Heating means and container comprising same

Claim 1

A COMBINATION CONTAINER HAVING SELF-ENCLOSED HEATING MEANS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A FIRST ENCLOSURE FOR FOODSTUFF TO BE HEATED, A SECOND ENCLOSURE ATTACHED TO SAID FIRST ENCLOSURE AND FORMED WITH AN ELONGATED HORIZONTAL OPENING EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE PERIPHERY OF SAID SECOND ENCLOSURE, HEATING MEANS WITHIN SAID SECOND ENCLOSURE COMPRISING NON-COMBUSTIBLE MINERAL FILL FIRMLY PACKED THEREWITHIN TO ELIMINATE SUBSTANTIAL LY ALL VOIDS, SAID FILL BEING SUFFICIENTLY PACKED WITHIN SAID SECOND ENCLOSURE TO PROTRUDE THEREFROM THROUGH SAID ELONGATED OPENING TO PROVIDE A HORIZONTAL CONTINUOUS WICK EXTERNALLY OF SAID ENCLOSURE, SAID HEATING MEANS FURTHER COMPRISING FLUID FUEL SATURATING SAID FILL, AND A REMOVABLE STRIP COVERING SAID OPENING TO INITIALLY HOLD SAID FILL WITHIN SAID SECOND ENCLOSURE, SAID STRIP BEING REMOVABLE TO PERMIT SAID FILL TO PROTRUDE AS SAID HORIZONTAL CONTINUOUS WICK, WHEREBY SAID WICK CAN BE IGNITED TO PROVIDE HEATING OF SAID FIRST ENCLOSURE EXTERNALLY OF SAID SECOND ENCLOSURE.