Fire Starting device and Method of Making the Same

Abstract

A fire starting device comprised of a hand covering impregnated with a solid fuel and optionally other consumption safe additives. Unlike other fire starting devices, this fire starting glove can be safely worn by the user while preparing a fire starting site such as a charcoal grill or wood burning stove to protect the wearer's hands from dirt, grease, grime and minor injuries such as cuts or scrapes. Once the fire site is prepared and the user is ready to start the fire, the glove is removed from the hand by pulling from the wrist end which turns the glove inside out, encasing any dirt, grease, grime, etc. The glove can then be placed in the fire starting site and lit with a match or butane lighter, etc. and covered with charcoal, etc. to start the desired fire.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 
     
         1 . A fire starting device comprised of a glove impregnated with a solid fuel. 
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said glove is also impregnated with consumption safe oil(s). 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said glove is also impregnated with plant based extracts. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said glove is also impregnated with consumption safe oils and plant based extracts. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said glove is also impregnated with plant based byproducts. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said glove is also impregnated with consumption safe oils and plant based byproducts. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said glove is also impregnated with plant based extracts and plant based byproducts. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said glove is also impregnated with consumption safe oils, plant based extracts, and plant based byproducts. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said glove is also impregnated with food safe coloring. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said glove is also impregnated with food safe coloring and consumption safe oils. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said glove is also impregnated with food safe coloring, consumption safe oils, and plant based extracts. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said glove is also impregnated with food safe coloring, consumption safe oils, plant based extracts, and plant based byproducts. 
     
     
         13 . A method of making a fire starting device comprised of a glove impregnated with a solid fuel, the method comprising of heating the solid fuel in a container until the solid fuel reaches a liquid state and submersing one or more said gloves in to the liquid to allow the solid fuel to diffuse throughout the one or more said gloves thereby evenly coating the one or more said gloves before removing them from the melted solid fuel and shaping them in a desired shape for storage. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the melted solid fuel is combined with one or more additives such as consumption safe oils, plant based extracts, plant based byproducts, or food safe coloring. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the gloves are colored with food safe coloring before being submersed in the melted solid fuel. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the gloves are colored with food safe coloring before being submersed in the melted solid fuel and any additives.