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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 1979
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1978
William J Clayton, Fairport, NY (US);
Donald F Kutniewski, Macedon, NY (US);
Mobil Oil Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
There is disclosed herein a clean burning, non-volatile device useful for the ignition of fires in combustible medium such as charcoal briquettes. The device comprises a core composed of wax and cellulosic particles (e.g. sawdust), together with an adjacent absorbant material to take up any oily exudate from the core. The core and absorbant material, with an optional lighter strip for conveying a flame to the core, are enclosed in a flammable, oil impervious container. In use, the device is placed on the combustible medium and the container ignited. The flame is conveyed to the core composition of the device, which in turn burns with sufficient vigor and for a sufficient length of time to kindle a fire in the combustible medium.