Patent ID: 7654259
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: F23M,F24B

Abstract:
1. A fireplace comprising: a) a burning chamber having an opening; b) a vertically lifting door having a front face, a top edge, a bottom edge and opposing side edges, said door narrowing in width from said top edge to said bottom edge; c) a set of side guide trucks integrated with said burning chamber, wherein each said side guide track has a slot, wherein said slots are angled to seal with said opposing side edges of said door when said door is closed; d) pivots at the lower end of said side guide tracks, wherein the vertical angles of said side guide tracks are adjustable around said pivots to allow the taper of said slots to match the taper of said side edges; and e) a drive mechanism for raising and lowering said door within said slots in front of said burning chamber.