Fuel burning logset and hearth
OwnerPaul Hoffmann, John DeSautels +1inventors
InventorsPaul Hoffmann, John DeSautels, Robert Machacek
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided that includes a freestanding fireplace hearth having a cradle, a leg assembly supporting the cradle and a rear curved deflector extending upwardly from a rear edge of the cradle. The apparatus further includes an artificial logset having a base disposed on the cradle, with the logset further including a flame deflector pivotally mounted on the base, a fuel burning chamber removably mounted on the base and at least a pair of artificial non-burning log members. One of the log members is removably mounted on the base and the other is removably mounted on the flame deflector.
Claims20
An artificial logset for producing the aesthetic appearance of a wood burning fire, the logset comprising:
- a base;
- a flame deflector movably mounted on said base;
- a fuel burning chamber removably mounted on said base;
- and
- at least a pair of artificial non-burning log members, one of said log members being mounted on said base and the other of said log members being mounted on said flame deflector;
- a linkage connecting said flame deflector to said base for movement relative to said base and to said chamber, said linkage supporting said flame deflector and said other of said log members above said chamber in an operating position when a fire is burning in said chamber, said flame deflector and said other of said log members being sufficiently spaced apart from said chamber in said operating position to permit flames to escape said chamber, said linkage being moveable to a flame extinguishing position, to close said chamber and extinguish flames burning in said chamber
A freestanding fireplace hearth comprising:
- a cradle;
- a leg assembly supporting said cradle;
- a rear curved deflector extending upwardly from a rear edge of said cradle, said deflector being mounted to at least one of said cradle and said leg assembly, said deflector further including an upper, freestanding edge disposed upwardly and forwardly from said rear edge of said cradle.
An apparatus comprising:
- a freestanding fireplace hearth having a cradle, a leg assembly supporting the cradle and a rear curved deflector extending upwardly from a rear edge of said cradle;
- and
- an artificial logset having a base disposed on said cradle, said logset further including:
- a flame deflector pivotally mounted on said base;
- a fuel burning chamber removably mounted on said base;
- and
- at least a pair of artificial non-burning log members, one of said log members being removably mounted on said base and the other of said log members being removably mounted on said flame deflector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.