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US 4,196,714 AGranted
Firebox with movable hood or hood sections
OwnerArthur R. A. Frommaninventor
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Abstract
A firebox having a hood or hood sections movable along or about a given line or point respectively on its hearth for positioning its opening in any one of a number of different positions.
Claims3
A firebox movably supportable on a platform comprising in combination:
- a hood means extending from a platform-engaging end toward a flue-engaging end,
- said hood means comprises at least a pair of panel sections extending between said platform-engaging endand said flue-engaging end which move one relative to the other,
- caster means attached to said platform-engaging end for engaging and supporting the firebox on the platform for movement thereover,
- flue means for connecting said flue-engaging end to a fixed chimney structure, and
- a first swivel means connecting said flue means to said chimney,
- said flue means comprises a fixed portion mounted on the ceiling of a room and a second portion interconnected to the first portion extending between it and said flue-engaging end of the hood selectively at one of a plurality of points along its length,
- whereby said firebox may be moved relative to the chimney to a plurality of different positions on the platform.
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A firebox movably supportable on a platform comprising in combination:
- a hood means extending from a platform-engaging end toward a flue-engaging end,
- caster means attached to said platform-engaging end for engaging and supporting the firebox on the platform for movement thereover,
- flue means for connecting said flue-engaging end to a fixed chimney structure,
- a first swivel means connecting said flue means to said chimney,
- said flue means comprises a fixed portion mounted on the ceiling of a room and a second portion interconnected to the first portion extending between it and said flue-engaging end of the hood selectively at one of a plurality of points along its length, and
- motorized means for moving the firebox including said flue means and said hood selectively to said plurality of points along said fixed portion of said flue means,
- whereby said firebox may be moved relative to the chimney to a plurality of different positions on the platform.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.