Modular fireplace
First Claim
1. A fireplace comprising:
- a first side wall having a first side wall top surface and a first side wall bottom surface, the first side wall formed of a plurality of sequentially stacked modular side blocks, each side block having a first horizontally extending side block surface, an opposed second horizontally extending side block surface, a side block proximal end, and an opposed block distal end, wherein the side block has a sideblock longitudinal length therebetween the side block proximal end and the side block distal end, and wherein the first side block surface of one modular side block is sized to complementarily engage the second side block surface of the adjacent modular side block;
a second side wall having a second side wall top surface and a second side wall bottom surface, the second side wall formed of a sequentially stacked plurality of the modular side blocks, wherein said first side wall is spaced apart from and opposes said second side wall, and wherein said first side wall and said second side wall have a longitudinal length substantially equal to the longitudinal length of the side block;
a back wall having a back wall top surface and a back wall bottom surface, the backwall having a backwall longitudinal length therebetween the backwall top surface and the backwall bottom surface, the back wall formed of an upright first modular corner block, an upright second modular corner block, and at least one upright spacer block, the first modular corner block having a first corner block proximal surface, and an opposed first corner block distal surface, the second modular corner block having a second corner block proximal surface, and an opposed second corner block distal surface, the spacer block having a spacer block proximal surface, and an opposed spacer block distal surface, wherein each of the first corner block, the second corner block, and the spacer block have a longitudinal length substantially equal to the longitudinal length of the backwall, wherein the first corner block distal surface is sized to complementarily engage the spacer block proximal surface of the spacer block and the second corner block proximal surface is sized to complementarily engage the spacer block distal surface of the spacer block so that the first corner block and the second corner block are contiguous with the spacer block, wherein the first corner block proximal surface is sized to complementarily engage the side block distal end of the side blocks of the first side wall and the second corner block distal surface is sized to complementarily engage the side block distal end of the side blocks of the second side wall so that the back wall is contiguous with the first side wall and the second side wall and defines an interior open-faced firebox region having a substantially "U" shape in top plan view.
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Abstract
The present invention encompasses a modular fireplace having a first side wall, a second side wall, and a back wall that is contiguous with the first side wall and the second side wall and defines an interior open-faced firebox region having a substantially "U" shape in top plan view. The first side wall is constructed from a plurality of sequentially stacked modular first side blocks and the second side wall is formed from a plurality of sequentially stacked modular second side blocks. The back wall has a first modular corner block, a second modular corner block, and at least one substantially vertical spacer block that are joined so that the first corner block and the second corner block are contiguous with the spacer block. To aid in the efficient drafting of the fireplace, each of the spacer blocks may have a spacer block air chamber extending therein from an open upper end on the spacer block top end to a closed lower end proximate the spacer block bottom end. Further, the first corner block may have a first corner block air chamber therein extending from an open first corner block upper end on the first corner block top end to a closed first corner block lower end proximate the first corner block bottom end, and the second corner block may have a second corner block air chamber extending therein from an open second corner block upper end on the second corner block top end to a closed second corner block lower end proximate the second corner block bottom end. The modular sections of the modular fireplace are engaged in a nesting relationship that serves to orient the respective modular sections, to provide structural support to the modular sections and the modular chimney, and to provide a physical obstruction to the passage of flame, hot gases, and smoke through the joints of the modular sections when the sections are physically joined and mortared together.
