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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideo Mifune, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yasuaki Nakamura, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Masato Seki, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Takashi Tsukamoto, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Tokai Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23Q 2/02 ; F23Q 2/44 ; F23D 3/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23Q 2/02 ; F23Q 2/44 ; F23D 3/24 ;
Abstract
A liquid fuel burner has a wick for drawing up by capillarity of a draw-up section liquid fuel composed mainly of alcohol contained in a fuel tank and for burning it at a tip flame-producing section, a wick holder for holding the wick, an igniter for lighting the wick and a closure cap for preventing evaporation capable of sealing the wick openably and closably, and a flame-producing section of the wick is made noncircular in cross-sectional shape to increase the surface area exposed above the wick holder.