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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7886737 | Protective edge guard An edge guard for use adjacent an edge. The edge guard comprises a cushion member and an edge attachment. The cushion member includes a first face, a second face, and a cushion edge portion disposed between them. Both faces have inner portions extending away from th... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7263991 | Outdoor gas fireplace A portable outdoor fireplace is provided. The portable outdoor fireplace has a housing that supports a gas burner. The outdoor fireplace also has removable side panels to expose the burner. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7077122 | Reduced clearance gas fireplace A fireplace includes an outer enclosure having a front panel defining a front of the fireplace, and a combustion chamber enclosure defining a combustion chamber and including a front surface. The combustion chamber enclosure is positioned within the outer enclosure ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6904992 | Four-wheel-drive all terrain vehicle Disclosed is a four-wheel-drive all terrain vehicle capable of smoothly braking wheels in braking operation of rear wheels and having simplified structures of a drive force disconnecting device and a 2WD/4WD switching device. The drive force disconnecting device is ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6640803 | Outdoor fireplace 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 pr... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6439225 | Collapsible portable outdoor fireplace A collapsible, portable outdoor fireplace with a fire screen assembly is easily broken down into its constituent components, which are stored in a space between the cover and bottom members of the fireplace. A fire screen assembly is supported between the... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6439226 | Glass surround for fireplaces A front surround or enclosure for overlying the open front of a fireplace box is disclosed. The enclosure has a relatively narrow peripheral frame that carries one or a plurality of glass panels that substantially fill the enclosed area defined by the out... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6286503 | Collapsible portable outdoor fireplace A collapsible, portable outdoor fireplace with a fire screen assembly is easily broken down into its constituent components, which are stored in a space between the cover and bottom members of the fireplace. The fire screen assembly that is supported betw... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6178965 | Stowable fireplace Separable sections including a base section, a firebox section, and a chimney section form a free standing fireplace intended for use outdoors. In the assembled operational state the top chimney section fits over an opening through the top of the firebox ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6055977 | Windows or the like of heaters, these windows or the like being equipped with an expansion compensation device, and device for this purpose Disclosed is a window construction for a heater, which generally has a frame and at least one panel fitted on the frame. The frame and the at least one panel are usually made of different materials having different expansion coefficients. An expansion com... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6012448 | Fireplace draft regulator A fireplace downdraft regulator having a first end and a second end, such regulator extending across the top of a fireplace opening, such regulator having an aerodynamic draft header portion having a front face and a height and length, such draft header p... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5839428 | Unvented fuel burning appliances and door therefore An unvented fuel burning appliance that includes a firebox, a burner and a front door releasably securable to the firebox. The firebox has an open front and enclosed bottom, rear, side and top surfaces. The door has a central panel with a catalytic conver... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5809989 | Apparatus and method to prevent campfires from spreading The devices and methods described relate to the prevention of the spreading of campfires which might create forest fires through the unintentional emission of embers and sparks. The invention encloses the campfire in a three dimensional space. It is self-... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5505191 | Flush-mounted cabinet for free-standing fireboxes A firebox cabinet comprising a front panel, two side panels and a top panel is disclosed, the cabinet mounting flush onto a firebox having a mounting flange. The front panel contains an opening corresponding to the front firebox face, and two recesses sur... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5183030 | Hearth comforter An elongated hearth comforter having an interior of batting material and ends that are sewn together to provide increased cushioning. The comforter is designed to be an attractive decorative piece that partially covers the upward facing surface of a firep... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5167219 | Frame assembly for a fireplace opening A frame assembly (10) for a fireplace opening (12) comprises a frame member (24) and a clip (26). The frame member (24) includes segments (28, 30, 32, and 34) of discrete length that are fitted to sidewall portions (14, 16, 18, and 20) of the fireplace op... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5163417 | Fireplace screen A fireplace screen which is formed of a plurality of translucent panels which can be constructed of any one of a variety of colors with each panel being constructed of a multitude of colors. The observing of the burning of wood or other similar material w... