Glass fire and method of making
OwnerMark T. Georgantasinventor
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Abstract
A process and product for producing an attractive soot-free fire from a specially formed gas pipe embedded in a bed of broken, specially-formulated, tempered glass pieces is provided. The broken glass pieces are preferably formed from a specifically-formulated, tempered glass which, after formation, is broken and then sifted and washed so as to remove any slivers or debris. The gas pipe is preferably formed with two rows of equally spaced openings offset with respect to each other and spaced approximately 90° apart to burn gas in a cleaner and hotter manner. A number of gas pipes may be used and formed in any desired configuration to add to the attractiveness of the soot-free fire produced thereby.
Claims17
A gas fire formed in a fireplace, comprising:
- the fireplace having an opening, a supporting surface and a plurality of rear walls;
- at least one gas pipe having two rows of openings therein held in the fireplace above the supporting surface to burn gas in soot-free flames;
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- a bed of broken glass pieces formed from broken, tempered glass that is baked three times, and subject to sudden surface cooling, held on the supporting surface in the fireplace and surrounding the at least one gas pipe to allow the soot-free flames to burn near and over top of the bed of broken glass pieces without changing the color or appearance of the bed of broken glass pieces.
A method of producing a glass fire, comprising the steps of:
- forming tempered glass by baking the tempered glass three times in an oven while controlling the oxygen content, temperature and time;
- breaking the formed tempered glass into substantially equal smooth-edged pieces;
- forming at least one gas pipe with two rows of offset holes approximately 90° apart to burn gas in a cleaner and hotter manner;
- tightly packing the substantially equal smooth-edged pieces of tempered glass on a supporting surface in a fireplace around the at least one gas pipe, so as to form a bed of glass therearound;
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- forming soot-free flames by burning gas from the two rows of offset holes in the at least one gas pipe.
A gas fire, comprising:
- a fireplace having a base;
- at least one gas pipe having two rows of offset holes formed in a “v”, approximately 90° apart on a top surface of the at least one gas pipe, held in the fireplace above the base;
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- a bed of broken, substantially equal in size, smooth-edged pieces of glass formed from tempered glass that has been baked three times and subject to sudden surface cooling supported by the base, tightly packed around and completely enclosing the at least one gas pipe to form soot-free flames that will not change the color or appearance of the bed of broken, substantially equal in size, smooth-edged pieces of glass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.