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Citations
35 Claims
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1. A fireplace comprising:
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a first side wall having a first side wall top surface and a first side wall bottom surface, the first side wall formed of a plurality of sequentially stacked modular side blocks, each side block having a first horizontally extending side block surface, an opposed second horizontally extending side block surface, a side block proximal end, and an opposed block distal end, wherein the side block has a sideblock longitudinal length therebetween the side block proximal end and the side block distal end, and wherein the first side block surface of one modular side block is sized to complementarily engage the second side block surface of the adjacent modular side block; a second side wall having a second side wall top surface and a second side wall bottom surface, the second side wall formed of a sequentially stacked plurality of the modular side blocks, wherein said first side wall is spaced apart from and opposes said second side wall, and wherein said first side wall and said second side wall have a longitudinal length substantially equal to the longitudinal length of the side block; a back wall having a back wall top surface and a back wall bottom surface, the backwall having a backwall longitudinal length therebetween the backwall top surface and the backwall bottom surface, the back wall formed of an upright first modular corner block, an upright second modular corner block, and at least one upright spacer block, the first modular corner block having a first corner block proximal surface, and an opposed first corner block distal surface, the second modular corner block having a second corner block proximal surface, and an opposed second corner block distal surface, the spacer block having a spacer block proximal surface, and an opposed spacer block distal surface, wherein each of the first corner block, the second corner block, and the spacer block have a longitudinal length substantially equal to the longitudinal length of the backwall, wherein the first corner block distal surface is sized to complementarily engage the spacer block proximal surface of the spacer block and the second corner block proximal surface is sized to complementarily engage the spacer block distal surface of the spacer block so that the first corner block and the second corner block are contiguous with the spacer block, wherein the first corner block proximal surface is sized to complementarily engage the side block distal end of the side blocks of the first side wall and the second corner block distal surface is sized to complementarily engage the side block distal end of the side blocks of the second side wall so that the back wall is contiguous with the first side wall and the second side wall and defines an interior open-faced firebox region having a substantially "U" shape in top plan view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A fireplace comprising:
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a first side wall having a first side wall top surface, a first side wall bottom surface, and a first side wall inner surface, the first side wall formed of a plurality of sequentially stacked modular side blocks, each side block having a first horizontally extending side block surface, an opposed second horizontally extending side block surface, a side block proximal end, and an opposed side block distal end, the first side block surface and the second side block surface substantially planer and parallel to each other, each side block defining at least one block bore extending therethrough between the first side block surface to the second side block surface, wherein the first side surface of one modular side block is sized to complementarily engage the second side block surface of the adjacent side block so that the block bore of each side block substantially co-axially aligns with the block bore of the other side blocks in the first side wall to form at least one substantially vertical first air chamber; a second side wall, having a second side wall top surface, a second side wall bottom, and a second side wall inner surface, the second side wall inner surface facing and spaced apart from the first side wall inner surface, the first side wall and the second side wall defining an interior firebox region having a horizontal longitudinal length, the second side wall formed of a sequentially stacked plurality of the modular side blocks, wherein the block bore of each side block that forms said second side wall substantially co-axially aligns with the block bore of the other side blocks in the second side wall to form at least one substantially vertical second air chamber, and wherein the first wall inner surface and the second wall inner surface have a longitudinal length substantially equal to the longitudinal length of the firebox region. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A fireplace comprising:
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a first side wall having a first side wall top surface, a first side wall bottom surface, and a first side wall inner surface, the first side wall formed of a plurality of sequentially stacked modular first side blocks, each first side block having a first side block upper surface, an opposed first side block lower surface, a first side block proximal end, and an opposed first side block distal end, the first side block upper surface and the first side block lower surface substantially planer and parallel to each other, each first side block defining a plurality of first block bores extending therethrough between the first side block upper surface to the first side block lower surface, wherein the first side upper surface is sized to complementarily engage the first side block bottom surface of the adjacent first side block so that the first block bores of each first side block substantially co-axially aligns with the first block bores of the other first side blocks in the first side wall to form a plurality of first air chambers; and a second side wall, having a second side wall top surface, a second side wall bottom, and a second side wall inner surface, the second side wall inner surface facing and spaced apart from the first side wall inner surface, the first side wall and the second side wall defining an interior firebox region, the second side wall formed of a plurality of sequentially stacked modular second side blocks, each second side block having a second side block upper surface, an opposed second side block lower surface, a second side block proximal end, and an opposed second side block distal end, the second side block upper surface and the second side block lower surface are substantially planer and parallel to each other, each second side block defining a plurality of second block bores extending therethrough between the second side block upper surface to the second side block lower surface, wherein the second side upper surface is sized to complementarily engage the second side block bottom surface of the adjacent second side block so that the second block bores of each second side block substantially co-axially aligns with the second block bores of the other second side blocks in the second side wall to form a plurality of second air chambers; wherein the fireplace is made of a composition of water, crushed pumice, Class C fly ash calcium aluminate, and glass fibers.
