Fire pits and fire pit parts
The fire pit with through holes for skewers addresses safety, cooking quality, and convenience issues by stabilizing skewers at optimal angles and distances, reducing burn risks and enhancing mobility.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2025002959U
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-12
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-08-12
AI Technical Summary
Conventional campfire pits pose challenges in skewer grilling due to unstable heat, risk of burns, difficulty in maintaining optimal cooking distance, need for additional accessories, and reduced mobility from carrying separate stands, leading to safety, cooking quality, and convenience issues.
A fire pit with through holes in the side wall that stabilize skewers at a predetermined angle based on skewer thickness, allowing adjustment of distance and angle from the fire without manual holding, accommodating various skewer types and integrating the function into existing pits.
Enhances safety by reducing burn risks, improves cooking quality through precise distance control, increases convenience by eliminating the need for separate stands, and enhances portability by integrating the skewer holder into the fire pit design.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] This invention relates to a fire pit with cooking functions that can be used for outdoor activities such as camping and barbecues, and the parts used for it. [Background technology]
[0002] Fire pits have long been widely used as cooking equipment for outdoor activities. Most fire pits consist of a main body for burning firewood or charcoal, and a trivet on top for placing pots and pans, and a grill for grilling food.
[0003] Another great thing about outdoor cooking is skewer grilling, where fish, meat, vegetables, etc. are skewered and grilled over an open flame. However, when grilling skewers over a conventional campfire, the user must hold the skewers by hand and maintain a constant distance and angle from the fire.
[0004] Alternatively, when using a cooking grate or an existing skewer grill stand, the distance to the flame is often too close, and there is a problem that the skewers themselves burn before the food is cooked, especially when they are made of wood or bamboo (see the literature below for an example). [Prior art documents]
[0005] Reference: Utility Model Registration No. 3109091 (U3109091) Reference: JP-A-08-206009 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0006] As mentioned above, there were the following issues when grilling skewers using a conventional campfire pit. First, the heat of a bonfire is unstable and the radiant heat is very strong, so holding the skewers in your hand for a long period of time not only poses the risk of burns but also places a great burden on the user. Second, it is difficult to maintain the optimal distance from the fire using only the sense of touch, which can easily lead to cooking failure, such as putting ingredients too close to the fire and burning them, or too far from the fire and leaving them undercooked. Thirdly, preparing a separate stand or the like for skewer grilling increases the amount of luggage that needs to be carried, which is one factor that impairs the mobility and convenience of outdoor activities. Fourth, when using a cooking grate or an existing skewer grill stand, the skewers are often too close to the flame, which can cause the skewers to burn before the food is cooked, especially when they are made of wood or bamboo. To cook wooden or bamboo skewers without burning them, it is necessary to keep them at an appropriate distance from the flame, but adjusting this distance is extremely difficult in a conventional campfire environment. The present invention was made in consideration of the problems of the conventional technology, and aims to provide a fire pit and fire pit parts that allow skewer cooking to be performed safely and easily at the optimum heat level depending on the ingredients, using only the fire pit without the need for special accessories. [Means for solving the problem]
[0007] To solve the above problem, the campfire pit of the present invention is configured with a through hole in the upper edge of the side wall surrounding the combustion space, so that when a cooking skewer is inserted, it is held stably in an inclined position due to its own weight.
[0008] Specifically, when a user inserts a skewer into the hole, the weight of the skewer automatically locks it in place at an angle that corresponds to the difference between the diameter of the hole and the thickness of the skewer. This physically determined angle allows the skewer to be stably held at an appropriate distance and height from the fire, without the need to continue holding it by hand.
[0009] Furthermore, by providing multiple through holes with different diameters, it is possible to accommodate a wide variety of skewers, such as commercially available bamboo skewers and metal skewers of various thicknesses, and by selecting the combination of skewers and through holes to be used, it is also possible to adjust the angle of inclination and, therefore, the distance from the source of the fire.
[0010] Furthermore, the present invention can also be provided as a part that can be attached to the top edge of an existing fire pit, allowing users to easily upgrade their existing fire pit to include the functionality of the present invention. [Effects of the Invention]
[0011] The present invention provides the following excellent effects: (1) Improved safety: Users can work away from the heat of the fire and do not need to hold the skewer in their hands, significantly reducing the risk of burns. (2) Improved cooking quality: By changing the angle at which the skewers are inserted, the distance between the food and the fire can be fine-tuned down to the millimeter, allowing it to be fixed in the optimal position. This prevents the wooden or bamboo skewers from burning and the food from scorching, allowing food to be cooked thoroughly and thoroughly, achieving the ideal level of doneness. (3) Improved convenience and comfort: Cooking can be done hands-free, allowing users to do other tasks or take a break while waiting for the food to cook. This eliminates fatigue even during long cooking sessions, allowing users to enjoy outdoor activities more comfortably. (4) Improved portability: The function for holding skewers is integrated into the bonfire stand itself, eliminating the need to carry a separate skewer stand, which helps reduce luggage. [Brief explanation of the drawings]
[0012] [Figure 1] This is an overall oblique view of a campfire pit in one embodiment of the present invention, showing how multiple skewers (S) of different thicknesses (diameters) are inserted into through holes (3) of different diameters and held at an angle. [Figure 2]This is a side view showing the device in use, showing how skewers (S1) of the same thickness (diameter) are inserted into through holes of different diameters (Figure 1: 3a, 3b), and the distance from the source of the fire is adjusted (K) by changing the inclination angle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0013] The fire pit of the embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.
[0014] The upper edge of the side wall (2) of the fire pit (1) is provided with multiple through-holes (3) for inserting and holding skewers (S) for cooking. When a skewer (S) is inserted into one of these through-holes (3), the weight of the skewer (S) itself causes it to tilt, with the upper and lower ends of the through-hole (3) acting as fulcrums. This tilt angle is uniquely determined by the difference (clearance) between the diameter of the through-hole (3) and the thickness (diameter) of the skewer (S). This allows the skewer (S) to be held in place without any special manipulation, maintaining the optimal distance and height from the fire. By providing multiple through-holes (3) with different diameters, not only can skewers of various thicknesses be accommodated, but the tilt angle (K) can also be adjusted by combining the skewers and through-holes used.
[0015] Although the fire pit and fire pit parts of the present invention have been described above based on the illustrated embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and the configuration of each part can be replaced with any configuration having a similar function. In addition, other arbitrary components and processes may be added to the present invention.
Claims
1. This campfire stand is characterized by having a side wall portion surrounding a combustion space and at least one through hole provided at the upper edge of the side wall portion, through which a cooking skewer can be inserted and held in an inclined position by its own weight.
2. The fire pit according to claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of the through holes having different diameters are provided.
3. The fire pit according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the through holes are arranged at predetermined intervals along the upper edge of the side wall portion.
4. This part for a campfire pit is characterized by comprising a base that can be detachably attached to the upper edge of the side wall of an existing campfire pit, and at least one through hole provided in the base through which a cooking skewer can be inserted and held in an inclined position by its own weight.