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Claims:
1. A fire starter, comprising:
a casing made from a first material having a first time associated therewith,
said first
time defining a length of time that said casing burns after being ignited;
a second material disposed in said casing, said second material having a
second
time associated therewith, said second time defining a length of time said
second material
burns after being ignited, said second time being less than said first time;
an igniter disposed in said casing adjacent said second material for
generating a first
thermal event to ignite said second material wherein said second material
combusts to define
a second thermal event to ignite said first material; and
an actuator coupled to said igniter and positioned outside of said casing for
activating
said igniter to generate said first thermal event.
2. A fire starter as in claim 1, wherein said first material comprises a
mixture of paraffin
wax and pieces of a cellulose material.
3. A fire starter as in claim 1, wherein said second material includes an
oxidizer.
4. A fire starter as in claim 1, wherein said igniter comprises:
a spark generator; and
a fuse coupled to said spark generator and in contact with said second
material.
5. A fire starter as in claim 1, wherein said actuator comprises one of a
structure that is
pulled and a structure that is pushed.
6. A fire starter as in claim 1, further comprising paper wrapped about a
combination of
said casing, said second material, and said igniter, wherein said actuator is
positioned
outside of said paper.
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7. A fire starter as in claim 1, wherein said casing defines a chamber
therein, and
wherein said second material and said igniter are disposed in said chamber,
said fire starter
further comprising vent holes defining a fluid communication path between
exterior regions of
said casing and said chamber.
8. A fire starter as in claim 1, further comprising a flexible line coupled
to at least one of
said casing and said igniter, said flexible line extending from said casing to
define a loop.
9. A fire starter, comprising:
a casing defining a chamber therein, said casing made from a first material
having a
first time associated therewith, said first time defining a length of time
that said casing burns
after being ignited;
vent holes defined in said casing and defining a fluid communication path
between
exterior regions of said casing and said chamber;
a second material to include an oxidizer disposed in said chamber, said second
material having a second time associated therewith, said second time defining
a length of
time said second material burns after being ignited, said second time being
less than said
first time;
an igniter disposed in said casing adjacent said second material for
generating a first
thermal event to ignite said second material wherein said second material
combusts to define
a second thermal event to ignite said first material; and
an actuator coupled to said igniter and positioned outside of said casing for
activating
said igniter to generate said first thermal event.
10. A fire starter as in claim 9, wherein said first material comprises a
mixture of paraffin
wax and pieces of a cellulose material.
11. A fire starter as in claim 9, wherein said igniter comprises:
a spark generator; and
a fuse coupled to said spark generator and in contact with said second
material.
12. A fire starter as in claim 9, wherein said actuator comprises one of a
structure that is
pulled and a structure that is pushed.
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13. A fire starter as in claim 9, further comprising paper wrapped about a
combination of
said casing, said second material, and said igniter, wherein said actuator is
positioned
outside of said paper.
14. A fire starter as in claim 9, further comprising a flexible line
coupled to at least one of
said casing and said igniter, said flexible line extending from said casing to
define a loop.
15. A fire starter as in claim 9, wherein said casing comprises at least
two casing
portions.
16. A fire starter, comprising:
a casing made from a first material that combusts when exposed to a flame;
a spark generator disposed in said casing for generating a spark when
activated;
a fuse disposed in said casing, said fuse coupled to said spark generator and
extending therefrom, said fuse combusting to define a burning fuse when
exposed to said
spark wherein said burning fuse burns for a time in a range of about 4 seconds
to about 5
seconds;
a second material disposed in said casing and in contact with said fuse, said
second
material combusting to define said flame when said second material is exposed
to said
burning fuse, wherein said flame burns for a time in a range of about 50
seconds to about 95
seconds;
an actuator coupled to said spark generator and positioned outside of said
casing for
activating said spark generator; and
a flexible line coupled to said spark generator, said flexible line extending
from said
casing to define a loop.
17. A fire starter as in claim 16, wherein said first material comprises a
mixture of paraffin
wax and pieces of a cellulose material.
18. A fire starter as in claim 16, wherein said second material includes an
oxidizer.
19. A fire starter as in claim 16, wherein said actuator comprises one of a
structure that is
pulled and a structure that is pushed.
