Fireplace grate

A fireplace grate comprising

• a lower supporting frame and a grill mounted thereon,
• said lower frame comprising a transversely extending rear member and a pair of side members extending forwardly from the ends of the rear member,
• said lower frame rear member being a tubular manifold open at one end for air input and closed at its opposite end,
• a plurality of laterally spaced forwardly extending parallel tubes having rear ends connected to said manifold for reception of air therefrom and having front ends open for discharge of said air,
• and a plurality of grate bars carried by said grill in forwardly extending laterally spaced parallelism, each overlying one of said tubes,
• the grill includes a transversely extending rear member hinged directly to the rear member of the lower frame, whereby the front end of the grill may be tilted upwardly from it normal position bearing on the lower frame
• whereby air passing from said manifold for discharge from the front ends of said tubes may be heated by logs burning on said grill and by hot embers dropped therefrom.

A fireplace grate comprising a lower supporting frame and a grill mounted thereon,

• said lower frame consisting of a transversely extending rear member and a pair of side members extending right-angularly from the ends of the rear member and forming therewith a U-shaped structure the front of which is entirely open between the front ends of the side members,
• the lower frame rear member being a tubular manifold open at one end for air input and closed at its opposite end,
• a plurality of tubes extending forwardly in laterally spaced parallelism from removable connection of their rear ends to the manifold for receiving air therefrom and having their front ends open for discharge of said air,
• and said grill comprising transversely extending front and rear members connected at their ends to forwardly extending side members and forming therewith a rectangular structure the side members of which bear on the side members of the lower frame,
• brackets slidably hanging the front end portions of the tubes from the front member of the grill,
• and the rear member of the grill being hinged to the manifold,
• whereby the tubes secure the grill down in operative position on the lower frame
• and the tubes are slidable forwardly in the brackets for removal from the manifold, thereby freeing the grill to swinging to upwardly tilted inoperative position facilitating removal of ashes through the open front of the lower frame.