Fast lighting artificial firelog

摘要

Disclosed is an artificial firelog comprised of a flammable body typically formed of a particulate wood and wax mixture preferably with salts added for flame color. In a preferred embodiment, by a coextrusion process, a groove is formed along the outer surface of the body and extends substantially its entire length. The groove is filled with gelled starter fuel. The log is preferably formed with at least one substantially flattened side with the gelled fuel filled groove located just above the flattened side whereby the log can be situated with its flattened side on the fireplace grate or andirons and the gelled fuel filled groove located along the lower preferably front, face of the log thereby facilitating the log's fast lighting characteristics. The log is provided with an over-wrapper having an inner low or medium density polyethylene coating and which over-wrapper is heat sealed about the log. When lighting, the over-wrapper is initially lit and this also ignites the gelled fuel. The heat and pressure from the hot expanding combustion gases then softens and ruptures the over-wrapper and allows the flame to spread along the gelled fuel in the notch thereby fully enveloping the firelog in flame.