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20. A fire starter as in claim 16, further comprising paper wrapped about a
combination of
said casing, said spark generator, said fuse, and said second material,
wherein said actuator
and said loop are positioned outside of said paper.
21. A fire starter as in claim 16, wherein said casing defines a chamber
therein, and
wherein said second material, said fuse, and said spark generator are disposed
in said
chamber, said fire starter further comprising vent holes defining a fluid
communication path
between exterior regions of said casing and said chamber.
22. A fire starter as in claim 16, wherein said actuator and said loop are
disposed at
opposing ends of said casing.
23. A fire starter as in claim 16, wherein said casing comprises a first
casing portion
defining a first well portion and a second casing portion defining a second
well portion, the
first well portion and the second well portion collectively defining the
chamber, the first casing
portion being substantially identically shaped to the second casing portion.
24. The fire starter of claim 16, wherein the at least the portion of the
actuator is
positioned outside of the casing on a first side of the casing, the anchor
line is extended from
a second side of the casing different from the first side.
25. The fire starter of claim 16, wherein the anchor line is directly
coupled to the spark
generator and not directly coupled to the casing.
26. The fire starter of claim 1, further comprising paper wrapped about the
casing
overlying a vent hole defined by the casing, the paper being wrapped about the
casing during
activation of the actuator.
27. The fire starter of claim 9, wherein the casing includes at least two
casing portions, a
first casing portion from the at least two casing portions defining a first
channel in a surface
thereof, a second casing portion from the at least two casing portions
defining a second
channel in a surface thereof, the first channel and the second channel
collectively defining a
vent hole from the plurality of vent holes.
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28. A fire starter, comprising:
a casing defining an interior chamber and being made from a first material,
the first
material burning for a length of time after being ignited;
a second material disposed in the interior chamber of the casing, the second
material
burning for a length of time after being ignited, the length of time
associated with the second
material being less than the length of time associated with the first
material;
an igniter disposed in the interior chamber of the casing and configured to
generate a
first thermal event to ignite the second material, the second material
combusts during the first
thermal event to define a second thermal event to ignite the first material;
and
an actuator coupled to the igniter and having at least a portion positioned
outside of
the interior chamber of the casing, the actuator configured to activate the
igniter to generate
the first thermal event.
29. A fire starter as in claim 28, wherein the first material includes a
mixture of paraffin
wax and pieces of a cellulose material.
30. A fire starter as in claim 28, wherein the second material includes an
oxidizer.
31. A fire starter as in claim 28, wherein the igniter includes:
a spark generator; and
a fuse coupled to the spark generator and in contact with the second material.
32. A fire starter as in claim 28, wherein the actuator includes one of a
structure that is
pulled or a structure that is pushed.
33. A fire starter as in claim 28, further comprising:
paper wrapped about a combination of the casing, the second material, and the
igniter, the portion of the actuator being positioned outside of the paper.
34. A fire starter as in claim 28, wherein the casing defines vent holes
that provide a fluid
communication path between exterior regions of the casing and the interior
chamber.
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35. A fire starter as in claim 28, further comprising:
a flexible line coupled to at least one of the casing or the igniter, a
portion of the
flexible line being disposed outside of the casing and defining a loop.
36. A fire starter, comprising:
a casing defining an interior chamber, the casing being made from a first
material, the
first material burning for a length of time after being ignited, the casing
defining vent holes
that provide a fluid communication path between exterior regions of the casing
and the
interior chamber;
a second material to include an oxidizer disposed in the interior chamber, the
second
material burning for a length of time after being ignited, the length of time
associated with the
second material being less than the length of time associated with the first
material;
an igniter disposed in the interior chamber of the casing to generate a first
thermal
event to ignite the second material, the second material combusts during the
first thermal
event to define a second thermal event to ignite the first material; and
an actuator coupled to the igniter and having at least a portion positioned
outside of
the casing to activate the igniter to generate the first thermal event.
37. A fire starter as in claim 36, wherein the first material includes a
mixture of paraffin
wax and pieces of a cellulose material.
38. A fire starter as in claim 36, wherein the igniter includes:
a spark generator; and
a fuse coupled to the spark generator and in contact with the second material.
