WO1991003043A1 - Device and method for starting fires - Google Patents
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- 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
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- This invention relates to the field of starting fires and specifically to a self-contained device which has a combustible fuel composition contained in a packet with a pressure burstable seal.
- tinder and of liquid fire starters have the disadvantage of requiring the use of fairly flammable substances that may spill or fall away from the desired fire area, especially since both tinder, being by nature light, and liquid fire starters, must be carefully applied in order to prevent such spillage or falling away.
- U.S. Pat. No. 3,351,444 to Ryan et al. discloses a composition of a non-combustible particulate absorbent mineral, such as a clay, with an organic solvent having a flash point between 120°F. and 150°F. (48.9°C. and 65.5°C), the composition being bound together by a fibrous textile material. Particles of this material are placed under the charcoal or wood to be burned and then ignited.
- a fire starting block composed of a fibrous material impregnated with a volatile petroleum distillate and overwrapped in a burnable vapor-impervious envelope, formed from cellophane and polyethylene is disclosed by U.S. Pat. No. 4,272,252 to Altman, -"Fire Lighting Device-".
- the use of charcoal impregnated with a combustible liquid and enclosed in a sheet of an inflammable material is disclosed by G.B. Pat. No. 1,074,914.
- EET Semi-solid fire starters have the advantage of being easy to place over the fuel to be lighted, as are the solids, but because semi-solid starters essentially flow onto the fuel, they form a closer contact than is possible with separate solid starter materials. Contact is obviously closest with liquid starters.
- semi-solid starters called gels, which are not as highly fluid as the conventional liquid starters, can be better controlled, making the use of such starters safer.
- One formulation of such a gel, utilizing a mixture of methanol and isopropanol, is disclosed by U.S. Pat. No. 4,436,525 to Zmoda et al. , "Fuel Gel for Charcoal or Wood Fires".
- the present invention overcomes the problems of the previous art by providing a fire starting device that utilizes a combustible semi-solid composition enclosed in a one-time use, pressure-burstable packet, which may itself be combustible.
- the fire starting device of the present invention is a packet made of a somewhat flexible material, preferably a laminated polymer, which has a strong perimeter seal. One corner or edge, depending upon the exact configuration of the packet, is cut away to create a nozzle opening. Extending across one side of the packet and inward from the nozzle opening is a weaker, pressure-burstable seal.
- the packet is filled with a combustible composition.
- the pressure-burstable seal breaks allowing the contents to be extruded, by further pressure, out the nozzle opening and spread onto a fuel such as wood or charcoal.
- a fuel such as wood or charcoal.
- Figure l is a perspective drawing of a first embodiment of the combustible composition-filled device.
- Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along section line 2-2 of Figure 1, of the embodiment of Figure 1.
- Figure 3 is a sectional view of the embodiment of Figure 1 taken along section line 3-3.
- Figure 4 is a sectional view of the embodiment of
- Figure 1 as it would look after the application of pressure to the device taken along section line 4-4, but showing both the top and bottom films making up the device and further showing the release of the combustible composition.
- Figure 5 is a sectional view of a second embodiment of the device.
- Figure 1 is a perspective drawing of fire starting device 10, showing perimeter seal 12, pressure-burstable seal 14 and nozzle opening 20 of the device.
- Figure 2 is a side sectional view of the embodiment of fire starting device 10 shown in Figure 1, taken along line 2-2 of that Figure.
- Figure 2 shows device 10 filled with combustible fuel composition 16.
- Figures 3 and 5 show similar plan sectional views of devices of this invention taken along section line 3-3 indicated on Figure l.
- Figures 3 and 5 which differ only in the configuration of the container, are included to illustrate that no particular configuration is essential to the invention, and will be discussed together.
- Device 10 is a packet having an outer hard-sealed perimeter 12.
- Perimeter seal 12 is incomplete: one corner (as in Figure 3) or edge (as in Figure 5) has been removed, creating nozzle opening 20 .
- Located inwardly of nozzle opening 20 and extending across the main body of device 10 from one point on perimeter seal 12 to a second point on seal 12 in such a manner as to form a barrier between the main body of device 10 and nozzle opening 20 is pressure-burstable seal 14.
- the packet of device 10 must be made of a material that is reasonably flexible and impermeable to solvents, and capable of being heat sealed.
- the packet is preferably formed of a laminated polymeric substance.
