Collapsible portable outdoor fireplace

A collapsible, portable outdoor fireplace, comprising:

• a base member for supporting combustible material therein, the base member having a predetermined configuration with an outer rim;
• a cover member having a predetermined configuration that matches that of said base member, the cover member also having a outer rim, said cover member being engageable with said base member along said outer rims thereof;
• a collapsible fire screen assembly supported on said base member for substantially enclosing said combustible material within said base member, said fire screen assembly including a plurality of individual screen panels that stand upright upon said base member to define said fire screen assembly, said screen panels being capable of being at least partially disassembled and folded upon each other into a substantially flat shape for storage in a open space defined between said base and cover members;
• and,
• a pair of supports for supporting said fireplace off the ground, the supports each including two elongated, hollow tubes attached to opposite ends of said base member and which have lower leg portions that extend away from said base member, the pairs of tubes being interconnected by handle portions at their top ends above said leg portions, said supports further including joints disposed therein between said handle portions and said leg portion, said joints permitting said handle portions to be moved between first and second operative handle positions, where in said first operative position, said handle portions may extend upright and above said cover member, and in said second operative position, said handle portions may be moved at an angle from said supports into contact with said cover member, said cover member having a latch assembly disposed thereon that secures both of said handle portions to said cover member such that said handle portions secure said cover member to said base member.