39. A fire starter as in claim 36, wherein the actuator includes one of a
structure that is
pulled or a structure that is pushed.
40. A fire starter as in claim 36, further comprising:
paper wrapped about a combination of the casing, the second material, and the
igniter, the portion of the actuator being positioned outside of the paper.
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41. A fire starter as in claim 36, further comprising a flexible line
coupled to at least one of
casing or the igniter, a portion of the flexible line being disposed outside
of the casing and
defining a loop.
42. A fire starter as in claim 36, wherein the casing includes at least two
casing portions.
43. A fire starter, comprising:
a casing defining an interior chamber and being made from a first material
that
combusts when exposed to a flame;
a spark generator disposed in the interior chamber of the casing to generate a
spark
when activated;
a fuse disposed in the interior chamber of the casing, the fuse coupled to the
spark
generator and extending therefrom, the fuse combusting to define a burning
fuse for a time in
a range of about 4 seconds to about 5 seconds when exposed to the spark;
a second material disposed in the interior chamber of the casing and in
contact with
the fuse, the second material combusting to define the flame burning for a
time up to about
95 seconds when the second material is exposed to the burning fuse;
an actuator coupled to the spark generator and having at least a portion
positioned
outside of the casing to activate the spark generator; and
a flexible line coupled to the spark generator, the flexible line having a
portion
disposed outside the casing and defining a loop.
44. A fire starter as in claim 43, wherein the first material includes a
mixture of paraffin
wax and pieces of a cellulose material.
45. A fire starter as in claim 43, wherein the second material includes an
oxidizer.
46. A fire starter as in claim 43, wherein the actuator includes one of a
structure that is
pulled or a structure that is pushed.
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47. A fire starter as in claim 43, further comprising:
paper wrapped about a combination of the casing, the spark generator, the
fuse, and
the second material,
the portion of the actuator and the loop being positioned outside of the
paper.
48. A fire starter as in claim 43, wherein the casing defining vent holes
that provide a fluid
communication path between exterior regions of the casing and the interior
chamber.
49. A fire starter as in claim 43, wherein the portion of the actuator and
the loop are
disposed at opposing ends of the casing.
50. A fire starter as in claim 43, wherein the casing includes at least two
casing portions.
51. A fire starter, comprising:
a casing defining an interior chamber and having a first side portion and a
second
side portion opposite the first side portion, the casing being made from a
first burnable
material;
a second burnable material disposed in the interior chamber of the casing;
an igniter disposed in the interior chamber of the casing and configured to
generate a
first thermal event to ignite the second burnable material, the second
burnable material
combusts during the first thermal event to define a second thermal event to
ignite the first
burnable material;
an actuator coupled to the igniter and having at least a first portion
extended through
the first side portion of the casing such that a second portion of the
actuator is positioned
outside of the interior chamber of the casing, the actuator configured to
activate the igniter to
generate the first thermal event; and
an anchor line coupled to at least one of the casing or the igniter, a first
portion of the
anchor line being extended through the second side portion of the casing such
that a second
portion of the anchor line is disposed outside of the casing.
52. The fire starter of claim 51, wherein the anchor line defines a loop
sized and
configured to be placed around a structure exterior to the casing to anchor
the apparatus
when the actuator is actuated.
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53. The fire starter of claim 51, wherein the anchor line is flexible, the
anchor line limits
movement of the igniter in a first direction when the first portion of the
actuator is moved in
the first direction.
54. The fire starter of claim 51, wherein the igniter includes:
a spark generator; and
a fuse coupled to the spark generator and in contact with the second burnable
material.
55. The fire starter of claim 51, wherein the actuator includes a structure
that is pulled.
56. The fire starter of claim 51, further comprising:
paper wrapped about a combination of the casing, the second burnable material,
and
the igniter,
the second portion of the actuator being positioned outside of the paper,
the second portion of the anchor line being positioned outside of the paper.
57. The fire starter of claim 51, wherein the casing defines vent holes
that provide a fluid
communication path between exterior regions of the casing and the interior
chamber.