- Two possible materials for forming the packet are Shorko P,--a polypropylene/polypropylene-ethylene co-extruded laminate available from Courtaulds, and PA/SND, a polyamide foamed polypropylene laminate available from Kalle (Hoechst) . Lacquered cellophane, which is both flammable and has a high resistance to hydrocarbon solvents might also be used.
- combustible fuel composition 16 Possible formulations of combustible fuel composition 16 could include, as the flammable ingredient, kerosene, alcohols such as methanol or ethanol, aliphatic hydrocarbons, or any other combustible substance having a suitable flash point. Such ingredients can be formed into colloidal solutions by being combined with substances such as clays, waxes, silicones, salts of organic acids, or other emulsifying agents. It was found that when flammable ingredients having too high a flash point were used, especially when combined with readily burnable substances such as waxes, that the composition might melt upon application of the match or other starter and not ignite the fuel.
- a preferred embodiment of the combustible fuel composition would utilize kerosene in a colloidal system (i.e., a gel) with a clay such as bentonite.
- the clay should preferably constitute between 5 and 15% by weight, and the ethanol between 1 and 5%, with the remainder being kerosene.
- the preferred embodiment of the device has a gel comprised of 87% kerosene, 10% bentonite, and 3% ethanol.
- the preferred method of suspending the kerosene in the clay is by dispersing bentonite (Bentone 38) , available from National Lead Corp., in kerosene at room temperature, then heating the dispersion to between 50 & and 90°C.
- the hot dispersion is vigorously sheared in a Silversan homogenizer for between 10 and 30 minutes, during which time the clay slowly swells and gels.
- the mixture is cooled below 50°C. and ethanol is added in a weight ratio of three parts ethanol to 10 parts of bentonite. This polar additive gives the final structure to the system, when it has been well dispersed.
- the mix is then cooled with stirring to room temperature.
- the packet is formed by.heat sealing two sheets of film between hot jaws along three sides of a rectangle to create a strong seal.
- a small nozzle opening of 4-10mm is made on one corner, either by cutting off the corner, or by not sealing the whole of one side. Then a weak burstable seal is made across the whole rectangle just inside of this opening.
- the packet is filled with the combustible fuel composition to a given weight through the remaining unsealed side and then the remaining side of the rectangle is heat sealed with a strong seal.
- the exact sequence followed will, however, be dependent on the type of sealing, cutting, and filling machinery used.
- Between 14 and 40 grams of the combustible fuel composition is sufficient to light most fires, with the preferred embodiment containing approximately 30 grams of the combustible fuel composition.
- the embodiment described is rectangular, other configurations, such as ovals or even triangular packages, are obviously possible. Industrial Applicability
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Abstract
A device (10) convenient for use in starting fires made up of a packet having a perimeter seal (12) and a pressure-burstable seal (14) containing a combustible composition (16). The packet is preferably formed of a laminated polymeric material and the combustible composition is preferably a colloidial system of a hydrocarbon fuel such as kerosene in a hydrophobic clay such as bentonite.
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DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STARTING FIRES Technical Field This invention relates to the field of starting fires and specifically to a self-contained device which has a combustible fuel composition contained in a packet with a pressure burstable seal.
Backσround Art The simplest device for lighting is the match. However, the amount of heat and the duration of the flame provided by the match alone are insufficient to ignite such things as charcoal briquets or wood in a fireplace. Thus, either various types of tinder must be placed next to the less combustible fuel or a flammable liquid starter applied to the wood, charcoal or like fuel.
The use of tinder and of liquid fire starters have the disadvantage of requiring the use of fairly flammable substances that may spill or fall away from the desired fire area, especially since both tinder, being by nature light, and liquid fire starters, must be carefully applied in order to prevent such spillage or falling away. To prevent such problems, different types of solid or semi-solid fire lighting devices have been developed. U.S. Pat. No. 3,351,444 to Ryan et al. , "Granular Fire Starting Material," discloses a composition of a non-combustible particulate absorbent mineral, such as a clay, with an organic solvent having a flash point between 120°F. and 150°F. (48.9°C. and 65.5°C), the composition being bound together by a fibrous textile material. Particles of this material are placed under the charcoal or wood to be burned and then ignited.
