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US 6,640,803 B2Granted
Outdoor fireplace
AssigneeW.C. Bradley Co.
InventorsMark E. Davis, Eric Schmidt
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Abstract
An outdoor fireplace including a combustion chamber that has a top portion and an ash pan. The top portion and said ash pan are rigidly connected by a plurality of substantially vertical supports. The outdoor fireplace further includes a base, the base providing an upper portion and a support structure. The upper portion substantially spans the area spanned by the ash pan and is connected to the ash pan such that an integral airway is formed between the ash pan and the upper portion.
Claims23
An outdoor fireplace comprising:
- a combustion chamber having a top portion, an ash pan and one or more access doors, each of said access doors having a plurality of pins disposed along a bottom portion of said access door, said top portion and said ash pan being connected by a plurality of substantially vertical supports, said ash pan including a plurality of orifices, said plurality of orifices being configured to receive said plurality of pins;
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- a base, said base having an upper portion and a support structure, said upper portion substantially spanning an area spanned by said ash pan, said upper portion and said ash pan being connected such that an integral airway is formed between said ash pan and said upper portions
- wherein at least one of said plurality of pins on each of said one or more access doors, after having been inserted in said plurality of orifices, is adjacent a surface of one of said substantially vertical supports extending downwardly from said ash pan such that said access door is secured adjacent two of said substantially vertical support.
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An outdoor fireplace comprising:
- a combustion chamber having a top portion and an ash pan, said top portion having a vent orifice disposed beneath a cover, wherein said top portion and said ash pan are rectangular and rigidly connected by a plurality of substantially vertical supports, one each of said plurality of substantially vertical supports being positioned at a corner of said ash pan;
- a base having an upper portion and a support structure, said upper portion being rectangular and connected to said ash pan such that an integral airway is formed between said upper portion and said ash pan, said support structure including a plurality of support members, one each of said support members being disposed at a corner of said upper portion such that an air passage is formed between said upper portion and an underlying support surface;
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- a plurality of access doors, each of said access doors including a pair of pins disposed on a bottom corner of said access door and configured to be received within a corresponding at least one orifice formed in said ash pan along a periphery of said ash pan, wherein a width of each of said access doors is greater than a width between adjacent of said substantially vertical supports;
- wherein at least one of each of said pair of pins, after having been inserted in said corresponding at least one orifice, is adjacent a surface of one of said substantially vertical supports extending downwardly from said ash pan such that said access door is secured adjacent two of said adjacent substantially vertical supports.
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An outdoor fireplace comprising:
- a combustion chamber having a top portion, an ash pan and one or more access doors, each of said access doors having a plurality of pins disposed along a bottom portion of said access door, said top portion and said ash pan being connected by a plurality of substantially vertical supports, said ash pan including a plurality of orifices, said plurality of orifices being configured to receive said plurality of pins;
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- a base, said base having an upper portion and a support structure, said upper portion substantially spanning an area spanned by said ash pan, said upper portion and said ash pan being connected such that an integral airway is formed between said ash pan and said upper portion.
An outdoor fireplace comprising:
- a combustion chamber having a top portion and an ash pan, said top portion having a vent orifice disposed beneath a cover, wherein said top portion and said ash pan are rectangular and rigidly connected by a plurality of substantially vertical supports, one each of said plurality of substantially vertical supports being positioned at a corner of said ash pan;
- a base having an upper portion and a support structure, said upper portion being rectangular and connected to said ash pan such that an integral airway is formed between said upper portion and said ash pan, said support structure including a plurality of support members, one each of said support members being disposed at a corner of said upper portion such that an air passage is formed between said upper portion and an underlying support surface;
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- a plurality of access doors, each of said access doors including a pair of pins disposed on a bottom corner of said access door and configured to be received within a corresponding at least one orifice formed in said ash pan along a periphery of said ash pan, wherein a width of each of said access doors is greater than a width between adjacent of said substantially vertical supports;
- wherein at least one of each of said pair of pins, after having been inserted in said corresponding at least one orifice, is adjacent a surface extending downwardly from said ash pan such that said access door is secured adjacent two of said adjacent substantially vertical supports.
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