Fire enhancement device

• US 10,077,408 B1
• Filed: 10/31/2017
• Issued: 09/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mickwick, LLC
• Original Assignee: Mickwick, LLC
• Inventors: Mick, Patrick
• Primary Examiner(s): Weiss, Pamela H
• Application Number:
  US15/799,944
• Time in Patent Office: 322 Days
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 11/04 consisting of combustible material matches C06F
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 2230/06 Firelighters or wicks, as additive to a solid fuel
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 2230/18 for rendering the fuel or flame visible or for adding or altering its color
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 2250/04 Additive or component is a polymer
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 2290/06 Heat exchange, direct or indirect
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 2290/28 Cutting, disintegrating, shredding or grinding
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 2290/30 Pressing, compressing or compacting
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 2290/32 Molding or moulds

Abstract

Fire enhancement devices and methods for manufacturing and using the same are disclosed. The fire enhancement devices may include wax, cotton fibers, cotton seeds, ground cotton plant material, gum resin, and/or a wick. The fire enhancement devices may be manufactured by placing one or more layers of cotton fibers and cotton seeds, pouring a mixture of the cotton plant material and gum resin over at least one of the layers, pouring melted wax over the layers, and adding a wick.

Claims

1. A fire enhancement device, comprising:

cotton fibers from at least one educational cotton boll;

cotton seeds disposed within the cotton fibers;

a mixture of;

ground cotton plant material, the cotton plant material including cotton stems; and

ground gum resin;

soy wax dispersed throughout the cotton fibers and the mixture; and

a wick disposed such that a first portion of the wick is in contact with at least a portion of the soy wax and a second portion of the wick extends above the soy wax.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the cotton seeds include two cotton seeds.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the cotton seeds include three cotton seeds.

4. The device of claim 1, further comprising a colorant dispersed throughout at least a portion of the soy wax.

5. A device, comprising:

cotton fibers;

cotton seeds disposed within the cotton fibers;

a mixture of;

cotton plant material, the cotton plant material including cotton stems; and

gum resin; and

wax dispersed throughout the cotton fibers and the mixture.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the wax includes soy wax.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein the cotton seeds include two cotton seeds.

8. The device of claim 5, wherein the cotton seeds include three cotton seeds.

9. The device of claim 5, wherein the cotton fibers are from at least one educational cotton boll.

10. The device of claim 5, wherein the cotton seeds are at least partially crushed.

11. The device of claim 5, wherein the cotton plant material includes ground cotton plant material.

12. The device of claim 5, further comprising a colorant dispersed throughout at least a portion of the wax.

13. A method of manufacturing a fire enhancement device, the method comprising:

placing a first layer of first cotton fibers and first cotton seeds disposed among the first cotton fibers in a mold;

placing a mixture of (1) cotton plant material and (2) gum resin in the mold;

placing a second layer of second cotton fibers and second cotton seeds disposed among the second cotton fibers in the mold;

pouring melted wax into the mold such that the first layer, the mixture, and the second layer are covered by the wax;

placing a wick into the wax such that a first portion of the wick is in contact with the wax and a second portion of the wick extends above the wax; and

cooling the mold to at least freezing.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising at least partially crushing the first cotton seeds and the second cotton seeds.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the first cotton seeds include at least two cotton seeds and the second cotton seeds includes at least two cotton seeds.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising grinding the cotton plant material into a powder.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein a ratio of cotton plant material to gum resin is from about 0.8:

1 to about 0.8;

1.5.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising adding a colorant to the melted wax.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the mold is cooled for at least 25 minutes.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the wax includes soy wax.