Bizarre Patents
A kissing shield comprised of a thin, flexible membrane and a frame or holder.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7234932 | Outdoor gas fireplace A fireplace for viewing outside of a house or other structure that includes a combustion chamber defined by a combustion chamber enclosure with a front opening and a front panel at least partially enclosing the front opening. The front panel is partially surrounded ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 6869278 | Outdoor gas fireplace A fireplace for viewing outside of a house or other structure that includes a combustion chamber defined by a combustion chamber enclosure with a front opening and a front panel at least partially enclosing the front opening. The front panel is partially surrounded ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6748943 | Fireplace cover 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 f... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6539936 | Fireplace and decorative removable cover therefor A combination of a fireplace and a decorative removable cover therefor is provided. The fireplace may include an enclosure having a front access opening and a frame positioned within the front access opening. Further, the decorative removable cover may in... | 04/01/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6298844 | Fireplace draft seal The herein taught invention generally relates to domestic fireplaces particularly of the wood burning type and a method of, and apparatus for sealing such fireplaces to prevent the loss of conditioned air (heated and/or cooled) from the living quarters th... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6138667 | Direct vent fireplace construction A gas fueled direct vent fireplace has a firebox within an outer casing, the firebox having a mounting plate above the floor of the casing for mounting burner support brackets, a pilot light assembly, a gas valve and control assembly, and other convention... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6073625 | Fireplace opening closure A fireplace opening closure for closing the front opening of a fireplace when the fireplace is not in use. The fireplace opening closure includes a generally rectangular board with front and back faces, top and bottom edges, and a pair of side edges exten... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6029654 | Vented fireplace construction A vented wood or gas-log fireplace is formed from a sheet metal member bent to form side and rear panels. A pair of spaced apart sheet metal plates are connected between the side panels and have rear edges spaced from the rear panel. The rear edges of the... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5901701 | Unvented fireplace construction An unvented gas-log fireplace is formed from a sheet metal member bent to form side and rear panels. A pair of spaced apart sheet metal plates are connected between the side panels and have rear edges spaced from the rear panel. The rear edges of the plat... | 05/11/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5755215 | Gas fireplace A closed-combustion gas fireplace having a glass panel and a means for reducing the temperature of the upper end of the glass panel is disclosed. The temperature reducing means comprises a downwardly depending baffle spaced apart from the upper end of the... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5301655 | Fireplace draft eliminator A fireplace draft eliminator is provided for a fireplace having an opening in a front face about a hearth, and consists of a rear plate being of the same size and shape as the opening, so as to fit into the opening. An internal support frame is slightly s... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5263471 | Solid fuel clean burning zero clearance fireplace A high efficiency clean burning fireplace for burning solid fuels at pyrolytic temperatures is provided with refractory walls maintained about 1100° Fahrenheit at different burning rates. A top wall of the combustion chamber includes an exhaust stack and... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5191877 | Insertable gas conversion unit An insertable gas conversion unit for insertion into existing wood burning fireplaces comprises an insertable gas fireplace conversion unit having a fire box combustion chamber and a gas burner mounted therein. The combustion chamber is covered with a dec... | 03/09/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5052371 | Sash door for a closed fireplace An improved guillotine-type door for a fireplace enclosure. An improved guillotine-type door, characterized by the fact that it opens by rotating around a lower pivoting axis (15), the ends of which are lower fingers (13) for guidance along vertical glide... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4971032 | Fireplace shield The present invention relates to a fireplace shield for closing off and sealing the opening of a fireplace during the time period when the active fire is dying out so as to prevent heat loss from a living area and down draft into a living area.... | 11/20/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4683868 | Wood burning stove having glass cleaning system A wood stove with glass panels for viewing of the fire therein includes a glass cleaning system with a number of features which in combination effectively prevent soot and creosote buildup. A uniform curtain of hot air is directed downwardly over the glas... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4653467 | Heaters This invention relates to improvements in heaters and more particularly to fireplace insert heaters. The invention relates to a cabinet for such heaters which provides a removable panel which is slidable relative to remaining portions of the heater to ena... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4607611 | Solid fuel heating device There is provided an improved heating device which utilizes a standard forced air solid fuel burning stove enclosd in a metal box and surrounded by a layer of thermal insulation. A metal shield surrounds at least the upper portion of the stove with air sp... