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US 12,117,171 B2Granted
Combustible fuel burning stove with fire grate
AssigneeSolo 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.
Claims21
A fire pit comprising:
- an outer wall comprising a plurality of air ventilation holes;
- an inner wall spaced from the outer wall to form an air gap therebetween, the inner wall comprising a plurality of air ventilation holes, the inner wall defining a cavity and having a central axis;
- a fire grate formed of a blank of sheet metal and disposed in the cavity, the fire grate comprising:
- a lower elevation portion defining a perimeter edge;
- a higher elevation portion disposed substantially at the central axis, the fire grate shaped to form an arc shape between the lower elevation portion and the higher elevation portion;
- a plurality of radial stiffening ribs formed by bends in the sheet metal and extending in a direction between the lower elevation portion and the higher elevation portion;
- a plurality of ventilation holes through the sheet metal between the lower elevation portion and the higher elevation portion.
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A fire pit for burning solid fuel to produce heat, comprising:
- an inner wall having a lower portion and an upper portion;
- an outer wall having a lower portion and an upper portion;
- an air-filled space between the inner wall and the outer wall;
- a chimney formed by the inner wall and defining a central axis;
- a combustion area situated within the chimney;
- at least one ventilation hole within the upper portion of the inner wall;
- at least one ventilation hole within the lower portion of the outer wall;
- a fire grate formed of from blank of sheet metal disposed within the combustion area, comprising:
- an arc shape extending between a lower elevation portion defining a perimeter and a higher elevation portion disposed substantially at the central axis;
- at least one circumferential stiffening ring extending at least partially about the higher elevation portion;
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- a plurality of ventilation holes through the sheet metal between the lower elevation portion and the higher elevation portion.
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A fire pit comprising:
- a vertically extending outer wall comprising a plurality of air ventilation holes;
- a vertically extending inner wall spaced from the outer wall to form an air gap therebetween, the inner wall comprising a plurality of air ventilation holes, the inner wall defining a cavity and having a central axis, the inner wall having a bottom end terminating in an upward facing support;
- a fire grate formed of a blank of sheet metal and disposed in the cavity, the fire grate comprising:
- a lower elevation portion defining a perimeter edge, the perimeter edge of the fire grate resting on the upward facing support of the inner wall;
- a higher elevation portion disposed substantially at the central axis, the fire grate shaped to form an arc between the lower elevation portion and the higher elevation portion;
- and
- a plurality of ventilation holes through the sheet metal between the lower elevation portion and the higher elevation portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.