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

Claim 0:
1. 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 removable fuel grate disposed within the burn chamber above the bottom wall, the removable fuel grate having a grate width sized to allow the removable fuel grate to be vertically displaced from a first position within the burn chamber that supports combustible fuel during use to a second position outside the burn chamber, the removable fuel grate comprising:
a sheet metal dome portion having an array of holes sized to permit air flow from below the removable fuel grate and sized to permit passage of ash from the combustible fuel; and
a handle portion shaped to be grasped by a user to permit the user to remove the removable fuel grate from the fire pit by lifting the removable fuel grate vertically through the burn chamber;

an air chamber below the removable fuel grate;
an ash pan disposed below the array of holes 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 bottom having a pan width smaller than the grate width; 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.