Portable Camping and Survival Stove

Abstract

A portable camping and survival stove includes a stand comprising a pair of flat stock lower cross-members adjoined via a complementary slot in each member, each lower cross-member having a lower edge and a pair of double tabs spaced apart on an upper edge configured to secure on a shelf there between a lower edge of a rigid container. The disclosed stove also includes a cook top comprising a pair of flat stock upper cross-members adjoined via a complementary slot in each member, each upper cross-member having an upper cooking edge and a pair of double tabs spaced apart on a lower edge configured to secure on a shelf there between an upper edge of the rigid container. Furthermore, the rigid container may be a discarded can or a collapsible four-sided container for flammable material and include holes for air flow in a bottom and at least one side thereof.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable camping and survival stove made from a container and accessories, comprising:
 a universal stand accessory comprising a pair of flat stock lower cross-members adjoined via a complementary slot in each lower cross-member, each lower cross-member also having a lower edge and a pair of sharp tabs spaced apart on an upper edge configured in a plurality of descending steps from each tab to an end of each cross-member to secure on a shelf there between a lower edge of at least one container; and   a universal cook top accessory comprising a pair of flat stock upper cross-members adjoined via a complementary slot in each member, each upper cross-member having an upper cooking edge and a plurality of arcuate tabs spaced apart on a lower edge, the arcuate tabs configured to secure on a shelf there between an upper edge of the container.   
     
     
         2 . The portable camping and survival stove of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of descending steps comprise three steps from each tab to the end thereof, a run of each stair configured to be at least 5 times longer than a rise of each stair and elevate a smaller diameter container over a larger diameter container with respect to the lower edge of the cross-member. 
     
     
         3 . The portable camping and survival stove of  claim 1 , wherein the slot in each member is configured at a longitudinal midpoint of each cross-member and the slot in a first member of the lower cross-member pairs is defined from the lower edge of the first member and the slot in a second member of the lower cross-member pairs is defined from the upper edge of the second member of the cross-member pairs. 
     
     
         4 . The portable camping and survival stove of  claim 1 , wherein the slot in each member is configured at a longitudinal midpoint of each cross-member and the slot in a first member of the upper cross-member pairs is defined from the lower edge of the first member and the slot in a second member of the lower cross-member pairs is defined from the upper edge of the second member of the upper cross-member pairs. 
     
     
         5 . The portable camping and survival stove of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of arcuate tabs comprises three pairs of tabs spaced apart from a longitudinal midpoint of each cross-member, a first and a third arcuate tab pair configured to be substantially semicircular and a second pair configured to be bullet-shaped. 
     
     
         6 . The portable camping and survival stove of  claim 1 , further comprising webbing in the cross-members, the webbing configured to extend from a shelf of the upper edge of the lower cross-members to the lower edge thereof and the webbing configured to extend from a shelf of the lower edge of the upper cross-members to the upper edge, the webbing configured to give structural integrity to the respective cross-members at the shelves between tabs. 
     
     
         7 . The portable camping and survival stove of  claim 1 , wherein each lower cross-member comprises feet configured to offset the cross-member from a lower edge thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The portable camping and survival stove of  claim 1 , wherein a lower cross-member with respect to the container and the upper cross-members comprises a bullet-shaped central post extending from the upper edge of the lower cross-member, a length of the central post being greater than a thickness of a bottom of the container. 
     
     
         9 . The portable camping and survival stove of  claim 1 , wherein a lower cross-member with respect to the container and the upper cross-members comprises at least one indentation on each end of the lower cross member, the indentation configured to indicate a cross-member for lifting the stove. 
     
     
         10 . The portable camping and survival stove of  claim 1 , wherein at least one cross-member comprises a pointed edge configured to puncture the container and therefore further secure it to the cross-members. 
     
     
         11 . The portable camping and survival stove of  claim 1 , wherein the pair of tabs on each cross-member comprises fang-like pointed edges configured to puncture the container and therefore further secure it to the cross-members. 
     
     
         12 . The portable camping and survival stove of  claim 1 , wherein a spacing of the sharp tabs on the lower cross-members conforms to a spacing of preformed holes in a commercially available canister. 
     
     
         13 . The portable camping and survival stove of  claim 1 , wherein the pair of tabs comprises two each double tabs, each double tab of the pair comprising an interstitial shelf space there between. 
     
     
         14 . The portable camping and survival stove of  claim 1 , wherein each flat stock cross-member comprises holes therein configured to lighten a weight of the cross-members without appreciably compromising its structural integrity. 
     
     
         15 . The portable camping and survival stove of  claim 1 , further comprising an outer shelf on the lower and upper cross-members, each outer shelf disposed adjacent the pair of tabs, each outer shelf configured to receive an edge of a plurality of container sizes. 
     
     
         16 . The portable camping and survival stove of  claim 1 , further comprising a can container with holes punched in a side wall and a bottom thereof, a top thereof substantially removed. 
     
     
         17 . A double wall portable camping and survival stove, comprising:
 a stand comprising a pair of flat stock lower cross-members adjoined via a complementary slot in each member, each lower cross-member having a lower edge and a pair of sharp tabs spaced apart on an upper edge configured to secure on a shelf there between a lower edge of a first rigid container comprising a first diameter;   a second rigid container defining a top and a bottom opening of a second diameter larger than the first diameter, the second rigid container disposed around the first rigid container on the stand cross-members; and   a cook top comprising a pair of flat stock upper cross-members adjoined via a complementary slot in each member, each upper cross-member having an upper cooking edge and a plurality of arcuate tabs spaced apart on a lower edge, the arcuate tabs configured to secure on a plurality of shelves there between an upper edge of both the first and the second rigid containers.   
     
     
         18 . The double wall portable camping and survival stove of  claim 17 , wherein the upper edge of the lower cross-members is configured in a plurality of descending steps from each tab to an end of each cross-member to secure on a shelf there between a lower edge of the first and the second rigid containers. 
     
     
         19 . A method of making a double wall portable camping and survival stove, comprising:
 providing a stand comprising a pair of flat stock lower cross-members adjoined via a complementary slot in each member, each lower cross-member having a lower edge and a pair of sharp double tabs spaced apart on an upper edge configured in a plurality of descending steps from each tab to an end of each cross-member to secure on a shelf there between a lower edge of a first rigid container of a first diameter;   providing a cook top comprising a pair of flat stock upper cross-members adjoined via a complementary slot in each member, each upper cross-member having an upper cooking edge and a plurality of arcuate tabs spaced apart on a lower edge configured to secure on a shelf there between an upper edge of the first rigid container; and   dropping a second rigid container around the first rigid container onto the stand cross-members, the second rigid container defining a top and a bottom opening of a second diameter larger than the first diameter; and   securing the lower container edge of both the first and the second containers onto an interstitial shelf of the upper edge of the lower cross-members and securing the upper container edge of both the first and the second containers onto an interstitial shelf of the lower edge of the upper cross-members.   
     
     
         20 . The double wall portable camping and survival stove of  claim 19 , wherein the upper edge of the lower cross-members is configured in a plurality of descending steps from each tab to an end of each cross-member to secure on a shelf there between a lower edge of the first and the second rigid containers.