A fire starting block composed of a fibrous material impregnated with a volatile petroleum distillate and overwrapped in a burnable vapor-impervious envelope, formed from cellophane and polyethylene is disclosed by U.S. Pat. No. 4,272,252 to Altman, -"Fire Lighting Device-". The use of charcoal impregnated with a combustible liquid and enclosed in a sheet of an inflammable material is disclosed by G.B. Pat. No. 1,074,914.
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Semi-solid fire starters have the advantage of being easy to place over the fuel to be lighted, as are the solids, but because semi-solid starters essentially flow onto the fuel, they form a closer contact than is possible with separate solid starter materials. Contact is obviously closest with liquid starters. However, the application of semi-solid starters, called gels, which are not as highly fluid as the conventional liquid starters, can be better controlled, making the use of such starters safer. One formulation of such a gel, utilizing a mixture of methanol and isopropanol, is disclosed by U.S. Pat. No. 4,436,525 to Zmoda et al. , "Fuel Gel for Charcoal or Wood Fires".
It well known that gels can be dispensed from pressurized cans. EDGE® shaving gel is a product of this kind. The application of this principle for creating a controllable method for dispensing a combustible gel is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,261,700 to Monick, "Ignition Method With Pressure Dispensable Gelled Fuel", and U.S. Pat. No. 4,365,971, also to Monick, "Pressure Dispensable Gelled Alcohol Fuel". Both patents disclosed the use of at least one C--L-C6 monohydric alcohol in the gel.
While pressurized application of such a gel does produce a neater, more secure and less hazardous method of lighting a fire than does the use of tinder or liquid starter, it still requires the use of a container which must be brought to the fuel, used, and then stored away or otherwise disposed of. It would be of advantage to the user, especially for situations such as picnics or even backyard barbecues, in which all fire materials (fuel as well as starter) must be carried to the desired location, if a fire starter could be made that was light, small, and easily "disposable or even able to be burned directly on the fires started.
The use of one-time use tearable packets for such products as mustard and shampoo is well known and their use is wide spread. However, direct user contact with a combustible substance is undesirable, so such packets as are commonly used are not suitable for combustible substances. Methods and materials for making burstable seal packages are
known in the art. The formation of pouches having a burstable seal which have a stronger, unburstable, seal around the perimeter of the pouch except for one segment in that perimeter which has a weaker, pressure-burstable seal, is taught by U.S. Pat. No. 4,539,793 to Malek, "Method of Forming a Burstable Pouch."
Disclosure of Invention The present invention overcomes the problems of the previous art by providing a fire starting device that utilizes a combustible semi-solid composition enclosed in a one-time use, pressure-burstable packet, which may itself be combustible.
The fire starting device of the present invention is a packet made of a somewhat flexible material, preferably a laminated polymer, which has a strong perimeter seal. One corner or edge, depending upon the exact configuration of the packet, is cut away to create a nozzle opening. Extending across one side of the packet and inward from the nozzle opening is a weaker, pressure-burstable seal. The packet is filled with a combustible composition.
When pressure is applied to the packet, by means of* a user's fingers, the pressure-burstable seal breaks allowing the contents to be extruded, by further pressure, out the nozzle opening and spread onto a fuel such as wood or charcoal. When a match or other lighter is applied to the extruded combustible substance, it ignites and in turn ignites the fuel.
Brief Description of the Drawings Figure l is a perspective drawing of a first embodiment of the combustible composition-filled device.
Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along section line 2-2 of Figure 1, of the embodiment of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a sectional view of the embodiment of Figure 1 taken along section line 3-3. Figure 4 is a sectional view of the embodiment of
Figure 1 as it would look after the application of pressure to the device taken along section line 4-4, but showing both the top and bottom films making up the device and further showing the release of the combustible composition.
Figure 5 is a sectional view of a second embodiment of the device.
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Like numbers are used to designate like parts in the different figures.
Figure 1 is a perspective drawing of fire starting device 10, showing perimeter seal 12, pressure-burstable seal 14 and nozzle opening 20 of the device.
Figure 2 is a side sectional view of the embodiment of fire starting device 10 shown in Figure 1, taken along line 2-2 of that Figure. Figure 2 shows device 10 filled with combustible fuel composition 16.
Figures 3 and 5 show similar plan sectional views of devices of this invention taken along section line 3-3 indicated on Figure l. Figures 3 and 5 which differ only in the configuration of the container, are included to illustrate that no particular configuration is essential to the invention, and will be discussed together.
