Fireplace having integral grate

摘要

The present invention relates to an improvement in a fireplace having a hearth and a firebox with side walls and a back wall. A pair of brackets are attached to each of the side walls and the brackets each pivotally receive a stub shaft extending from a grate within the fireplace. The grate is pivotally mounted by virtue of the stubs extending into the brackets, and the grate includes a plurality of legs which normally engage the hearth of the fireplace.