Patent ID: 7111623

Claim:
A fireplace defined by a combustion chamber bounded by a plurality of walls, at least one wall comprising a front wall facing room air to be heated, said front wall having a top edge and a bottom edge; first plenum means for introducing air for combustion into said combustion chamber; second plenum means for exhausting hot exhaust gases from said combustion chamber; means including a blower for introducing said room air into a third air circulation plenum which creates heated room air from heat exchange contact with said second plenum means; at least one opening at the top of said front face below said top edge to exhaust said heated room air outward of said front wall; and a separate heat deflecting baffle attached contiguous to said top edge, above said at least one opening, and extending outwardly and downwardly at an angle less than 90° to said front face whereby said heated room air is deflected downwardly, wherein said heat deflecting baffle comprises a base member attached to said top edge and an extension member telescopically attached to said base member.