Direct vent fireplace
AssigneeTemco Fireplace Products, Inc.
InventorMelvin Wade
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Abstract
A gas burning direct vent fireplace having an outer casing within which a firebox is mounted. The sides of the firebox are secured to the sides of the casing so that the bottom of the firebox is spaced above the floor of the casing without the need for supporting legs for the fireplace. An access door having a glass plate is fastened to the firebox at the front and a front panel is removably carried by the casing in front of and spaced from the glass plate access door, the front panel having an opening permitting viewing of the interior of the firebox through the glass plate. The mounting of the front panel permits a variety of selective front panels having varying aesthetics to be used with a fireplace.
Claims11
A fireplace comprising a casing and a firebox mounted within said casing, a glass access door having a frame carrying a glass plate fastened to said firebox at the front thereof for viewing the interior of said firebox, a front panel including a unitary frame removably fastened to and carried by said casing spaced forwardly of said glass access plate, and said front panel having a central opening defining a window to permit viewing of the interior of said firebox through said glass plate.
A fireplace comprising an outer casing having a rear panel and a pair of side panels connected to said rear panel, a base connected to said rear panel and said side panels, a firebox comprising a rear wall and a pair of side walls connected to said rear wall, a bottom wall connected to said rear wall and said side walls, said rear wall being smaller in height and width than said rear panel, said side walls being smaller in height and depth than said side panels, means including bracket members for securing each side wall to a respective side panel for suspending said firebox from said casing with said bottom wall spaced above said base to provide a clear space beneath said firebox between said firebox and said casing and a space above said firebox between said firebox and said casing, a pair of vertically disposed spaced apart spacer members fastened to said rear panel, said rear wall abutting said spacer members, said spacer members providing a channel between said spacer members communicating said space beneath said firebox with said space above said firebox to permit air to flow about said firebox, and means permitting air to enter and exit said channel at the front of said casing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.