58. The fire starter of claim 51, wherein:
a third side portion of the casing defines a first vent hole, the third side
portion of the
casing being different from the first side portion of the casing and the
second side portion of
the casing,
a fourth side portion of the casing defines a second vent hole, the second
vent hole
different from the first vent hole, the fourth side portion of the casing
being different from the
first side portion of the casing, the second side portion of the casing, and
the third side
portion of the casing,
the first vent hole and the second vent hole provide fluid communication paths
between exterior regions of the casing and the interior chamber.
59. The fire starter of claim 51, wherein the first burnable material
includes a mixture of
paraffin wax and pieces of a cellulose material.
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60. The fire starter of claim 51, wherein the second burnable material
includes an
oxidizer.
61. An apparatus, comprising:
a casing defining an interior chamber and being made from a first material
that
combusts when exposed to a flame;
a spark generator disposed in the interior chamber of the casing to generate a
spark
when activated;
a fuse disposed in the interior chamber of the casing, the fuse coupled to the
spark
generator and extending therefrom, the fuse combusting to define a burning
fuse for a time
when exposed to the spark;
a second material disposed in the interior chamber of the casing and in
contact with
the fuse, the second material combusting, when the second material is exposed
to the
burning fuse, to define the flame;
an actuator coupled to the spark generator and having at least a portion that
is
positioned outside of the casing and that is configured to be pulled in a
first direction to
activate the spark generator; and
an anchor line coupled to the spark generator, the anchor line having a
portion
disposed outside the casing, the anchor line configured to be coupled to a
structure exterior
to the apparatus such that the anchor line limits movement of the spark
generator in the first
direction when the portion of the actuator is pulled in the first direction to
activate the spark
generator.
62. The apparatus of claim 61, wherein the first material includes a
mixture of paraffin
wax and pieces of a cellulose material.
63. The apparatus of claim 61, wherein the second material includes an
oxidizer.
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64. The apparatus of claim 61, further comprising:
paper wrapped about a combination of the casing, the spark generator, the
fuse, and
the second material,
the portion of the actuator being positioned outside of the paper with respect
to a first
side portion of the casing,
the portion of the anchor line being positioned outside of the paper with
respect to a
second side portion of the casing.
65. The apparatus of claim 61, wherein the casing defining vent holes that
provide a fluid
communication path between exterior regions of the casing and the interior
chamber.
66. The apparatus of claim 61, wherein:
the anchor line includes a loop sized and configured to be placed around the
structure exterior to the apparatus, and
the portion of the actuator and the loop are disposed at opposing ends of the
casing.
67. The apparatus of claim 61, wherein the casing includes at least two
casing portions.
68. A method, comprising:
activating an igniter to generate a first thermal event in response to
actuation of an
actuator coupled to the igniter, the igniter being disposed in an interior
chamber of a casing
that is made from a first material, the actuator having at least a portion
positioned outside of
the interior chamber of the casing;
igniting, by the first thermal event, a second material disposed in the
interior chamber
of the casing to define a second thermal event;
burning the second material for a length of time after the igniting; and
burning the first material for a length of time after a start of the second
thermal event,
the length of time for the second material being less than the length of time
for the first
material.
69. The method of claim 68, wherein the portion of the actuator is
configured to be moved
in a first direction during actuation, the method further comprising:
limiting movement of the igniter in the first direction.
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70. The method of claim 68, wherein the activating includes:
generating, via a spark generator of the igniter, a spark, and
combusting a fuse when the fuse is exposed to the spark, the fuse being
disposed in
the interior chamber of the casing, the fuse being coupled to and extended
from the spark
generator.
71. A fire starter, comprising:
a casing defining an interior chamber and having a first side portion and a
second
side portion opposite the first side portion, the casing being made from a
first burnable
material;
a second burnable material disposed in the interior chamber of the casing;
an igniter disposed in the interior chamber of the casing and configured to
generate a
first thermal event to ignite the second burnable material, the second
burnable material
combusts during the first thermal event to define a second thermal event to
ignite the first
burnable material;
an actuator coupled to the igniter, the actuator configured to activate the
igniter to
generate the first thermal event; and
an anchor line coupled to the igniter, a first portion of the anchor line
being disposed
within the interior chamber, the first portion of the anchor line being
coupled to the igniter at a
first attachment location and a second attachment location different from the
first attachment
location, a second portion of the anchor line being disposed outside of the
casing.
