Fireplace cover
Patent 4160442 Issued on July 10, 1979. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 7, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
December 7, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References D178132 D206473 1590396 1606112 2031732 Fireplace shield Fireplace stove Patent #: 4036205 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/858168 filed on 12/07/1977US Classes:126/547, Solid front coverD23/405Lining or enclosure for opening (31)ExaminersPrimary: Capossela, Ronald C.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesF24B 1/192 (20060101)F24B 1/00 (20060101) AbstractA 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 sheet member and fixed to a foot extending front-to-rear beneath and supporting the sheet member.The fireplace cover is further characterized by a substantially U-shaped, anti-torsion, reinforcing member fixed to the rear surface of the sheet member extending substantially parallel to the top and side edges of the sheet member, but spaced uniformly from the corresponding edges to provide sufficient marginal areas to overlap the margins of fireplace openings of different sizes. | |
