Patent ID: 6463926
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: F24B

Abstract:
A fireplace comprising:a firebox having a plurality of panels surrounding a heat chamber of the firebox, the firebox having a front opening providing access to the heat chamber; an outer shell surrounding the plurality of firebox panels and enclosing a heat exchange volume between the firebox and the outer shell; a flue pipe having first and second sections connected at an angle to each other, the flue pipe first section is connectable to the firebox in first and second positions of the flue pipe first section relative to the firebox, where in the first position of the flue pipe first section the flue pipe second section is oriented vertically and in the second position of the flue pipe first section the flue pipe second section is oriented horizontally; a flue pipe plate connected to the outer shell, the flue pipe plate has an opening therethrough and the flue pipe passes through the flue pipe plate opening when the flue pipe first section is connected to the firebox in the first position of the flue pipe first section and in the second position of the flue pipe first section; the outer shell has a top wall and a rear wall that are connected together at an angle along a top, rear edge of the outer shell; the flue pipe plate has two plate sections that are oriented at an angle to each other and the opening passes through only one of the two plate sections; and, the flue pipe plate is connectable to the outer shell in first and second positions of the flue pipe plate relative to the outer shell, where in the first position of the flue pipe plate the one section with the opening is connected to the outer shell top wall and in the second position of the flue pipe plate the one section with the opening is connected to the outer shell rear wall.