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4603683 | Fireplace insert An improvement in a conversion insert for an existing fireplace cavity of the type having a back wall and outwardly diverging lateral walls providing an access opening. The insert has the normal sheet metal housing with a face plate extending transversely... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4576141 | Fireplace apparatus for sliding door aperture Fireplace apparatus includes panel which is removably inserted in the opening of a sliding door. The panel carries fireplace decor on its interior surface and includes an openable glass or screen windowed fireplace door. A firebox having a front opening i... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4519377 | Fireplace heat transfer apparatus Fireplace heat transfer apparatus includes a main inner panel assembly adapted to be positioned across any opening to a fireplace and an auxiliary outer panel assembly pivotally mounted to the main assembly. The main assembly includes an inner transparent... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4512330 | Fireplace screen A fireplace screen arrangement is disclosed which includes a frame upon which a pair of mesh screen doors are pivotally mounted for movement between closed and open positions with respect to the fireplace. A damper assembly is provided for regulating the ... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4390006 | Fireplace door assembly A door frame for a fireplace or the like in which a removable sill member is provided to facilitate the removal of ash from the hearth of an open fireplace.... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4362147 | Adjustable fireplace panel The specification discloses an adjustable fireplace adapter panel (10) for covering an opening to a fireplace and for receiving a stovepipe to utilize the fireplace and the chimney thereof as an exhaust system for a stove. The panel (10) includes a main p... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4351317 | Apparatus for attaching a firescreen to a fireplace A firescreen is secured in place by a flexible member attached at one end to the firescreen with the other end thereof secured to a bracket mounted in position for a portion thereof to extend upwardly in rearwardly spaced relation to the front side of the... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4307703 | Stove door assembly for shielding viewing window from firebox interior A stove has a firebox for burning solid fuels such as wood or coal, an opening in a side wall communicating with the firebox, a window housing surrounding the wall opening and protruding laterally from the stove, a transparent window pane mounted in the w... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4240399 | Log-burning stove A log-burning stove which includes a door having a plurality of parallel, fixed, guide-rail elements disposed on the inside of the door and in the plane of the door, the guide-rail elements parallel to the combustion-chamber entrance of the stove and adap... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4236499 | Fire board A fire board for covering a fire place opening provided with a clamp rigidly holding the fire board as a unitary structure with an L shaped strap to hold the fire board in position with a stop against the inside upper fire wall, when the draft is diminish... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4233956 | Fireplace system A fireplace system comprising a hollow base pan and a shroud supported on the base pan and defining a combustion air chamber of inverted U-shaped configuration having open lower ends communicating with the interior of said hollow base pan. The shroud incl... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4224922 | Room air recirculating heater with utility compartments and doors storable therewithin A heater including a fire enclosure, such as a fireplace, has side walls each of which includes spaced walls which define a passageway for circulation of room air and is provided with recesses adjacent to the fire enclosure and extending into the room air... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4214570 | Heating system A system for heating an edifice comprising a firebox, means for closing a fuel access opening to the firebox, a combustion air passageway opening into the firebox and extending to the outside of the edifice, and a stack connected to, and projecting vertic... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4213446 | Stove door operator A stove for burning combustible materials having a fire box at least in part lined with a fire resistant lining and having an opening across a front surface thereof, said opening defined by a hearth and an upper lip and equipped with pivotally mounted doo... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4197829 | Heat exchanger for use in fireplace A fireplace heat exchanger which may be used in conjunction with a fireplace screen, such as a glass screen. The heat exchanger comprises a lower header fed by a blower drawing in room air and delivering this air to a plurality of C-shaped tubes in the fi... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4160442 | Fireplace cover A fireplace cover including a substantially rectangular flat sheet member of slightly greater width and height than the fireplace opening for overlapping and covering the same, a pair of one-piece foot members, each having a vertical leg mouned on the she... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4137896 | Fireplace enclosure and heat-exchanger unit A combination fireplace enclosure and heat-exchanger unit for providing supplemental heat to areas external to the fireplace. The unit includes an enclosure frame having double-paned glass closure doors, and a steam-heating system disposed at the upper po... | 02/06/1979 |
