conduit has a conduit sidewall impregnated with wax, an upper conduit rim, an ignition element disposed upon the upper conduit rim, and a lower conduit rim. The base defines a series of holes disposed through the base. The base has an outer base perimeter mated to the lower envelope rim and an inner base perimeter mated to the lower conduit rim.

1 . A charcoal igniting device comprising:
 an envelope having an envelope height and an envelope width, the envelope height being greater than the envelope width, the envelope having;
 an envelope sidewall defining a series of holes; 
 an upper envelope rim; and 
 a lower envelope rim; 
   a frusto-conical conduit disposed concentrically within the envelope, the conduit having;
 a conduit sidewall impregnated with wax; 
 an upper conduit rim; 
 an ignition element disposed proximate the upper conduit rim; and 
 a lower conduit rim; and 
   a base defining a series of holes, the base having an outer base perimeter mated to the lower envelope rim and an inner base perimeter mated to the lower conduit rim.   
     
     
         2 . The charcoal igniting device according to  claim 1 , wherein the conduit includes a fiber-based paperboard. 
     
     
         3 . The charcoal igniting device according to  claim 1 , further comprising an envelope volume defined by an interior of the envelope sidewall, an upper surface of the base, and an exterior surface of the conduit sidewall, wherein in response to ignition of the ignition element, the wax impregnated conduit sidewall burns and draws air upwardly through the conduit and inwardly and upwardly through the series of holes in the sidewall and wherein a flame front proceeds in an inverted cone downwardly through a supply of charcoal disposed in the envelope volume. 
     
     
         4 . The charcoal igniting device according to  claim 3 , wherein the supply of charcoal is about 0.5 kilograms (Kg) to about 4 Kg. 
     
     
         5 . The charcoal igniting device according to  claim 4 , wherein the supply of charcoal is about 1 Kg to about 2 Kg. 
     
     
         6 . The charcoal igniting device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a wrapper incasing the envelope.   
     
     
         7 . The charcoal igniting device according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a handle disposed on an upper surface of the wrapper, the handle having a storage conformation being in a plane substantially parallel to a plane described by the upper envelope rim.   
     
     
         8 . The charcoal igniting device according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a tear away opener to release the wrapper from the envelope.   
     
     
         9 . The charcoal igniting device according to  claim 1 , wherein the ignition element includes a series of slits cut into the upper conduit rim. 
     
     
         10 . In a charcoal igniting device comprising:
 a container, the container having a container sidewall, an upper container rim, and a lower container rim;   a conduit disposed concentrically within the container, the conduit having a conduit sidewall, an upper conduit rim, and a lower conduit rim;   a base defining:
 an outer base perimeter mated to the lower container rim; and 
 a centrally located orifice having an edge mated to the lower conduit rim, wherein a container volume is defined by the container sidewall, the base, and an exterior surface of the conduit sidewall; 
   the improvement comprising:   a series of holes defined by the container sidewall to facilitate an ingress of air therein;   a supply of wax impregnated in the conduit sidewall to provide a fuel to ignite the supply of charcoal; and   an ignition element disposed on the upper conduit rim, wherein in response to ignition of the ignition element, the wax impregnated conduit sidewall burns and draws air upwardly through the conduit and inwardly and upwardly through the series of holes in the container sidewall, and a flame front proceeds in an inverted cone downwardly through the container volume.   
     
     
         11 . The improved charcoal igniting device according to  claim 10 , wherein the conduit includes a fiber-based paperboard. 
     
     
         12 . The improved charcoal igniting device according to  claim 10 , wherein the container volume can accommodate a supply of charcoal of about 0.5 kilograms (Kg) to about 4 Kg. 
     
     
         13 . The improved charcoal igniting device according to  claim 12 , wherein the supply of charcoal is about 1 Kg to about 2 Kg. 
     
     
         14 . The improved charcoal igniting device according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a wrapper incasing the outer container.   
     
     
         15 . The improved charcoal igniting device according to  claim 14 , further comprising:
 a handle disposed on an upper surface of the wrapper, the handle having a storage conformation being in a plane substantially parallel to a plane described by the upper container rim.   
     
     
         16 . The improved charcoal igniting device according to  claim 14 , further comprising:
 a tear away opener to release the wrapper from the outer container.   
     
     
         17 . The improved charcoal igniting device according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a series of holes disposed through the base to facilitate an ingress of air into the container volume.   
     
     
         18 . The improved charcoal igniting device according to  claim 10 , wherein the ignition element includes a series of slits cut into the upper conduit rim. 
     
     
         19 . A method of fabricating a charcoal igniting device, the method comprising:
 generating a envelope from a envelope pattern;   generating a cone from a cone pattern, wherein the cone includes an ignition element disposed at an upper opening of the cone;   infusing the cone with wax;   affixing a bottom panel to the envelope, the bottom panel including an outer diameter corresponding to a bottom rim of the envelope, the bottom panel including an inner orifice having a diameter corresponding to a lower rim of the cone; and   affixing the lower rim of the cone to the inner orifice of the bottom panel.   
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 19 , further comprising:
 filling the charcoal igniting device with charcoal.   
     
     
         21 . The method according to  claim 20 , further comprising:
 incasing the filled charcoal igniting device with a wrapper.