Wearable firestarter

Abstract

A wearable firestarter has a sparking material including a wearable portion and a friction element including a wearable portion. The friction element's wearable portion is releasably connected to the sparking material's wearable portion. The wearable portions may be rings or a bracelet sized to closely encompass a wearer's appendage. A portion of the wearable portions may be made of magnesium. The sparking material may be made of ferrocerium. The friction element may be made of file steel. The wearable portions may form grippable surfaces that extend away from the sparking material and the friction element.

1 . A wearable firestarter for attachment to a user's appendage, comprising:
 a wearable portion adapted for attachment to the appendage;   a sparking element;   a friction element; and   the wearable portion being connected to at least one of the sparking element and the friction element.   
   
   
       2 . The wearable firestarter as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the wearable portion is a ring sized to closely encompass a wearer's appendage. 
   
   
       3 . The wearable firestarter as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the wearable portion is a bracelet sized to closely encompass a wearer's appendage. 
   
   
       4 . The wearable firestarter as defined in  claim 1 , including two wearable portions, one connected to the sparking element, and the other connected to the friction element. 
   
   
       5 . The wearable firestarter as defined in  claim 4 , wherein the sparking material and the friction element are removably connected to their respective wearable portions. 
   
   
       6 . The wearable firestarter as defined in  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the wearable portion is made of a combustible metal. 
   
   
       7 . The wearable firestarter as defined in  claim 1 , wherein substantially the entire wearable portion is made of a combustible metal. 
   
   
       8 . The wearable firestarter as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the sparking material is made of ferrocerium. 
   
   
       9 . The wearable firestarter as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the friction element is made of file steel. 
   
   
       10 . The wearable firestarter as defined in  claim 6 , wherein the combustible metal is magnesium. 
   
   
       11 . The wearable firestarter as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the combustible metal is magnesium. 
   
   
       12 . The wearable firestarter as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the wearable portion comprises grippable surfaces that extend away from the sparking material and the friction element. 
   
   
       13 . A wearable firestarter comprising:
 a sparking element;   a friction element; and   a combustible portion including a wearable portion, wherein the sparking material, friction element, and combustible portion are releasably connected to one another.   
   
   
       14 . The wearable firestarter as defined in  claim 13 , wherein the sparking material and its wearable portion are made of ferrocerium. 
   
   
       15 . The wearable firestarter as defined in  claim 13 , wherein the friction element and its wearable portion are made of file steel. 
   
   
       16 . The wearable firestarter as defined in  claim 13 , wherein the combustible portion and its wearable portion are made of magnesium. 
   
   
       17 . The wearable fire starter as defined in  claim 13 , wherein the wearable portions are rings sized to closely encompass a wearer's appendage.