Support apparatus for camp fire or other shaped burn pile

Abstract

Described in this application for patent is an improved fire support apparatus for holding wood in a preferred shape as the wood is burned in a campfire or other setting. The apparatus includes spaces in which both tinder and kindling may be stored, the spaces being defined by the structure of the fire support apparatus. Further described in this application is a method of making a fire with the use of the above described fire support apparatus.

1 . A fire support apparatus comprising:
 a first base member;   a second base member spread apart from the first base member;   a plurality of legs extending from the first base member, converging towards one another, and terminating at the second base member.   
     
     
         2 . The fire support of apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of legs converge toward a convergence point and diverge from the conveyance point to meet the second base member. 
     
     
         3 . The fire support apparatus of  claim 2  wherein the legs comprise a lower portion extending from the first base member to the convergence point and an upper portion extending from the convergence point to the second base member. 
     
     
         4 . The fire support apparatus of  claim 3  wherein the lower portion of the legs and the first base member define a first space. 
     
     
         5 . The fire support apparatus of  claim 4  wherein the first space is generally pyramidal in shape. 
     
     
         6 . The fire support apparatus of  claim 5  wherein the upper portion of the legs and the second base member define a second space. 
     
     
         7 . The fire support apparatus of  claim 6  wherein the second space is generally pyramidal in shape. 
     
     
         8 . The fire support apparatus of  claim 7  wherein the first base member and the second base member are triangular. 
     
     
         9 . The fire support apparatus of  claim 8  wherein the second base member is smaller than the first base member. 
     
     
         10 . The fire support apparatus of  claim 9  wherein the legs attach to the sides of the first base member and the vertices of the second base member. 
     
     
         11 . A method of starting a fire, comprising:
 providing a fire support apparatus having a bottom member and a top member connected by a plurality of legs, the legs defining a first space defined by the legs and the bottom member and a second space defined by the legs and the top member;   providing kindling, tinder, and fuel wood for the fire;   placing the tinder in the first space;   placing the kindling in the second space;   placing the fuel wood about the fire support apparatus to form a pyramid shape; and   igniting the tinder.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the legs of the fire support apparatus are bent so as to meet at a junction midway between the top and bottom members. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the top and bottom members have a triangular shape. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the legs are attached to the midpoints of the bottom member. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the legs are attached to the vertices of the top member. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the fire support apparatus comprises heat resistant steel. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16  wherein the first space comprises a pyramid. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 17  wherein the second space comprises an inverted pyramid. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 18  wherein the apices of the pyramids of the first and second spaces are adjacent one another. 
     
     
         20 . A fire support apparatus for supporting a fire comprising:
 a bottom triangular member;   a top triangular member;   three legs extending from the bottom member to the top member, the legs extending inwardly towards one another for a lower portion to meet at a midpoint and then extending outwardly away from one another for an upper portion to intersect the second member;   wherein a first pyramidal space is defined by the bottom member and the lower portions of the three legs and a second pyramidal space is defined by the top member and the upper portions of the three legs.