Portable stove with self-stored legs

Abstract

A portable gas stove includes a rectangular housing defined by parallel front and rear panels joined to parallel, opposed side panels. A top opening at an upper end of the housing provides access to at least one burner, and a hinged cover is adapted to pivot to close the upper opening entirely. At the bottom end of the housing, a coffer is formed with a downward opening, and a pair of flanges extending inwardly at the side edges of the coffer are dimensioned to retain the disassembled stove legs disposed therebetween. A clamp is provided to secure the legs in the coffer for travel with the stove. Each leg includes a tubular main portion, and a top end having an L-section. The L-section is dimensioned to fit in complementary fashion over any corner vertex formed by the conjunction of a side and front or rear panel of the housing. Each corner vertex includes a slot extending vertically therein, and a nut is slidably supported by a nut holder for translation along the slot. A mounting screw extends through the apex of the L-section to engage the nut within the slot, whereby the upper end of each leg may be secured to a corner of the housing. Translation of each nut in its respective slot is possible when the mounting screw is engaged but not tightened in the nut, permitting vertical adjustment of each leg before the nut is tightened. Thus the stove may be leveled to obtain stable support on uneven terrain.