COAL LUMP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING

THEREOF

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates to the field of barbeque. More particularly, the invention relates to an improvement of coal lumps for barbeque.

BACKGROUND

Fig. 1 depicts the conventional use of prior art coal lumps.

Conventional raw coal lumps 14A in a barbeque 20 do not conveniently ignite, just by a match 22, and thus require petrol 18.

The invention provides a solution to the above - mentioned and other problems of the prior art.

SUMMARY In one aspect, the invention is directed to a coal lump

(lOB), including:

- at least one raw coal lump (14A, 14B) coated with glue (26); and - a non- evaporative swift flammable substance (30), for contacting the glue (26), for surrounding the at least one raw coal lump (14A, 14B),

thereby the coal lump (10B) is durably swiftly flammable.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Embodiments, features, and aspects of the invention are described herein in conjunction with the following drawings ^:

Fig. 1 depicts the conventional use of prior art coal lumps.

Fig. 2 depicts a system for manufacturing coal lumps, according to one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3 depicts a coal lump, according to one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 depicts a coal lump, according to one embodiment of the invention.

The drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The invention will be understood from the following detailed description of embodiments of the invention, which are meant to be descriptive and not limiting. For the sake of brevity, some well-known features, methods, systems, procedures, components, circuits, and so on, are not described in detail.

The reference numbers have been used to point out elements in the embodiments described and illustrated herein, in order to facilitate the understanding of the invention. They are meant to be merely illustrative, and not limiting. Also, the foregoing embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated in conjunction with systems and methods thereof, which are meant to be merely illustrative, and not limiting.

Fig. 2 depicts a system for manufacturing coal lumps, according to one embodiment of the invention.

A system 10A for manufacturing coal lumps includes a compartment 52 containing liquidized glue 26, for immersing raw coal lumps 14A, for coating raw coal lumps 14A thereby! and a compartment 54 containing a swift flammable substance 30, for contacting glue 26, for surrounding the coal lumps.

System 10 may further include a drying chamber 38, for drying the coated lumps. Fig. 3 depicts a coal lump, according to one embodiment of the invention.

A coal lump 10B according to one embodiment of the invention, includes a raw coal lump 14A coated by glue 26, and surrounded by swift flammable substance 30. Glue 26 may include carpentry glue, contact glue, or any other glue, for sticking to raw coal lump 14A. Swift flammable substance 30 may include a flammable gel, such as gelatin or agar. Swift flammable substance 30 may as well include solids, such as wood particles or sawdust, shredded paper, sulfur, and may be grainy, or may include paper sheets.

For swift flammable substance 30 of a gel type, glue 26 prevents absorption of swift flammable substance 30 into raw coal lump 14A.

Swift flammable substance 30 may include a mixture of the above.

Fig. 4 depicts a coal lump, according to one embodiment of the invention.

Glue 26 and swift flammable substance 30 may consolidate raw coal lumps 14A and 14B, by surrounding them together.

Fig. 5 depicts a coal lump, according to another embodiment of the invention.

Raw coal lump 14A may be coated by petrol 18, and glue 26 and swift flammable substance 30 may surround petrol 18 as well as raw coal lump 14A, for avoiding evaporation of petrol 18.

Thus, in one aspect, the invention is directed to a coal lump (lOB), including:

- at least one raw coal lump (14A, 14B) coated with glue (26); and - a non- evaporative swift flammable substance (30), for contacting the glue (26), for surrounding the at least one raw coal lump (14A, 14B),

thereby the coal lump (10B) is durably swiftly flammable.

The non- evaporative swift flammable substance (30) may include ^: gel, solid, grains.

The non- evaporative swift flammable substance (30) may include : flammable gel, wood particles, wood sawdust, shredded paper, paper sheet, sulfur.

The coal lump (10B) may further include ^:

- a petrol layer (18) disposed between the at least one raw coal lump (14A, 14B) and the glue coating (26).

In another aspect, the invention is directed to a method for manufacturing a coal lump, the method including the steps of:

immersing at least one raw coal lump (14A, 14B) in glue

(26), for coating it; and

- immersing the at least one glue coated coal lump in a non-evaporative swift flammable substance (30).

The method may further include:

drying the at least one coated coal lump.

In the figures and/or description herein, the following reference numerals (Reference Signs List) have been mentioned: numeral 10A denotes the system for manufacturing coal lumps, according to one embodiment of the invention! numeral 10B denotes the coal lump, according to one embodiment of the invention!

numerals 14A and 14B denote raw coal lumps!

numeral 16 denotes a sack, for shipping the coal lumps! numeral 18 denotes petrol!

- numeral 20 denotes a barbeque!

■ numeral 22 denotes a match!

numeral 26 denotes the glue and the layer thereof once coating the coal lump!

numerals 28 and 32 denote conveyors, for removing the coal lumps from a compartment to the next station!

■ numeral 30 denotes the swift flammable substance and the layer thereof once coating the coal lump!

numeral 36 denotes hot air!

numeral 38 denotes a drying chamber!

numerals 52 and 54 denote compartments! The foregoing description and illustrations of the embodiments of the invention has been presented for the purposes of illustration. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the above description in any form.

Any term that has been defined above and used in the claims, should to be interpreted according to this definition.

The reference numbers in the claims are not a part of the claims, but rather used for facilitating the reading thereof. These reference numbers should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any form.