Patent ID: 6286503
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: A47J,F24B

Abstract:
A portable outdoor fireplace, comprising:a base member for supporting and burning combustible material therein;a collapsible fire screen assembly supported by said base member, said fire screen defining a fire chamber which contains and substantially encloses said combustible material within said base member, said fire screen assembly including a plurality of individual screen panels that stand up right upon said base member to define said fire screen assembly, said screen panels being capable of being folded into a substantially flat shape;a cover member for covering a top of said fire screen assembly in opposition to said base member; and,a support structure for supporting said base member off the ground, the support structure including at least two support members that are attached to said base member and which extend through portions of both of said base and cover members such that said cover member is movable vertically along said support members, each of said support members including a pair of legs interconnected by a handle portion, the legs including joints that permit said handle portions to be moved between first and second operative positions, said cover member including a latch member that engages said handle portions when said handle portions are in said second operative position to thereby hold said cover member in a closed position.