Patent ID: 6036474
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: F23D,F24C

Abstract:
A gas burner for a fireplace, comprising:an elongated burner housing having a length and a width, said elongated burner housing having a grid of openings in a surface thereof and a gas distribution plate located underneath and adjacent said grid, said grid being formed from heat resistant material, said elongated burner housing having a burner box and a chamber arranged therein in a side-by-side relationship along a length of the housing, said chamber having a perforated plate forming an upper surface thereof, each of the first and second burner assemblies having a gas mixing area with an inlet for air and combustible gas and air flow controllers for controlling the ratio of said air to said gas in the first burner assembly lower than the ratio in the second burner assembly, said first burner assembly communicating with said chamber and said second burner assembly communicating with said burner box such that (I) air and gas is adapted to pass from said second burner assembly into the burner box and through said gas distribution plate and (II) air and gas is adapted to pass from said first burner assembly through said chamber and through both said perforated plate and said gas distribution plate.