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TITLE: CAMPING STOVE
~ACKGROUND OF TH~ INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a stove, and more
05 particularly to a portable camping stove.
2. Description of the Prior Art
A typical camping stove is shown in FIGS;. 1 and 2
and comprises an inlet pipe 61 connected to a base 63
via a joint 62, a board 64 is secured on top of the
base 63 so as to form a chamber 66 therebetween for
receiving gas from the inlet pipe 61, a gas container
22 is connected to the inlet pipe 61 via a gas control
valve 21 so as to supply gas into the chamber 66, the
base 63 includes a number of holes 65 formed in the
peripheral portion for allowing outward flow of the
gas. However, gas flows out of the base 63 via the
holes 65 in the peripheral portion only such that, in
operation, heat will concentrate on the outer
peripheral portion and may not uniformly apply to the
cooked food. In addition, typical camping stoves occupy
a large volume which is adverse for transportation
purposes.
The present invention has arisen to mitigate
and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages of the
conventional camping stoves.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary objective of the present invention is
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~ to provide a camping stove which may uniformly provide
heat to the food.
In accordance with one aspect of the.invention,
there is provided a camping stove comprising a pair of
05 bases pivotally coupled together, each of the bases
including a bottom portion having a plurality of air
holes formed therein and including two end portions,
fo~r ribs formed on the end portions of the bases, a
pair of legs coupled to the bases for supporting the
base, a burning device disposed in the bases, a pair of
grates disposed in the bases and disposed above the
burning device; and a pair of couplers each including a
channel for engaging with the ribs of the bases so as
to secure the bases together in parallel to each other;
the bases being foldable together so as to form a
compact configuration when the couplers are disengaged
from the ribs.
A grip means is provided for engaging with the
ribs so as to secure the bases together when the bases
are folded to the compact configuration. The grip means
includes two extensions for engaging and for gripping
the grates.
The couplers include a second channel for engaging
with the grates so as to support the grates in place.
The burning device includes a board disposed in the
base and having a plurality of air holes formed
therein, a depression is formed in the board, a tube is
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engaged in the depression and includes a plurallty of
air holes formed therein for allowlng flowing of gas, a
gas container, a gas control valve connects the gas
container to the tube for supplying gas into the tube,
05 gas from the tube is uniformly distributed by the air
holes of the board.
Further objectives and advantages of the present
invention will become apparent from a careful reading
of a detailed description provided herelnbelow, with
appropriate reference to accompanylng drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a typical camping
stove;
FIG. 2 is a cross sectional vlew of the typical
camping stove;
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a camping stove in
accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the camping stove
which is ready for use;
FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of the camping
stove;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the camping stove
which is in a folded position;
FIG. 7 is an end view of the camping stove as
shown in FIG. 6; and
FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view illustrating the
burner tube of the camping stove.
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- DETAILED DESCRIPTION O~ THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to the drawlngs, and initially to FIGS.
3 to 5, a camping stove in accordance wlth !the present
invention comprises a pair of bases 1 including ears 11
05 coupled together by screws 12 such that the bases 1 are
rotatable relative to each other about the screws 12. A
number of air holes 13 are formed in the bottom portlon
of each of the bases 1. A pair of legs 17 lnclude end
portions engaged in the holes 15 formed ln the end
10 portions of the bases 1, a number of caps 16 are
provided for enclosing the holes 15 when the legs 17
are disengaged from the holes 15. Two apertures 18 are
formed in one end portions of the bases 1 for igniting
purposes. A pair of rlbs 14 are formed on the end
15 portions of each of the bases 1.
Two burning devices 2 are provlded for the bases 1
respectively, each of the burning devlces 2 includes a
gas container 22, a gas control valve 21 secured to the
gas container 22 and secured to a connector 23 which is
20 fixed to the respective base 1, another connector 24
fixed to the base 1 and including a hollow interior 241
communicating with the gas control valve 21, a board 26
fixed in the bottom portion of each of the bases 1, a
depression 261 formed in the board 26, a tube 25
25 received in the depression 261 and connected to the
connector 24 such that gas from the container 22 may
flow into the tube 25, a number of air holes 262 formed
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in the board 26, a number of holes 251, 252 formed ln
the tube 25 as shown in FIG. 8. The gas flowing into
the tube 25 may be ignited by an igniting device (not
shown) which may be inserted through the apertures 18
05 of the bases 1, the igniting device is not related to
the invention and will not be described in further
details.
Two grates 3 are disposed in the respective bases
1 and disposed above the boards 26, each of the grates
3 includes a number of grooves 31 formed therein, best
shown in FIG. 5. Two couplers 4, 4a each includes a
channel 41 formed therein for engaging with the ribs 14
of the bases 1 so as to secure the two bases 1 together
in parallel to each other. The couplers 4, 4a include
another channel 42 for engaging with the grates 3. One
of the couplers 4a may includes a slot 43 for engaging
with a panel 44. A grip device 5 includes a pair of
walls 51 having two extensions 52 extended therefrom
for engaging with the grooves 31 so as to grip and to
move the grates 3.
Referring next to FIGS. 6 and 7, when the bases 1
are rotated and folded together about the screws 12,
the grip devices 5 may engage with the ribs 14 of the
bases 1 so as to secure the bases 1 in the closed
position as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. The legs 17 form a
handle portion for carrying the camping stove.
In operation, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the
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grooves 31 are uniformly distributed such that heat may
be uniformly applied to the food to be cooked.
Accordingly, the camping stove in accordance with
the present invention includes a pair of bases that can
05 be folded to a compact configuration which is excellent
for transportation purposes. In addition, heat may be
uniformly distributed and applied to the food.
Although this invention has been described with a
certain degree of particularity, it is to be understood
that the present disclosure has been made by way of
example only and that numerous changes in the detailed
construction and the combination and arrangement of
parts may be resorted to without departing from the
spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter
claimed.
