Charcoal Starting Device and Method

Abstract

A charcoal igniting device includes an envelope, a chimney, 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 chimney is disposed co-axially within the envelope. The chimney has a sidewall impregnated with wax, an upper chimney rim, an ignition element disposed upon the upper chimney rim, and a lower chimney 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 chimney 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 chimney disposed co-axially within the envelope, the chimney having;   an n-faceted sidewall impregnated with wax;   an upper chimney rim;   an ignition element disposed proximate the upper chimney rim; and   a lower chimney 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 chimney rim.   
     
     
         2 . The charcoal igniting device according to  claim 1 , wherein the chimney is shaped as a frustum of a hexagonal pyramid. 
     
     
         3 . The charcoal igniting device according to  claim 1 , wherein the chimney includes a fiber-based paperboard. 
     
     
         4 . 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 sidewall, wherein in response to ignition of the ignition element, the wax impregnated sidewall burns and draws air upwardly through the chimney 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. 
     
     
         5 . The charcoal igniting device according to  claim 4 , wherein the supply of charcoal is about 0.5 kilograms (Kg) to about 4 Kg. 
     
     
         6 . The charcoal igniting device according to  claim 1 , wherein the chimney further comprises:
 a tab;   a slot to receive the tab; and   an opening configured to allow the tab to pass through the sidewall.   
     
     
         7 . The charcoal igniting device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a wrapper encasing the envelope.   
     
     
         8 . The charcoal igniting device according to  claim 7 , 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.   
     
     
         9 . The charcoal igniting device according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a tear away opener to release the wrapper from the envelope.   
     
     
         10 . The charcoal igniting device according to  claim 1 , wherein the ignition element includes a series of slits cut into the upper chimney rim. 
     
     
         11 . In a charcoal igniting device comprising:
 a container, the container having a container sidewall, an upper container rim, and a lower container rim;   a chimney disposed co-axially within the container, the chimney having a chimney sidewall, an upper chimney rim, and a lower chimney 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 chimney rim, wherein a container volume is defined by the container sidewall, the base, and an exterior surface of the cone sidewall;   the improvement comprising:   a series of holes defined by the container sidewall to facilitate an ingress of air therein;   wherein the chimney is an n-faceted frustum;   a plurality of tabs and corresponding mating slots to retain an assembled shape of the container and chimney;   a supply of wax impregnated in the chimney sidewall to provide a fuel to ignite the supply of charcoal; and   an ignition element disposed on the upper chimney rim, wherein in response to ignition of the ignition element, the wax impregnated chimney sidewall burns and draws air upwardly through the chimney 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.   
     
     
         12 . The improved charcoal igniting device according to  claim 11 , wherein the chimney includes a fiber-based paperboard. 
     
     
         13 . The improved charcoal igniting device according to  claim 11 , wherein the chimney includes a frustum of a hexagonal pyramid. 
     
     
         14 . The improved charcoal igniting device according to  claim 11 , wherein the supply of charcoal is about 1 Kg to about 2 Kg. 
     
     
         15 . The improved charcoal igniting device according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a wrapper incasing the outer container.   
     
     
         16 . The improved charcoal igniting device according to  claim 15 , 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.   
     
     
         17 . The improved charcoal igniting device according to  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a tear away opener to release the wrapper from the outer container.   
     
     
         18 . The improved charcoal igniting device according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a series of holes disposed through the base to facilitate an ingress of air into the container volume.   
     
     
         19 . The improved charcoal igniting device according to  claim 11 , wherein the ignition element includes a series of slits cut into the upper chimney rim. 
     
     
         20 . A method of fabricating a charcoal igniting device, the method comprising:
 generating an envelope from a envelope pattern, the envelope including mating tabs and corresponding slots to retain the envelope in an assembled shape;   generating an n-faceted frustum from a frustum pattern, wherein the frustum includes an ignition element disposed at an upper opening of the frustum;   infusing the frustum 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 width of a lower rim of the frustum; and   affixing the lower rim of the frustum to the inner orifice of the bottom panel.   
     
     
         21 . The method according to  claims 20 , further comprising:
 inserting a plurality of tabs into a corresponding plurality of slot to retain the envelope in a predetermined shape.   
     
     
         22 . The method according to  claim 20 , further comprising:
 filling the charcoal igniting device with charcoal.   
     
     
         23 . The method according to  claim 22 , further comprising:
 incasing the filled charcoal igniting device with a wrapper.