Patent ID: 11953207
Assignee: SOLO BRANDS, LLC
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 7:
8. A fire pit comprising:
an outer wall and an inner wall, the inner wall being spaced from the outer wall to form an air passage therebetween, the inner wall having an inwardly facing surface and defining a burn chamber having a chamber width;
a bottom wall forming a bottom portion of the fire pit;
a fuel grate above the bottom wall and forming a part of the burn chamber, the fuel grate comprising an array of holes sized to permit air flow from below the fuel grate and sized to permit passage of ash from a combustible fuel burned in the burn chamber;
an air chamber below the fuel grate;
an ash pan disposable below the array of holes of the fuel grate to capture ash passing through the array of holes from the combustible fuel when the combustible fuel is burned in the burn chamber, the ash pan having sidewalls and a bottom, the ash pan being unfixed relative to each of the inner wall, the outer wall, and the fuel grate, the ash pan being configured in a manner permitting axial separation of the ash pan and both the inner wall and the outer wall between a first position where the ash pan is located to capture ash from the fuel grate during use to a second position, after the axial separation, displaced from both the inner wall and the outer wall and accessible for cleaning; and
a support between the bottom wall and the ash pan, the support being disposed to support the ash pan in a position below the fuel grate and above the bottom wall in a manner allowing flow of air between the bottom wall and the ash pan.