HEARTH APPARATUS

摘要

An apparatus having a substantially air-sealed, transparent, front through which a flame within the firebox may be viewed. The apparatus may include a burner configured to hold and burn a liquid fuel and positioned so as to cause a flame from the burning, fuel to appear within the firebox. The liquid fuel may be ethanol. The apparatus may include an igniter that has a user-operated igniter control that may be operated by a user from outside of the firebox that, upon operation, causes the liquid fuel within the burner to be ignited. The apparatus may include an extinguisher that has a user-operated extinguisher control that may be operated by a user from outside of the firebox that, upon operation, causes the flame to be extinguished. The apparatus may include a fuel inlet located outside of the firebox, and a fuel channel between the fuel inlet and the burner. A fuel tank may also be provided.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a firebox having a front through which a flame within the firebox may be viewed; and a burner configured to hold and burn a free-flowing liquid fuel and positioned so as to cause a flame from the burning fuel to appear within the firebox, wherein the burner has a bottom and a plurality of adjoining sides, the plurality of adjoining sides defining an upper perimeter having a width and a height, where the ratio between the surface area defined by the upper perimeter and the length defined by the upper perimeter is 6.5:1 to 9.5:1 and wherein the height of the burner is at least 3.2 times its width.