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5060631 | Fireplace screen A fireplace screen constructed with a pair of connecting rods each surrounded by a protective housing, above each connecting rod is a round capping washer and a nut and washer. A connecting member connects nuts, washers, capping washers, and connecting ro... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5020513 | Screen adapted to be placed in front of a hearth fire or other source of radiant heat A screen, e.g. fire-guard is provided for heating a room by convection using the heat from a radiation heat source, e.g. an open hearth fire, a gas-fire or an electric radiant heater, and when the heat source is an open hearth fire for use as a fire-guard... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4967731 | Device and method for lighting a fire in a fireplace A flat cover formed of a fire resistant material is provided for use when igniting objects in a fireplace. The cover has an access and air opening which is disposed on the cover so that when the cover is positioned over the fireplace opening, the access a... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4922891 | Hearth concussion barrier A safety barrier for the corners and sharp edges, and roughened surface, of a common fireplace hearth in the form of one or more padded sections which overlie the normally exposed edge regions of the hearth. The safety barrier is defined by a framework, c... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4913131 | Facade/facing for zero clearance fireplace The provision of an add-on, complete, decorative front facing or facade for zero clearance metal fireplaces; a complete, decorative metal fit-on facade or facing for a zero clearance metal fireplace where the facing/facade is made up of individual, discre... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4653464 | Portable heating unit A portable heating unit has a heating chamber which is disposed within a housing so substantially all of the exterior thereof is displaced inwardly from that housing to define an air space. Air passing through that air space absorbs heat from the exterior... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4616628 | Fire-guard A fire-guard is provided for heating a room by convection using the heat from a radiant heat source, such as a fire in a fireplace. The fire-guard includes a plurality of substantially vertically extending pipes. Each of the pipes has an inlet opening loc... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4611574 | Protective guard for oil burner A protective guard for an oil burner is disclosed which is capable of compactly packing and storing an oil burner while having the protective guard attached thereto. The protective guard comprises a lower guard body fixedly mounted on the oil burner, an u... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4553528 | Free-standing stove and fireplace apparatus Free-standing stove/fireplace apparatus includes a plurality of heated air chambers disposed about a firebox and flue, with air intake and air outlet passages located at various heights for the convection heating of air in the room in which the apparatus ... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4528974 | Protective guard for combustion appliance A protective guard for a combustion appliance is disclosed which comprises a front frame having a pair of vertical frame portions between which a protective guard body is provided; a pair of side frames which at one end are rotatably supported on the vert... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4467781 | Safety apparatus for portable fuel-burning heaters A safety apparatus for portable, fuel-burning heaters is provided which comprises a foraminate container for enclosing the heater. The container includes a tray- or pan-like base having a rectangular back wall and obliquely-shaped side walls, a vaulted or... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4440147 | Room-heating stove with a retractable fire-prevention spacer A reflection-type oil stove comprises a burner assembly mounted in a generally boxlike stove body, and a concave reflector behind the burner assembly for converging the heat produced thereby. In order to hold the stove body safely distanced from any exter... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4412524 | Fire-guard A fire-guard device is provided for heating a room by convection using the heat from a conventional radiation heat source. The device includes a plurality of pipes in which all adjacent pairs of pipes are pivotably interconnected together. Each pipe is mo... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4314543 | Stove safety guard A safety guard for free-standing stoves characterized by an array of bowed, open, hollow tubes secured in a tubular array by horizontal support bars. The array is attachable to the stove. A hinged front section allows for access to the stove.... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4304216 | Fire-guard A device is provided for heating a room by convection using the heat from a conventional radiation heat source. The heating device further acts as a fireplace guard when the heat source is a fire to substantially prevent sparks or other small particles of... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4154217 | Fireplace screen A screen having front, two side and bottom faces wherein the horizontal and vertical edges of the side faces form an angle greater than ninety degrees.... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4136677 | Guard for open fireplace An andiron system is provided for use within a fireplace comprising a floor, a pair of oppositely disposed side walls, a front wall defining an opening and a rear wall disposed opposite said front wall. The andiron system comprises a pair of spaced apart ... | 01/30/1979 |
