Heat deflector

A heat deflector for use with a fire pit having a burn chamber defined by a fire pit sidewall, the burn chamber having a chamber width, the heat deflector comprising:

• a deflection panel including:
• an inner region having a hollow truncated cone shape in cross-section, the cone shape having a base with a base width measured at the base, the cone shape having a flat vertex surface, and a first heat deflecting surface extending from the flat vertex surface to the base, wherein the flat vertex surface is below the base, the inner region being configured for suspension directly over the burn chamber when in use, the base width being smaller than the chamber width;
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• an outer region disposed radially outward of the inner region, the outer region having an outer edge portion and an inner edge portion, the outer edge having a second heat deflecting surface disposed between the outer edge portion and the inner edge portion, the second heat deflecting surface of the outer region being configured to be disposed directly over the fire pit sidewall defining the burn chamber of the fire pit when in use and aligned such that the outer edge portion is radially outward from the sidewall and the inner edge portion is radially inward from the sidewall;
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• a support configured to maintain the deflection panel in a position over the fire pit when in use.

A heat deflector for use with a fire pit having a burn chamber defined by a fire pit sidewall, the burn chamber having a chamber width, the heat deflector comprising:

• a deflection panel including:
• a burn chamber portion defined by a vertical reference boundary of the burn chamber of the fire pit when the heat deflector is in use with the fire pit, the burn chamber portion comprising a first heat deflecting surface forming a cone-shape in cross-section, the first heat deflecting surface being configured to deflect heat in a lateral direction, the burn chamber portion having a plurality of ventilation holes sized to permit passage of smoke from the burn chamber therethrough;
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• a peripheral portion outside the vertical reference boundary of the burn chamber of the fire pit when the heat deflector is in use with the fire pit, the peripheral portion comprising a second heat deflecting surface configured to deflect heat in a lateral direction, the second heat deflecting surface being angled differently than the first heat deflecting surface and aligned such that an outer edge of the peripheral portion is radially outward from the sidewall and an inner edge of the peripheral portion is radially inward from the sidewall;
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• a support configured to maintain the deflection panel in a position over the fire pit when in use.