Dual-fuel fireplace apparatus
AssigneeFirexchange LLC
InventorsMichael Aaron Semerad, Nickolas James Alexander, Matthew Ford Regan
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Abstract
A dual-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.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- an enclosure;
- 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 rotational movement along an axis that is substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by a base of the enclosure between a first mode in which the wood-burning compartment is viewable and a second mode in which the gas-burning compartment is viewable, the rotational movement configured to cause ashes formed in the wood-burning compartment to be moved automatically and without user intervention into a collection area.
An apparatus comprising:
- an 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;
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- a mechanism including a motor configured to cause the rotational movement, along an axis, of the carousel between a first mode in which the wood-burning compartment is viewable and a second mode in which the gas-burning compartment is viewable, the rotational movement configured to cause ashes formed in the wood-burning compartment to be moved automatically and without user intervention into a collection area.
An apparatus comprising:
- an enclosure having a collection area;
- 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;
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- a gas-burning compartment having a gas burner disposed therein, the gas-burning compartment separated from the wood-burning compartment by an insulated wall;
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- a mechanism including a motor configured to cause the movement of the carousel causing ashes formed in the wood-burning compartment to be moved automatically and without user intervention into the collection area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.