Artificial log assembly
AssigneeWarming Trends, LLC
InventorsVoni D. Flaherty, Timothy S. Flaherty, Kevin F. O'Connor, Timothy Allons, Jr., Colin J. Gray
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Abstract
An artificial log assembly includes an artificial log having an outer wall that is substantially cylindrical and elongated along an axis. The artificial log has a cavity inside the outer wall. The artificial log assembly includes a fuel supply in the cavity. The fuel supply has a plurality of fuel outlets closer to the axis than to the outer wall. The fuel outlets are spaced from each other along the axis. Slits extend through the outer wall to the cavity. At least some of the slits are spaced from each other along the axis and are spaced from each other circumferentially about the axis.
Claims20
An artificial log assembly comprising:
- an artificial log having an outer wall that is substantially cylindrical and elongated along an axis, the artificial log having a cavity inside the outer wall;
- a fuel supply in the cavity, the fuel supply having a plurality of fuel outlets closer to the axis than to the outer wall, the fuel outlets being spaced from each other along the axis;
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- slits through the outer wall to the cavity, at least some of the slits being spaced from each other along the axis and spaced from each other circumferentially about the axis;
- the fuel supply includes a pipe elongated along the axis and a plurality of jets extending transversely from the pipe, the jets each having one of the fuel outlets;
- the artificial log includes a bottom having an elongated opening receiving the fuel supply;
- the artificial log being a non-flammable material.
An artificial log assembly comprising:
- an artificial log having an outer wall that is metal, the outer wall being substantially cylindrical and elongated along an axis, the outer wall having a substantially uniform wall thickness and a substantially uniform outer diameter;
- the wall thickness of the outer wall being less than 1/10 the outer diameter of the outer wall;
- the outer wall having a length along the axis, the outer diameter of the outer wall being less than ¼ the length of the outer wall;
- the artificial log having a cavity inside the outer wall, the cavity being substantially cylindrical, the artificial log including ends fixed to the outer wall and spaced from each other along the axis enclosing the cavity therebetween;
- a fuel supply in the cavity, the artificial log including a bottom having an elongated opening receiving the fuel supply;
- the fuel supply having a pipe and a plurality of jets spaced from each other along the axis, the jets extending transversely from the pipe parallel to each other, each jet having a fuel outlet that is closer to the axis than to the outer wall;
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- slits through the outer wall to the cavity, at least some of the slits being spaced from each other along the axis and spaced from each other circumferentially about the axis;
- each of the slits having a length, the length of each slit being less than ½ the length of the outer wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.