Fireplace grate
OwnerJames F. Leeinventor
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Abstract
The fireplace grate comprises a frame defining a compartment to hold a firelog or starter material and to prevent direct contact between the firelog or starter material and wood or ceramic logs placed on top of the frame. In one embodiment, the fireplace grate includes a hingeable door or member for the insertion of the firelog. In an alternative embodiment, the fireplace grate includes pivot arms for pivoting a ceramic log over the firelog in the compartment.
Claims22
A fireplace grate comprising a frame including a plurality of non-moveable grate members and a plurality of non-moveable cross members, said grate members and said cross members defining a platform and a compartment disposed below the platform, said grate members having first portions lying in a first plane to form the platform and second portions extending below the platform to form the compartment, the first portions of the grate members extending less than the entire length of the frame such that the platform has an opening that provides access to the compartment, the frame further comprising a supporting member extending along the compartment, the compartment operative to hold substantially horizontally a firelog and to prevent direct contact between the firelog and a wood log held substantially horizontally on top of the platform.
A fireplace grate comprising a frame including a plurality of non-moveable moveable grate members and a plurality of non-moveable cross members linked to the grate members, each grate member having first portions extending in a first substantially horizontal plane and a shaped portion deviating below the first substantially horizontal plane via a gap between the first portions, the non-moveable cross members and the grate members defining a platform and a compartment disposed below the platform, the compartment accessible via the gaps in the first portions that define the platform, and further comprising a supporting member extending across the compartment, the compartment operative to hold a starter material in a second substantially horizontal plane and to prevent direct contact between the starter material and a wood log placed on top of the platform and held on the first substantially horizontal plane.
A fireplace grate, said fireplace grate comprising:
- a base formed by a plurality of non-moveable grate members, a plurality of non-moveable cross members, and a supporting member, the grate members having a first portion extending in a first plane and a shaped portion extending below the first plane, the grate members connected by the cross members to define a platform and a compartment disposed below the platform, the supporting member extending along the bottom of the compartment, said base for supporting a firelog in the compartment and a log on the platform;
- at least one pivot arm;
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- at least one ceramic log pivotally attached to the base by the at least one pivot arm, wherein the at least one ceramic log pivots between a first and second position, wherein the first position permits the insertion of the firelog into the compartment of the base, and wherein the second position further encloses the compartment and prevents direct contact between the firelog and wood or ceramic logs placed on the platform of the base.
A fireplace grate, said fireplace grate comprising:
- a base formed by a plurality of non-moveable grate members, a plurality of non-moveable cross members, and a supporting member, the grate members having a first portion extending in a first plane and a shaped portion extending below the first plane, the grate members connected by the cross members to define a platform and a compartment disposed below the platform, the supporting member extending along the bottom of the compartment, said base for supporting a firelog in the compartment and a log on the platform;
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- at least one ceramic log hinged to the base, wherein the at least one ceramic log hinges between a first and second position, wherein the first position permits the insertion of the firelog into the compartment of the base, and wherein the second position further encloses the compartment and prevents direct contact between the firelog and wood or ceramic logs placed on the platform of the base.
A fireplace grate comprising:
- a base including
- a first plurality of non-moveable grate members spaced apart from each other, each grate member having
- first portions that extend in a first substantially horizontal plane and that are separated by a gap, and
- a shaped portion that deviates below the first substantially horizontal plane at the gap between the first portions to links the first portions,
- a first plurality of non-moveable cross members linking the first plurality of non-moveable grate members, and
- a supporting member linking the shaped portion of the first plurality of non-moveable grate members,
- wherein the base forms a platform for supporting a log on the first substantially horizontal plane and a cavity depending from the platform for supporting a firelog or starter material in a second substantially horizontal plane, the cavity accessible through the first substantially horizontal plane via the gaps between the first portions of the first plurality of non-moveable grate members.
A fireplace grate comprising:
- a plurality of grate members, each grate member having
- first portions extending in a first plane and
- a second portion extending from the first portions, the second portion deviating below the first plane at a gap between the first portions which forms an opening in the first plane;
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- a plurality of cross members linking the plurality of grate members to form a platform and a cavity disposed below the platform, the opening in each of the plurality of grate members aligned to provide access to the cavity through the first plane, wherein the platform is operative to hold a wood log in a first substantially horizontal plane and the cavity is operative to hold a firelog in a second substantially horizontal plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.