72. The fire starter of claim 71, wherein the anchor line defines a loop, a
first portion of
the loop is defined by the first portion of the anchor line, a second portion
of the loop is
defined by the second portion of the anchor line, at least a portion of the
second burnable
material is disposed within the first portion of the loop, the second portion
of the loop is sized
and configured to be placed around a structure exterior to the casing to
anchor the apparatus
when the actuator is actuated.
73. The fire starter of claim 71, wherein the anchor line is flexible, the
anchor line limits
movement of the igniter in a first direction when actuator is moved in the
first direction.
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74. The fire starter of claim 71, wherein the igniter includes:
a spark generator; and
a fuse coupled to the spark generator and in contact with the second burnable
material.
75. The fire starter of claim 71, wherein:
the igniter includes a spark generator and a fuse coupled to a first end of
the spark
generator, and
the actuator is coupled to a second end of the spark generator different from
the first
end.
76. The first starter of claim 71, wherein the first attachment location is
on a first side of
the igniter and the second attachment location is on a second side of the
igniter opposite the
first side.
77. The fire starter of claim 71, wherein the actuator includes a line or
string that is pulled
to activate the igniter.
78. The fire starter of claim 71, wherein the casing defines a plurality of
vent holes
extended between the interior chamber and an exterior of the casing.
79. The fire starter of claim 71, wherein the first burnable material
includes a mixture of
paraffin wax and pieces of a cellulose material.
80. The fire starter of claim 71, wherein the second burnable material
includes an
oxidizer.
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81. An apparatus, comprising:
a casing defining an interior chamber and being made from a first material
that
combusts when exposed to a flame;
a spark generator disposed in the interior chamber of the casing to generate a
spark
when the spark generator is activated;
a fuse disposed in the interior chamber of the casing, the fuse coupled to the
spark
generator and extending therefrom, the fuse combusting to define a burning
fuse for a time
when exposed to the spark;
a second material disposed in the interior chamber of the casing and adjacent
the
fuse, the second material combusting, when the second material is exposed to
the burning
fuse, to define the flame;
an actuator coupled to the spark generator and having at least a portion that
is
positioned outside of the casing and that is configured to be pulled in a
first direction to
activate the spark generator; and
an anchor line coupled to the spark generator at a plurality of attachment
locations,
the anchor line having a portion disposed outside the casing, the anchor line
configured to be
coupled to an anchor exterior to the apparatus such that the anchor line
limits movement of
the spark generator in the first direction when the portion of the actuator is
pulled in the first
direction to activate the spark generator.
82. The apparatus of claim 81, wherein the portion of the anchor line
disposed outside
the casing is a first portion, the anchor line has a second portion disposed
in the interior
chamber of the casing such that at least a portion of the second material is
disposed within
an interior region defined by the second portion of the anchor line.
83. The apparatus of claim 81, wherein:
the fuse is coupled to a first end of the spark generator, and
the actuator is coupled to a second end of the spark generator different from
the first
end.
84. The apparatus of claim 81, wherein the plurality of attachment
locations includes a
first attachment location on a first side of the spark generator and a second
attachment
location on a second side of the spark generator opposite the first side.
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85. The apparatus of claim 81, wherein the first material includes a
mixture of paraffin
wax and pieces of a cellulose material.
86. The apparatus of claim 81, wherein the second material includes an
oxidizer.
87. The apparatus of claim 81, wherein the casing defines vent holes that
are extended
between the interior chamber and an exterior of the casing.
88. The apparatus of claim 81, wherein:
the anchor line includes a loop sized and configured to be placed around a
structure
exterior to the apparatus, and
the portion of the actuator and the loop are disposed at opposing ends of the
casing.
89. The apparatus of claim 81, wherein a portion of the fuse extended from
the spark
generator is disposed within the second material.
90. The apparatus of claim 81, wherein:
the first material burns for a length of time after being ignited,
the second material burns for a length of time after being ignited, and
the length of time associated with the second material is less than the length
of time
associated with the first material.
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