Abstract: A charcoal grill includes a base for holding charcoal, support legs, and a lid mounted to the base. A metal band, having an opening formed therein, encircles the base. A box is secured to the metal band in registration with the metal band opening. The box includes a top wall and an opening formed in the top wall. The box has an open, ram-receiving back end and an open front end in open communication with the metal band opening. A chimney holds charcoal until it is ready to be used. A user inverts the chimney to charge charcoal into the box through the top wall opening. A ram inserted through the back end of the box slides the charcoal into the base through the metal band opening. In this way, charcoal is added to the apparatus when the lid is closed and before a prior charge of charcoal is consumed.

Abstract: A pellet stove is disclosed comprising a reverse flow heated air pathway defined by stove sections. In an illustrated embodiment, the space between upper and lower stove sections is open to provide a heating or oven area. The stove can be readily disassembled in part for easy portability.

Abstract: A cover for preventing unwanted fires starting by burning embers of refuse being burned in a barrel is formed by an irregular cone shaped base truncated by a substantially rectangular upstanding tubular throat portion having a rain cap surmounted thereon. The cover is hingedly connected with the barrel for pivoting it to a barrel top open chain arrested out-of-the-way position for placing trash in the barrel.

Abstract: A detachable fuel feeder device for use with wood stoves is disclosed comprising an inclined fuel storage chamber adapted for alignment with the door opening of the wood stove, a dog clamp for detachably mounting the chamber to the wood stove, a door pivotally mounted to the storage chamber, a releasable catch selectively holding the door to close off the storage chamber, and a sensor to sense the amount of combusting wood fuel in the combustion chamber of the wood stove and being operationally connected to the catch to actuate the catch upon sensing a predetermined amount of combusting wood fuel. Alternative sensors are disclosed for sensing the height of combusting fuel, the weight of combusting fuel and a predetermined amount of heat.An alternate embodiment discloses a generally horizontal fuel storage chamber having a spring-loaded pusher element for injecting wood fuel into the combustion chamber.