Patent ID: 8479723

Claim:
A fireplace assembly comprising: an insulated firebox having a front opening, said front opening defining a front access plane substantially parallel to a rear wall of the firebox; a smoke chamber positioned over the insulated firebox; a throat positioned over the insulated firebox, the throat being in fluid communication with the smoke chamber and the insulated firebox, and the throat linking the smoke chamber and the insulated firebox; and a divider positioned within said throat, said divider positioned upward and rearward of the front opening of the firebox, said divider being substantially parallel to said front access plane and defining an unobstructed front air channel and an unobstructed rear air channel within the throat for promoting laminar flow, through both front and rear air channels, of air and combustion products rising from the firebox towards the smoke chamber, and the divider promoting flow of air and combustion products through the front air channel having a lower temperature than a temperature of the flow of air and combustion products through the rear air channel.