Retractable hideaway chimney damper cap

An apparatus for a damper cap for a chimney flue, the apparatus comprising:

• means for damping the chimney;
• means for restricting birds and animals from entering the chimney flue;
• means for supporting the apparatus in the chimney flue;
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• means for moving said damping means and said restricting means to an open position for allowing smoke to exit the chimney flue and substantially restricting birds and animals from entering the chimney flue, and to a closed position for substantially restricting airflow into the chimney flue where the apparatus is substantially retracted within the chimney flue.

An apparatus for a damper cap for a chimney flue, the apparatus comprising:

• a top plate being configured with dimensions conforming with a top opening of the chimney flue;
• a bird and animal screen joined to and extending from a bottom surface of said top plate, said bird and animal screen being configured with dimensions suitable for insertion into the top opening;
• a cap stop angle joined to a distal edge of said bird and animal screen;
• a sealing flange joined to the top opening of the chimney flue, said sealing flange being configured with an opening dimensioned to receive said bird and animal screen;
• a rod joined to a center of said top plate for extending downward into the chimney flue;
• a support structure configured to be secured to at least two sides of an interior surface of the chimney flue, said support structure constraining horizontal movement of said rod;
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• a mechanism joined to said support structure and said rod for moving said rod in a vertical direction, said mechanism comprising at least one pulley and a cable in engagement with said pulley, said cable being joined to a distal end of said rod and extending downward through the chimney flue to a firebox where, when said cable is pulled, said rod is raised to an upward open position where said cap stop angle contacts a lower surface of said sealing flange and said top plate is at a sufficient distance above the top opening of the chimney flue to allow smoke to exit the chimney flue and said bird and animal screen substantially restricts birds and animals from entering the chimney flue, and, when said cable is released, said rod is lowered to a downward closed position where said top plate rests on a top of said sealing flange substantially restricting airflow into the chimney flue and the apparatus is substantially retracted within the flue, whereby said top plate and bird and animal screen can be raised easily under severe weather conditions and when retracted said bird and animal screen is hidden from view.