Portable charcoal stove

Claim 1

A portable and nestable hibachi type stove comprising: a first housing defining a first chamber and having a tapered wall configuration extending between a larger open end and a smaller open end generally parallel to said larger end; at least one draft opening in the wall of said first housing near the larger end thereof; a second housing defining a second chamber smaller than said first chamber and having a tapered wall configuration sized and shaped to permit nesting of said second housing within said first housing when said stove is not in use; said tapered wall configuration of said second housing extending between a larger open end and a smaller open end generally parallel thereto; the smaller open ends of said first and second housings being of like configuration and having means for supporting said housing one atop the other in either a first disposition with said first housing supported by said second housing or in a second disposition with said second housing supported by said first housing; at least one draft opening in the wall of said second housing near the larger end thereof; a first grate supportable in said first housing in a position generally parallel to the larger and smaller ends thereof and intermediate said ends; a first rack removably supportable at the larger end of said first housing; a second grate supportable in said second housing in a position intermediate to the larger and smaller ends thereof and generally parallel to said ends; a second rack removably supportable at the larger end of said second housing; said first and second chambers each being operable as either a preignition chamber or a firebox chamber depending upon the operative arrangement of said chambers in said first or second disposition.