Device 10 is a packet having an outer hard-sealed perimeter 12. Perimeter seal 12 is incomplete: one corner (as in Figure 3) or edge (as in Figure 5) has been removed, creating nozzle opening 20 . Located inwardly of nozzle opening 20 and extending across the main body of device 10 from one point on perimeter seal 12 to a second point on seal 12 in such a manner as to form a barrier between the main body of device 10 and nozzle opening 20 is pressure-burstable seal 14. The packet of device 10 must be made of a material that is reasonably flexible and impermeable to solvents, and capable of being heat sealed. The packet is preferably formed of a laminated polymeric substance. Two possible materials for forming the packet are Shorko P,--a polypropylene/polypropylene-ethylene co-extruded laminate available from Courtaulds, and PA/SND, a polyamide foamed polypropylene laminate available from Kalle (Hoechst) . Lacquered cellophane, which is both flammable and has a high resistance to hydrocarbon solvents might also be used.
The enclosure formed by perimeter seal 12 and burstable seal 14 contains combustible fuel composition 16. Possible formulations of combustible fuel composition 16 could
include, as the flammable ingredient, kerosene, alcohols such as methanol or ethanol, aliphatic hydrocarbons, or any other combustible substance having a suitable flash point. Such ingredients can be formed into colloidal solutions by being combined with substances such as clays, waxes, silicones, salts of organic acids, or other emulsifying agents. It was found that when flammable ingredients having too high a flash point were used, especially when combined with readily burnable substances such as waxes, that the composition might melt upon application of the match or other starter and not ignite the fuel. A preferred embodiment of the combustible fuel composition would utilize kerosene in a colloidal system (i.e., a gel) with a clay such as bentonite. The clay should preferably constitute between 5 and 15% by weight, and the ethanol between 1 and 5%, with the remainder being kerosene. The preferred embodiment of the device has a gel comprised of 87% kerosene, 10% bentonite, and 3% ethanol.
The preferred method of suspending the kerosene in the clay is by dispersing bentonite (Bentone 38) , available from National Lead Corp., in kerosene at room temperature, then heating the dispersion to between 50& and 90°C. The hot dispersion is vigorously sheared in a Silversan homogenizer for between 10 and 30 minutes, during which time the clay slowly swells and gels. The mixture is cooled below 50°C. and ethanol is added in a weight ratio of three parts ethanol to 10 parts of bentonite. This polar additive gives the final structure to the system, when it has been well dispersed. The mix is then cooled with stirring to room temperature. Other materials, such as wax, sawdust, flour, or other organic dust, may be included in the gel for different burn characteristics; substances such as metal salts could be added to color the flames, or substances added to impart fragrances (most compositions with such additives obviously would be used to start "recreational" fires rather than fires intended for food preparation) .
The packet is formed by.heat sealing two sheets of film between hot jaws along three sides of a rectangle to create a strong seal. A small nozzle opening of 4-10mm is made on one
corner, either by cutting off the corner, or by not sealing the whole of one side. Then a weak burstable seal is made across the whole rectangle just inside of this opening. The packet is filled with the combustible fuel composition to a given weight through the remaining unsealed side and then the remaining side of the rectangle is heat sealed with a strong seal. The exact sequence followed will, however, be dependent on the type of sealing, cutting, and filling machinery used. Between 14 and 40 grams of the combustible fuel composition is sufficient to light most fires, with the preferred embodiment containing approximately 30 grams of the combustible fuel composition. Although the embodiment described is rectangular, other configurations, such as ovals or even triangular packages, are obviously possible. Industrial Applicability
As is shown in Figure 4, when pressure is applied to device 10 as indicated by the directional arrows (i.e., when the user squeezes the packet) , burstable seal 14 ruptures, and combustible fuel composition 16 is, by further pressure, directed towards and then forced out through nozzle opening 20. When the device is used, the user would hold the device over the charcoal or fire to be ignited, squeeze the packet, and spread the combustible composition over the fuel, and then light the composition with a match or lighter. For maximum convenience, the packet itself could be made of a solvent-impermeable but cleanly combustible (one that would emit no harmful substances when burned) material and could be dropped onto the fuel when it has been emptied and burned with the fuel. As will be apparent to one skilled in the art, various modifications can be made within the scope of the aforesaid description. Such modifications which are within the ability of one skilled in the art form a part of the present invention and are embraced by the claims.
