Outdoor gas fireplace

• US 6,736,132 B2
• Filed: 10/01/2002
• Issued: 05/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Weber-Stephen Products LLC (Weber-Stephen Mexico Holdings LLC)
• Original Assignee: Weber-Stephen Products Co (Weber-Stephen Products)
• Inventors: Bruno, Adrian A., Schlosser, Erich J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Basichas, Alfred
• Application Number:
  US10/262,140
• Publication Number:
  US 20040060554A1
• Time in Patent Office: 595 Days
• Field of Search: 126/512, 126/503, 126/92.R, 126/92.AC, 431/125, 431/126, 431/88
• US Class Current: 126/512
• CPC Class Codes: F24B 1/1808 Simulated fireplaces

Abstract

A portable outdoor fireplace is provided. The portable outdoor fireplace has a housing that supports a gas burner, typically for heat, and a separate ornamental flame. The outdoor fireplace also has a moveable hood. A gas shut-off valve is manipulated based on the position of the hood.

Claims

1. An outdoor fireplace adapted to be connected in fluid communication with a gas supply, comprising:

a fireplace housing having a burner in fluid communication with the gas supply, and further comprising a moveable hood, the hood being connected to the fireplace housing and moveable between a first position and a second position, and a gas safety valve being moveable from an open position to a closed position, and wherein the movement of the hood from the first position to the second position operates to have the gas safety valve adjusted from the open position to the closed position to shut off the supply of gas from the gas supply.

2. A gas fueled outdoor fireplace, comprising:

a fireplace housing supporting a gas burner;

a valve in fluid communication with the gas burner, the valve being moveable from an open position to a closed position, and the valve controlling the flow of fuel from a gas supply to the burner; and

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a moveable hood connected to the fireplace housing, the hood being moveable from a first position to a second position, wherein the hood generally covers the gas burner in the second position, and wherein the valve is manipulated to the closed position to shut off the gas supply to the burner when the hood is positioned in the second position.

3. The gas fueled outdoor fireplace of claim 2, further comprising a sensor connected to the hood, wherein the sensor senses the position of the hood and manipulates the valve, such that when the hood is in one of the first position or the second position the valve is in the open position, and such that when the hood is in the other one of the first position or the second position, the valve is in the closed position.

4. A gas fueled outdoor fireplace, comprising:

a fireplace housing having a base member, a hood rotatably secured to the housing, the hood rotating from an open position to a closed position, a gas burner depending from the base member of the fireplace housing, and a gas safety valve being moveable from an open position to a closed position, wherein the movement of the hood from the first position to the second position operates to have the gas safety valve adjusted from the open position to the closed position to shut off gas from a gas supply.