Patent ID: 6757487
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: F24C,Y10S

Abstract:
An electric fireplace comprising:a) a housing having a top, a bottom, a back, and two sides; b) a simulated firebox within said housing; c) one or more artificial logs inside said simulated firebox; d) a light source positioned beneath said simulated firebox so as to illuminate at least a portion of an exterior surface of said one or more artificial logs; and e) a flame simulation assembly comprising a light randomizer and a light diffuser screen, said light diffuser screen having a partially translucent surface, said light randomizer juxtaposed toward said back of said housing relative to said light diffuser screen and comprising a horizontally rotating hollow cylinder having openings that permit light to pass through said rotating hollow cylinder and onto said light diffuser screen positioned toward said front of said housing relative to said light randomizer, wherein said flame simulation assembly further comprises a light filter screen having opaque areas and colored translucent areas, said light filter screen being positioned between said light randomizer and said light diffuser screen.