| 摘要 |
A heating device constructed for efficiently burning newspapers by converting them to a carbon-like material and then burning this material in a controlled manner to produce useful heat including radiant heat which may be employed to heat a living space, persons occupying the space, cooking foods, or the like. In one embodiment, the heating device is placed in a fireplace and in a second embodiment encompassed by this invention, the heating device is a free-standing heating device which may be used indoors or outdoors. The heating device includes a supporting structure for supporting folded newspapers in a housing having an open front with the newspapers being retained in place by side pressure exerted by damper screen supporting rods indented into the side edges of the newspapers. The upper end of the housing has an opening communicating with a fireplace chimney, smokestack, or the like, and the lower end of the housing is provided with a draft providing arrangement including a forced air draft which may be controlled to provide appropriate combustion supporting air for efficient burning of the newspapers without residue.
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