Claims
What is claimed is: 1. A device (10) for starting fires characterized by: a solvent-impermeable packet containing a combustible composition (16) and having a pressure- burstable seal (14) through which the composition is dispensed after the seal is burst.
2. A device according to Claim 1 wherein the pressure- burstable seal (14) is formed within a nozzle opening formed on one portion of the packet.
3. A device (10) according to Claim 1 wherein the combustible composition (16) is comprised of a hydrocarbon fuel having a hydrophobic clay dispersed within the fuel.
4. A device (10) according to Claim 3 wherein the hydrocarbon fuel is kerosene and the clay is bentonite.
5. A device (10) according to Claim 3 wherein the combustible composition (16) is composed of between 5 and 15% clay, between 1 and 5% ethanol, and between 80 and 94% kerosene.
6. A device (10) according to Claim 1 wherein the packet is formed from a flexible material capable of being heat sealed.
7. A device according to Claim 6 wherein the packet is formed from a laminated polymer material.
8. A device (10) according to Claim 1 wherein the solvent- impermeable packet is combustible.
9. A device (10) for starting fires characterized by a solvent-impermeable packet formed by heat-sealing two sheets of a flexible heat-sealable material together along a perimeter surrounding an area to define a cavity, the perimeter seal (12) so formed having one portion thereof removed to form a nozzle opening (20) and extending across the packet between portions of the perimeter seal (12) and located adjacent to and towards the body of the packet, a pressure-burstable seal (14), the cavity being filled with a combustible composition (16) .
10. A device (10) according to Claim 9 wherein the pressure- burstable seal (14) is formed within a nozzle opening (20) formed on one portion of.-the packet.
11. A device (10) according to Claim 9 wherein the nozzle openinc (20) is between 4 and 10 mm.
12. A device (10) according to Claim 9 wherein the combustible composition (6) is comprised of a hydrocarbon fuel having a hydrophobic clay dispersed within the fuel.
13. A device according to Claim 11 wherein the hydrocarbon fuel is kerosene and the clay is bentonite.
14. A device according to Claim 13 wherein the combustible composition (6) is composed of between 5 and 15% clay, between 1 and 5% ethanol, and between 80 and 94% kerosene.
15. A device (10) according to Claim 9 wherein the packet is formed from a laminated polymer material.
16. A device (10) according to Claim 9 wherein the solvent- impermeable packet is combustible.
17. A method of producing a device (10) for starting fires characterized by: placing two sheets of a flexible, heat-sealable material together and forming a first, non-burεtable, seal by heat sealing the two sheets together around the major portion of the perimeter surrounding an area to define a cavity; forming a second, pressure-burstable heat seal (14) across and inwards of that portion of the cavity perimeter; removing a portion of the seal so formed so as to create a nozzle opening (20) ; filling the defined cavity with a combustible composition (15) ; and forming a third, non-burstable seal around the previously unsealed portion of the perimeter.
18. A method according to Claim 17 wherein the pressure- burstable seal (14) is formed within a nozzle opening (20) formed on one portion of the packet.
19. A method according to Claim 18 wherein the nozzle opening (20) is between 4 and 10 mm.
20. A method according to Claim 17 wherein the combustible composition (16) is comprised of a hydrocarbon fuel dispersed in a hydrophobic clay dispersed within the fuel.
21. A method according to Claim 20 wherein the hydrocarbon fuel is kerosene and the clay is bentonite.
22. A method according to Claim 21 wherein the combustible composition (16) is composed of between 5 and 15% clay, between 1 and 5% ethanol, and between 80 and 94% kerosene.
23. A method according to Claim 17 wherein the heat sealable material is a laminated* polymer material.
24. A method of starting a fire characterized by: bringing the device (10) of Claim 9 near the fuel to be burned; squeezing the device to burst the pressure- burstable seal (14) , thereby extruding the combustible composition (16) through the nozzle opening (20) and, simultaneously, spreading the combustible composition over the fuel; and igniting the combustible composition (16) with an ignition device, thereby creating sufficient heat to ignite the fuel.
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| CFP | Corrected version of a pamphlet front page | ||
| CR1 | Correction of entry in section i |
Free format text: IN PAT.BUL.06/91,UNDER INID (51) "IPC" THE FIRST SYMBOL SHOULD READ "C10L 11/00" |