US 6,220,240 B1 · Outdoor fireplace with extendible handle

Abstract

An outdoor fireplace has an extendible handle that is extendible between two positions so that the fireplace may be easily moved. The handle includes first and second handle members that telescopingly engage each other and which are maintained at an angle with respect to the ground by way of their attachment to the firebowl member of the fireplace. In one position, the handle members are maintained in a collapsed position such that the handle does not extend too far from the firebowl member and serve as an impediment to movement around the fireplace. In the other, extended position, the handle members are extend within each other and the gripping portion of the handle is moved significantly away from the firebowl so that the fireplace may be easily moved without the user being close to the fireplace.

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Dependent claims

An outdoor fireplace, comprising:

a base member for supporting and burning combustible material therein, the base member having an outer edge of a predetermined configuration;
a fire screen assembly supported by said base member for containing and substantially encloses said combustible material within said base member,
a cover member for covering a top portion of said fire screen assembly;
a handle associated with said base that is extendible between at least first and second operative positions, the handle including at least two handle members that cooperatively engage each other, a first of said handle members being attached to said fireplace and a second of said handle members being extendible from said first handle member, said first handle member being disposed close to said base member in said handle first operative position and away from said base member in said handle second operative position;
and,
a shelf associated with said second handle member and positioned thereon such that an elevation of said shelf changes with movement of said second handle member.

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An outdoor fireplace, comprising:

a hollow, fire bowl member for supporting and burning a combustible material therein, the fire bowl member having an interior space defined by an outer edge;
an undercarriage for supporting said fire bowl member off the ground, the undercarriage including a pair of members mounted to said fire bowl member, each of the undercarriage members having a general u-shape with a base portion and two downwardly depending leg portions, said undercarriage members being spaced apart from each other and mounted to an underside of said fire bowl member, said undercarriage further including a wheel rotatable mounted to each of the leg portions;
and,
a handle with a gripping portion for grasping by a user and transporting the fireplace from one place to another, the handle being supported on said undercarriage at two points of attachment beneath said fire bowl member such that said handle extends upwardly at an angle with respect to said ground, and said handle further being operable between at least first and second operative positions, wherein, in said first operative position, said handle has a first preselected length and said handle gripping portion is located proximate to said fire bowl member outer edge such that it does not interfere with a user of said fireplace walking around said fireplace, and in said second operative position, said handle has a second preselected length that is greater than said first preselected length, whereby said handle gripping portion is spaced farther from said fire bowl outer edge than when said handle to facilitate movement of said fireplace by said user.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Outdoor fireplace with extendible handle

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Outdoor fireplace with extendible handle

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