Body warmers

Claim 1

A BODY WARMER OF THE TYPE IN WHICH LIQUID FUEL IS BURNED WITH THE AID OF A PLATINUM CATALYST COMPRISING: A RECTANGULAR CASING GENERALLY ARCUATE IN TRANSVERSE CROSS SECTION AND LARGELY OPEN AT THE TOP WITH AN ELONGATED COMBUSTER-ELEMENT EXCHANGE OPENING FORMED IN THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID CASING AND EXTENDING MEDIALLY THEREOF; A CLOSURE MEMBER DETACHABLY SECURED TO SAID CASING TO CLOSE THE TOP OPENING THEREOF; A FLATTENED CYLINDRICAL OIL TANK MOUNTED IN SAID CASING AND HAVING A TUNNEL-LIKE THROUGH HOLE IN A CENTRAL POSITION OPPOSITE TO SAID COMBUSTER-ELEMENT EXCHANGE APERTURE WITH A GASIFIED-FUEL FEED PORT FORMED IN ONE OF THE WALLS DEFINING SAID CENTRAL THROUGH HOLE IN SAID OIL TANK; A COMBUSTER UNIT INCLUDING A COMBUSTER-ELEMENT HOLDER COVERINGLY CONNECTED WITH SAID GASIFIED-FUEL FEED PORT AND A PLATINUM-ASBESTOS ELEMENT HELD IN SAID HOLDER; AN IGNITION WICK ARRANGED ADJACENT TO SAID GASIFIED-FUEL FEED PORT IN SAID ONE OF THE WALLS DEFINING SAID TUNNEL-LIKE THROUGH HOLE; AN IGNITION UNIT INCLUDING A HOOD OF SHEET METAL OPENING TOWARD THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID CASING AND TOWARD SAID COMBUSTER-ELEMENT HOLDER AND CARRYING AN IGNITION HEATER; A CLOSURE PLATE DETACHABLY SECURED TO SAID COMBUSTER-ELEMENT EXCHANGE OPENING WITH AN AUXILIARY COVER PLATE PIVOTALLY MOUNTED THEREON AND AN EXTINGUISHER PLATE MOUNTED ON SAID AUXILIARY COVER PLATE FOR MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF A POSITION OPPOSITE TO THE SIDE OF SAID HOOD FACING TOWARD THE CASING BOTTOM; AN IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID CASING INSIDE THEREOF AND OPERABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE AN IGNITION CIRCUIT INCLUDING SAID IGNITION HEATER; AND FUEL FEED MEANS INCLUDING A FUEL-REPLENISHING PORT FORMED IN THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID CASING, A NORMALLY CLOSED FUEL INLET PORT FORMED IN THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID OIL TANK IN CONJUNCTION WITH SAID FUEL-REPLENISHING PORT, AND MEANS FOR CONDUCTING FUEL FROM SAID FUEL INLET PORT TO SAID GASIFIED-FUEL FEED PORT.