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US 10,612,786 B2Granted
Duel-fuel fireplace apparatus
AssigneeMichael Aaron Semerad
InventorsMichael Aaron Semerad, Nickolas James Alexander
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Abstract
A duel-fuel fireplace apparatus is described. In one example, an apparatus includes an enclosure having a door disposed thereon and a wood burning compartment disposed within the enclosure. The wood burning compartment has an insulated housing configured to support temperatures associated with burning of wood within the wood burning compartment. A gas burning compartment is also disposed within the enclosure and has a gas burner disposed therein. A mechanism including a motor is configured to cause movement between a first mode in which the wood burning compartment is viewable through the door and a second mode in which the gas burning compartment is viewable through the door.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- an enclosure having a door disposed thereon;
- a wood burning compartment disposed within the enclosure, the wood burning compartment having an insulated housing configured to support temperatures associated with burning of wood within the wood burning compartment;
- a gas burning compartment having a gas burner disposed therein;
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- a mechanism including a motor configured to cause movement between a first mode in which the wood burning compartment is viewable through the door and a second mode in which the gas burning compartment is viewable through the door, in which the movement is rotational movement about an axis that is substantially parallel to a base of the enclosure.
2 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a door disposed on the enclosure;
- a carousel mounted to the enclosure via a spindle to support rotational movement of the carousel within and in relation to the enclosure, the carousel including:
- a wood burning compartment having an insulated housing configured to support temperatures associated with burning of wood within the wood burning compartment;
- a gas burning compartment having a gas burner disposed therein;
- a first gas line connected to the gas burner through the spindle to a rotating gas coupler to a second gas line having a gas shut off value;
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- a mechanism including a motor configured to cause movement of the carousel between a first mode in which the wood burning compartment is viewable through the door and a second mode in which the gas burning compailinent is viewable through the door.
5 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a door disposed on the enclosure;
- a carousel mounted to the enclosure via a spindle to support rotational movement of the carousel within and in relation to the enclosure, the carousel including:
- a wood burning compartment having an insulated housing configured to support temperatures associated with burning of wood within the wood burning compartment;
- and
- a gas burning compartment having a gas burner disposed therein, the gas burning compartment separated from the wood burning compartment by an insulated wall, the wood burning compartment is formed on an opposing side of the insulated wall from the gas burning compartment;
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- a mechanism including a motor configured to cause the rotational movement of the carousel.
5 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- an enclosure having a door disposed thereon;
- a wood burning compartment disposed within the enclosure, the wood burning compartment having an insulated housing configured to support temperatures associated with burning of wood within the wood burning compartment;
- a gas burning compartment having a gas burner disposed therein;
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- a mechanism including a motor configured to cause movement between a first mode in which the wood burning compartment is viewable through the door and a second mode in which the gas burning compartment is viewable through the door, the movement is rotational movement about an axis causing ashes formed in the wood burning compartment to be moved automatically and without user intervention into a collection area.
2 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- an enclosure having a door disposed thereon;
- a wood burning compartment disposed within the enclosure, the wood burning compartment having an insulated housing configured to support temperatures associated with burning of wood within the wood burning compartment;
- a gas burning compartment having a gas burner disposed therein;
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- a mechanism including a motor configured to cause movement between a first mode in which the wood burning compartment is viewable through the door and a second mode in which the gas burning compartment is viewable through the door, the movement is translational movement along an axis.
2 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- an enclosure having a door disposed thereon;
- a wood burning compartment disposed within the enclosure, the wood burning compartment having an insulated housing configured to support temperatures associated with burning of wood within the wood burning compartment;
- a gas burning compartment having a gas burner disposed therein;
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- a mechanism including a motor configured to cause movement between:
- a first mode in which the wood burning compartment is viewable through the door and the gas burning compartment is not viewable through the door;
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- a second mode in which the gas burning compartment is viewable through the door.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.