Blow-molded log assembly for electric fireplaces
AssigneeTwin-Star International, Inc.
InventorMatthew Crowe
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Abstract
A manufactured blow-molded log assembly created from a thermo-mold polymer that is shapable using a blow-molding process of inserting an ingot into a blow-molding tool and injecting heated gas into the ingot to substantially shape the ingot into the manufactured log. The log assembly may then be removed from the blow molding tool and painted. The log assembly can include one or more, but preferably, a plurality, of such manufactured logs. The process may be used to create a log assembly that includes multiple manufactured logs, connected together or produced separately and stacked or otherwise arranged to simulate the appearance of real logs, which can be positioned inside an electric fireplace.
Claims28
An electronic fireplace and a manufactured log assembly comprising:
- an electric fireplace logset assembly comprising:
- an artificial ember bed;
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- a blow-molded log assembly comprising a thermo-mold polymer combination material comprising a combination of two or more thermo-mold polymers and at least one pigment, to provide a charred appearance of the manufactured log assembly, wherein the blow-molded log assembly comprises a radial wall having a generally homogenous wall-thickness, wherein the radial wall comprises a continuous exterior surface comprising an upper exterior surface free from apertures and operatively represents a plurality of stacked logs, wherein the manufactured log assembly is operatively and entirely or partially attached to the artificial ember bed, and wherein the radial wall is free of sharp edges.
An electric fireplace log assembly comprising a thermo-polymer blow-molded log assembly that resembles a real log, the log assembly comprising one or more layers of paint, wherein the log assembly comprises a thermo-mold polymer combination comprising a combination of two or more thermo-mold polymers, wherein the thermo-mold polymer combination further comprises at least one pigment, to provide a charred appearance of the log assembly, and
- wherein the thermo-polymer blow-molded log assembly is formed as a single unit and comprises a radial wall having a generally homogenous wall-thickness, wherein the radial wall comprises an upper exterior surface free from apertures, and wherein the log assembly is configured to entirely or partially attach to an artificial ember bed.
An electric fireplace and manufactured log assembly comprising a plurality of artificial blow-molded logs created from a thermo-mold polymer combination that is shapeable using a blow-molding process, wherein the artificial blow-molded log assembly comprises a length that is generally less than a length of the electric fireplace and is positionable in a firebox of the electric fireplace, wherein the thermo-mold polymer combination comprises a combination of two or more thermo-mold polymers and pigment to provide a charred appearance of the manufactured log assembly, wherein the plurality of artificial blow-molded logs comprise radial walls having a generally uniform wall-thickness and an upper exterior surface free from apertures such that the upper exterior surface has a continuous front exterior surface, and wherein the plurality of artificial blow-molded logs assembly is configured to entirely or partially attach to the artificial ember bed.
A manufactured log assembly comprising:
- a blow-molded body comprising a thermo-mold polymer combination comprising a combination of two or more thermo-mold polymers, wherein the thermo-mold polymer combination comprises at least one pigment to provide a charred appearance of the manufactured log assembly, wherein the blow-molded body of the manufactured log assembly comprises a radial wall that is free of sharp corners and comprises a generally uniform radial wall thickness and a single blow-molded upper exterior surface free from apertures, wherein the manufactured log assembly is configured to entirely or partially attach to an artificial ember bed, wherein the thermo-mold polymer combination is shapeable using a blow-molding process.
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