Portable campfire

a portable, campfire technology, applied in the direction of household stoves or ranges, solid heating fuel, lighting and heating equipment, etc., can solve the problems of limited facilities for campfire use, inability to provide such facilities, and often not being particularly efficient at providing heat, so as to achieve the effect of easy removal
US20120017884A1Inactive Publication Date: 2012-01-26VAN DEN HOFF ROELOF +1
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
VAN DEN HOFF ROELOF
Publication Date
2012-01-26
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A campfire (70) comprising a receptacle (72) for receiving combustible material having an open upper end (74). There are a plurality of openings (82) in the receptacle (72) at different distances from the upper end (74). The campfire comprises a support member (84) having an end portion (88) on which a cooking vessel (86) can be supported. The end portion (88) of the support member (84) can be received in any one of the openings (82) such that the end portion (88) extends across the interior of the receptacle (72).
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a portable campfire. The invention is designed particularly but not exclusively for use as an outdoor cooking device in a camping situation.BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION

[0002] The use of campfires is common among certain groups of people such as those who go camping or travel in caravans. Generally however, campfire use is limited to the facilities which are provided at the site. In many cases, no such facilities are available. If available, these campfires often comprise an area near ground level bound by rocks or a brick or concrete structure.

[0003] Such campfires are often not particularly efficient at providing heat for cooking purposes as the vessel used for cooking is suspended above the open fire. Also, the means to effectively cook using a number of implements of different sizes, such as saucepans, frypans and kettles is often generally limited due to the design of such open fires. These open fires also leave many coal...

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