be approximately equal to the distance from center of pivot hole 4 to the bottom of charcoal housing 15 this distance will allow the contoured single piece hinged grate 2 to rest in a horizontal or closed position fig1 is a side view of charcoal starter 1 with a section of the charcoal starter housing 15 removed to show the contoured single piece hinged grate 2 in the closed position fig1 the horizontal position of the grate support protrusion 20 should be greater than the distance from pivot hole 4 to the bottom of the charcoal housing 15 as seen in this view the contoured single piece hinged grate will then be able to rotate about pivot hole 4 to a vertical or open position without the grate support 20 hitting the charcoal housing 15 fig1 is a bottom view of charcoal starter 1 showing charcoal starter housing 15 contoured single pieced hinged grate 2 and heat shield 11 in order to prevent the accidental activation of release mechanism 5 cutout locking feature 29 has been added to the lower main handle support 24 when the horizontal release member 6 is in locked position 30 it cannot be pulled back toward handle 12 thus preventing the contoured single piece hinge 2 from rotating into the open position fig1 is a bottom view of charcoal starter 1 showing charcoal starter housing 15 contoured single pieced hinged grate 2 and heat shield 11 to activate release mechanism 5 that is in the locked position of cutout locking feature 29 of.