Adjustable fireplace screen support assembly and method for installing a fireplace screen in a fireplace

An adjustable fireplace screen support assembly, comprising:

• an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the elongated member extending along a longitudinal axis;
• a first tip member having a first tip portion and a first ring-shaped portion, the first ring-shaped portion being coupled to the first tip portion, the first tip member being coupled to the first end of the elongated member;
• a tubular member having a first end and a second end, the tubular member extending along the longitudinal axis and defining an interior region, the interior region having a diameter that is greater than an outer diameter of the elongated member, the second end of the elongated member being slidably disposed through the first end of the tubular member and into the interior region;
• a second tip member having a second tip portion and a second ring-shaped portion, the second ring-shaped portion being coupled to and disposed around a periphery of the second tip portion, a portion of the second tip portion being disposed in the interior region proximate to the second end of the tubular member such that the second ring-shaped portion abuts against the second end of the tubular member, the second ring-shaped portion being coupled to the tubular member;
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• a biasing assembly at least partially disposed in the interior region of the tubular member, the biasing assembly adapted to bias the elongated member in a first direction along the longitudinal axis, and to bias the tubular member in a second direction along the longitudinal axis which is opposite to the first direction.