Gas-fired appliances with "coal effect"
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1. A gas-fired appliance comprising:
- (1) a casing open to the front and defining a combustion chamber;
(2) a gas burner of hollow plate-like configuration located within the combustion chamber to divide same into upper and lower compartments, and presenting an upper support surface extending rearwardly from the open front of the combustion chamber;
(3) the gas burner being connectible to a gas supply, being formed with aperture means providing communication between the upper and lower compartments of the combustion chamber, and having gas outlets formed in the upper support surface around and adjacent to the aperture means;
(4) simulated coal effect means supported within the upper compartment of the combustion chamber on the upper support surface of the gas burner;
(5) the simulated coal effect means being formed with aperture means in register with the aperture means in the gas burner to provide communication between the lower compartment of the combustion chamber and a space in the upper compartment of the combustion chamber above the simulated coal effect means;
(6) electric lamp means disposed in the casing downwardly and forwardly of the simulated coal effect means to provide illumination of the casing interior; and
(7) reflector means disposed within the lower compartment of the casing under the gas burner to direct light from the electric lamp means through the registering aperture means into the upper compartment of the casing.
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Abstract
A gas fire with coal effect has a gas manifold or box divided into separate gas compartments with gas outlets therefrom and is formed with illumination apertures. The coal effect which is ceramic and has flame apertures therethrough is precisely positioned on the gas manifold or box by locating formation so that the gas outlets and flame apertures are correctly relatively disposed to avoid "sooting".
An electric lamp (preferably two) is disposed forwardly and downwardly of, and preferably centrally of, the gas manifold or box and the coal effect to provide an instantaneous "glow" effect when illuminated. This latter effect can be attained with or without flames being present.
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1. A gas-fired appliance comprising:
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(1) a casing open to the front and defining a combustion chamber; (2) a gas burner of hollow plate-like configuration located within the combustion chamber to divide same into upper and lower compartments, and presenting an upper support surface extending rearwardly from the open front of the combustion chamber; (3) the gas burner being connectible to a gas supply, being formed with aperture means providing communication between the upper and lower compartments of the combustion chamber, and having gas outlets formed in the upper support surface around and adjacent to the aperture means; (4) simulated coal effect means supported within the upper compartment of the combustion chamber on the upper support surface of the gas burner; (5) the simulated coal effect means being formed with aperture means in register with the aperture means in the gas burner to provide communication between the lower compartment of the combustion chamber and a space in the upper compartment of the combustion chamber above the simulated coal effect means; (6) electric lamp means disposed in the casing downwardly and forwardly of the simulated coal effect means to provide illumination of the casing interior; and (7) reflector means disposed within the lower compartment of the casing under the gas burner to direct light from the electric lamp means through the registering aperture means into the upper compartment of the casing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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