Patent ID: 7146975

Claim:
A gas fire log fireplace system with collapsing logs, comprising: a first fire log having a first end, a second end, a central portion and a downward facing surface, said first fire log being pivotably connected at a point in said log's downward-facing surface between said first end and said central portion to a non-moving portion of said fireplace; an activating mechanism connected to said first end of said first fire log; a second fire log having two outer ends, each of said outer ends connected to a nonmoving portion of said fireplace system, and having a central portion positioned under said first fire log, such that it supports said first fire log near said second end of said first fire log, said second fire log comprising two or more log sections having adjacent ends connected by a spring; such that when the temperature of the fireplace reaches a predetermined level, said activating mechanism causes said first fire log to push said second fire log downwardly in the area adjacent to where said second fire log's log sections are connected by said spring to a collapsed position, and when said activating mechanism is deactivated, causes said first and second fire logs return to an uncollapsed position.