US 6,748,943 B1 · Fireplace cover

Abstract

A firebox cover for thermally sealing off a firebox while not in use comprising a flexible barrier member, a sealing member and a magnet member. The flexible insulating barrier member covers a firebox opening within a room preventing thermal energy within the room from exiting through the firebox opening and preventing thermal energy within the firebox from entering the room. The barrier member has a cellular structure with a thermally reflective front face and thermally reflective back face. The sealing member about the periphery of the barrier member provides a substantially air tight seal about edges of the barrier member when the sealing member is magnetically affixed to a metallic surface surrounding the firebox opening during use of the cover. The sealing member has a pocket for receiving the periphery of the barrier member, an expansion portion for maintaining contact between the sealing member and the surface surrounding the firebox opening during pressure changes across the barrier member, and a cavity for receiving the magnet member. The magnet that fits within the cavity of the sealing member magnetically affix the sealing member to the metallic surface surrounding the firebox opening.

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Dependent claims

A firebox cover for thermally sealing off a firebox while not in use, the cover comprising:

a flexible insulating barrier member sized and shaped to cover a firebox opening within a room preventing thermal energy within the room from exiting through the firebox opening and preventing thermal energy within the firebox from entering the room, the barrier member having a cellular structure with a thermally reflective front face and thermally reflective back face;
a sealing member about a periphery of the barrier member providing a substantially air tight seal about edges of the barrier member when the sealing member is magnetically affixed to a metallic surface surrounding the firebox opening during use of the cover, the sealing member having a pocket for receiving the periphery of the barrier member, an expansion portion for maintaining contact between the sealing member and the surface surrounding the firebox opening during pressure changes across the barrier member, and a cavity sized and shaped for receiving a magnetic member;
and
a magnet member sized and shaped to fit within the cavity of the sealing member having magnetic properties to magnetically affix the sealing member to the metallic surface surrounding the firebox opening.

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A fireplace cover for thermally sealing off a fireplace while not in use in combination with a fireplace, the combination comprising:

a fireplace within a room having a rectangular opening with a pair of upright metallic side members adjacent the rectangular opening, and a pair of generally horizontal metallic top and bottom members adjacent the rectangular opening perpendicularly attached to the upright metallic side members;
a rectangular fireplace cover having a flexible insulating barrier member sized and shaped slightly larger than the rectangular opening of the fireplace preventing thermal energy within the room from exiting through the fireplace and preventing thermal energy within the fireplace from entering the room through the rectangular opening, the barrier member having a cellular structure with a thermally reflective front face and thermally reflective back face;
a sealing member about a periphery of the barrier member magnetically affixed to the upright metallic side members and the horizontal metallic top and bottom members, the sealing member having a pocket for receiving the periphery of the barrier member, an expansion portion for maintaining contact between the sealing member and the upright metallic side members and horizontal metallic top and bottom members when a pressure relationship between an interior portion of the fireplace and the room changes, and a cavity sized and shaped for receiving a magnetic member;
and
a magnet member sized and shaped to fit within the cavity of the sealing member having magnetic properties magnetically affixing the cover to the upright metallic side members and horizontal metallic top member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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