Gas burner system

A gas burner system for gas fireplaces comprising

• a mounting plate for supporting a plurality of non-combustible fire logs thereon,
• a burner assembly mounted on said mounting plate, said burner assembly having a plurality of elongated gas burner pipes forming a fanned out pattern on said mounting plate and being operative for supplying a combustible gas to a plurality of surface locations of said mounting plate, said gas burner pipes having a plurality of gas outlet ports formed on upper portions thereof,
• screen means disposed over said gas burner pipes,
• a manifold coupled to said burner assembly and operative to supply combustible gas to said gas burner pipes,
• a plurality of air supply openings formed in said mounting plate,
• at least one air deflector mounted on said mounting plate and located adjacent to said air supply openings, and
• log supporting means provided at said air deflector means and operative for supporting a non-combustible fire log.

A gas burner system for fireplaces comprising:

• a mounting plate for supporting a plurality of non-combustible fire logs,
• a plurality of air supply openings formed at selected locations of said mounting plate and being operative for allowing air to rise therethrough from below said mounting plate to said fire logs,
• a gas burner assembly disposed on said mounting plate, said gas burner assembly comprising a plurality of pipes having a plurality of gas outlet ports formed therein,
• said gas burner pipes having a spread out pattern on said mounting plate and being operative to supply a combustible gas over a plurality of surface locations of said mounting plate,
• at least one non-combustible log positioned in proximity to a plurality of said air supply openings, and
• at least one air deflector disposed adjacent said log and air supply openings to direct air rising through said openings around said log, whereby an air cushion is formed on the surface of said log.