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Fire Starting Device

a starting device and fire technology, applied in the petroleum industry, firelighters, solid fuels, etc., can solve the problems of claiming lives, insufficient ignitability of easily ignitable objects, scarce easily ignitable objects, etc., to achieve the effect of providing sufficient heat or flame, and reducing the risk of abrasion

Inactive Publication Date: 2020-05-21
LIVE FIRE GEAR LLC
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Benefits of technology

The solution provides a simple, reusable, and adjustable means to start and sustain fires in diverse conditions, offering safety, compactness, and multifunctional use beyond fire starting, such as weight bearing and securing applications.

Problems solved by technology

Indeed, the most common cause of death in the wild is hypothermia.
Even in hot desert environments, temperatures at night can become frigid and have been known to cause hypothermia and claim lives.
However, such easily ignitable objects may be inadequate to ignite wood or other fire sustaining fuel sources.
Also, easily ignitable objects may be scarce or incapable of providing sufficient heat or flame to ignite certain fire sustaining fuel sources.
Unfortunately, most people have a tendency to overestimate their ability to create and maintain a fire, especially under adverse conditions such as rain, snow, cold, wind, high altitude, and darkness.
Emotional stress and physical injury can also limit a person's ability to create a fire and sustain its existence until help arrives.
Even under the best of circumstances, people often do not have the requisite knowledge, skill or ability to create a safe and reliable fire.

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[0041]Fire Starting Tinder in a Re-Sealable Container

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[0043]FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of a fire starter device of the present disclosure, which includes fire starting tinder 12 in a container comprising lid 14 slidably attached to container base 10. A person skilled in the art will understand that the container may be, for example, a sheet metal container as depicted. The size of the container may be selected based on several factors including portability and, as shown, may be a tin container with rectangular dimensions of, for example, 1.9″×0.908″×0.375″ or 3.125″×1.375″×0.375″, which are commercially available from several manufacturers such as All State Can Co.

[0044]Fire starting tinder 12 comprises at least one layer of fabric impregnated with mixture 13 comprising at least one wax and at least one accelerant (FIG. 2A). In one embodiment, mixture 13 comprises paraffin wax, gel wax, kerosene, fragrance oil, and candle dye. As described further below according to a ...

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[0058]Fire Starting Tinder in a Multipurpose Cord

[0059]Overview

[0060]FIG. 7A shows one embodiment of a fire starter cord of the present disclosure, which comprises fire starting tinder 73, a plurality of strands of fiber 72, and an exterior sheath 71. A person skilled in the art will understand that fire starting tinder 73 and the plurality of strands of fiber 72 comprise the interior core of the fire starter cord according to one embodiment of the disclosure; and fire starting tinder 73 and the plurality of strands of fiber 72 may be arranged inside exterior sheath 71 in any configuration including, for example, intertwined. In representative embodiments, fire starting tinder 73 may be thicker, thinner, or a different color than the plurality of strands of fiber 72. In alternative embodiments, fire starter cord may comprise one or more strands of fire starting tinder 73 and no or one or more strands of fiber 72, and combinations thereof. As described further below according to a me...

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Abstract

A fire starting device having a container with a base, wherein the base includes an open top, side walls, and a closed bottom. A lid is slidably connected to the open top of the base, and the container is closed by sliding the lid over the open top, and the container is opened by sliding the lid away from over the open top. Fire starting tinder is contained within the base that includes multiple planar layers of fabric impregnated with accelerant, and the lid is slid open to enable the fire starting tinder to burn within the base. The multiple planar layers of fabric of the fire starting tinder are achieved by folding over a single fabric multiple times.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 15 / 811,438, filed Nov. 13, 2017, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,544,379, which is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 14 / 632,240, filed on Feb. 26, 2015, now abandoned, which claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 61 / 970,859, filed Mar. 26, 2014, and wherein all of the patent applications referenced immediately above in this paragraph are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONS[0002]The ability to start and maintain a fire, especially in the outdoors and under adverse conditions, is often essential to survival. Indeed, the most common cause of death in the wild is hypothermia. Even in hot desert environments, temperatures at night can become frigid and have been known to cause hypothermia and claim lives. Heat generated by a fire can be used to regulate the body's core temperature. In addition to its ability to provide lifesaving thermor...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C10L11/04C10L11/06C10L5/36
CPCC10L2230/06C10L11/06C10L5/368C10L2200/043C10L11/04C10L2200/0453C10L2230/10C10L2290/58
Inventor FANDRICH, ROGER J.FANDRICH, DAYNAFRANCIS, ADAM B.
Owner LIVE FIRE GEAR LLC