Fire barriers with linked covers for campfires

Abstract

Fire barriers including a sidewall, an anchor, and a cover. The sidewall defines a combustion region and a top opening. The sidewall is configured to surround and laterally isolate the combustion region inside the sidewall from the environment outside the sidewall. The anchor has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end is configured to be anchored into the ground. The anchor is linked to the sidewall proximate the second end. The cover is moveably mounted to the anchor between the first end and the second end. The cover is complementarily configured with the sidewall to cover the top opening when the cover is selectively moved along the anchor to a cover position overlying the top opening and resting on the sidewall. In some examples, the fire barrier includes a grate supported on the sidewall.

1 . A fire barrier, comprising:
 a sidewall that defines a combustion region and a top opening, the sidewall configured to surround and laterally isolate the combustion region inside the sidewall from the environment outside the sidewall;   an anchor having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end configured to be anchored into the ground and the anchor is linked to the sidewall proximate the second end; and   a cover moveably linked to the anchor between the first end and the second end, the cover being complementarily configured with the sidewall to cover the top opening when the cover is selectively moved along the anchor to a cover position overlying the top opening and resting on the sidewall.   
     
     
         2 . The fire barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the sidewall defines a sidewall opening extending through the sidewall. 
     
     
         3 . The fire barrier of  claim 2 , wherein the anchor extends through the sidewall opening to link the anchor to the sidewall. 
     
     
         4 . The fire barrier of  claim 3 , wherein:
 the sidewall opening defines a first sidewall opening;   the sidewall defines a second sidewall opening horizontally spaced from the first sidewall opening; and   the anchor includes:
 a first rail extending through the first sidewall opening; and 
 a second rail horizontally spaced from the first rail and extending through the second sidewall opening. 
   
     
     
         5 . The fire barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the anchor includes a curved section proximate the first end of the anchor. 
     
     
         6 . The fire barrier of  claim 5 , wherein the curved section includes multiple curve portions. 
     
     
         7 . The fire barrier of  claim 6 , wherein the curved section includes:
 a first curve portion that projects radially outwards from a longitudinal axis of the anchor in a first direction; and   a second curve portion that projects radially outwards from the longitudinal axis of the anchor in a second direction distinct from the first direction.   
     
     
         8 . The fire barrier of  claim 7 , wherein the first direction is  180  degrees offset from the second direction. 
     
     
         9 . The fire barrier of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the curved section is configured to be disposed under the ground; and   the curved section is configured to restrict the anchor from being pulled out of the ground.   
     
     
         10 . The fire barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the anchor includes a bent section proximate the second end of the anchor. 
     
     
         11 . The fire barrier of  claim 10 , wherein the cover may travel along the anchor from the cover position to a ground position where the cover rests on the ground. 
     
     
         12 . The fire barrier of  claim 11 , wherein the cover remains linked to the anchor in the ground position. 
     
     
         13 . The fire barrier of  claim 10 , wherein the bent section causes the second end of the anchor to be proximate a medial portion of the anchor. 
     
     
         14 . The fire barrier of  claim 10 , wherein the sidewall may slide along the anchor when lifting the sidewall off the ground to provide lateral access to the combustion region for cleaning out the combustion region. 
     
     
         15 . The fire barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the sidewall is formed from steel. 
     
     
         16 . The fire barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the sidewall defines a fire ring. 
     
     
         17 . The fire barrier of  claim 1 , further comprising a grate supported on the sidewall. 
     
     
         18 . The fire barrier of  claim 17 , wherein the sidewall defines notches in which the grate rests. 
     
     
         19 . The fire barrier of  claim 18 , wherein:
 the sidewall includes a sidewall tab defining a sidewall tab opening;   the cover includes a cover tab defining a cover tab opening aligned with the sidewall tab opening when the cover is in the cover position;   the sidewall tab and the cover tab cooperate to secure the cover over the top opening to restrict access to the combustion region when a shackle of a lock passes through the aligned cover tab opening and the sidewall tab opening.   
     
     
         20 . The fire barrier of  claim 19 , wherein the grate is retained in the notches of the sidewall between the cover and the sidewall when the cover is secured over the top opening with a lock.