Combustible fuel burning stove with fire grate
AssigneeSolo Dtc Brands, LLC
InventorsJeffrey H. Jan, Spencer H. Jan
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Abstract
Disclosed is a stove that includes a dome-shaped fire grate comprising a center, a perimeter surrounding and spaced from the center, the center being higher than the perimeter; a plurality of radial stiffening ribs extending away from the perimeter and toward the center; at least one circumferential stiffening ring extending at least partially about the center; and a plurality of ventilation holes between the center and the perimeter.
Claims18
A dome-shaped fire grate formed by a stamped flat blank of sheet metal comprising:
- a center forming a high-point of the fire grate;
- a circular perimeter surrounding and spaced from the center, the center being higher than the perimeter;
- a plurality of radial stiffening ribs formed by bends in the sheet metal and extending away from the perimeter and toward the center;
- at least one circumferential stiffening ring formed by bends in the sheet metal and disposed between the center and the perimeter and extending at least partially about the center;
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- a plurality of ventilation holes between the center and the perimeter.
A fire grate for a combustion stove, comprising:
- a domed shape formed by a stamped flat blank of sheet metal having a center and a perimeter, wherein the center is higher than the perimeter;
- a plurality of radial stiffening ribs formed by bends in the sheet metal and extending away from the perimeter and toward the center;
- at least one circumferential stiffening ring formed by bends in the sheet metal and disposed between the center and the perimeter and extending at least partially about the center;
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- a plurality of ventilation holes between the center and the perimeter.
A fire grate for supporting solid fuel in a combustion stove, comprising:
- a domed shape formed by a stamped flat blank of sheet metal and configured to support solid fuel stacked thereon for burning, the domed shape having a center and a perimeter, wherein the center is higher than the perimeter;
- a plurality of radial stiffening ribs formed by bends in the sheet metal and extending away from the perimeter and toward the center that resist deformation of the domed shape under weight of the solid fuel as the solid fuel burns;
- at least one circumferential stiffening ring formed by bends in the sheet metal and extending at least partially about the center;
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- a plurality of ventilation holes between the center and the perimeter that provide ventilation directly to an underside of the solid fuel as the solid fuel burns.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.