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35. A fireplace comprising:
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a first side wall having a first side wall top surface, a first side wall bottom surface, and a first side wall inner surface, the first side wall formed of a plurality of sequentially stacked modular first side blocks, each first side block having a first side block upper surface, an opposed first side block lower surface, a first side block proximal end, and an opposed first side block distal end, the first side block upper surface and the first side block lower surface substantially planer and parallel to each other, each first side block defining at least one first block bore extending therethrough between the first side block upper surface to the first side block lower surface, wherein the first side upper surface is sized to complementarily engage the first side block bottom surface of the adjacent first side block so that the first block bore of each first side block substantially co-axially aligns with the first block bore of the other first side blocks in the first side wall to form at least one first air chamber; a second side wall, having a second side wall top surface, a second side wall bottom, and a second side wall inner surface, the second side wall inner surface facing and spaced apart from the first side wall inner surface, the first side wall and the second side wall defining an interior firebox region, the second side wall formed of a plurality of sequentially stacked modular second side blocks, each second side block having a second side block upper surface, an opposed second side block lower surface, a second side block proximal end, and an opposed second side block distal end, the second side block upper surface and the second side block lower surface are substantially planer and parallel to each other, each second side block defining at least one second block bore extending therethrough between the second side block upper surface to the second side block lower surface, wherein the second side upper surface is sized to complementarily engage the second side block bottom surface of the adjacent second side block so that the second block bore of each second side block substantially co-axially aligns with the second block bore of the other second side blocks in the second side wall to form at least one second air chamber; a first smoke lip and an opposed second smoke lip, the first smoke lip having a first smoke lip proximal end, an opposed first smoke lip distal end, a first smoke lip inner surface and a first smoke lip outer surface, the first smoke lip inner surface of the first smoke lip proximal end disposed onto the first side block upper surface, proximal the first side block proximal end, of the first side block on top of the first side wall, the first smoke lip inner surface of the first smoke lip distal end is disposed onto the second side block upper surface, proximal the second side block proximal end, of the second side block on top of the second side wall, so that the first smoke lip spans the interior of the firebox region from the first side wall top surface to the second side wall top surface, the second smoke lip having a second smoke lip proximal end, an opposed second smoke lip distal end, a second smoke lip inner surface and a second smoke lip outer surface, the second smoke lip inner surface of the second smoke lip proximal end disposed onto the first side block upper surface, proximal the first side block distal end, of the first side block on top of the first side wall, the second smoke lip inner surface of the second smoke lip distal end is disposed onto the second side block upper surface proximal the second side block distal end, of the second side block on top of the second side wall, so that the second smoke lip spans the interior of the firebox region from the first side wall top surface to the second side wall top surface, and so that the first side wall, the second side wall, the first smoke lip and the second smoke lip define a firebox exhaust opening; and a smoke chamber having a smoke chamber top surface, a smoke chamber bottom surface, the smoke chamber top surface defining a smoke chamber exhaust opening therethrough, the smoke chamber bottom surface disposed onto the first side wall top surface, the second side wall top surface, the first smoke lip upper surface, and the second smoke lip upper surface, the smoke chamber defining an interior smoke chamber region in fluid communication with the firebox exhaust opening, the smoke chamber exhaust opening, the plurality of first air chambers, and the plurality of second air chambers.
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