Patent ID: 8235033

Claim:
A fireplace assembly comprising: a base which has a top surface and defines a recess which extends downwardly from the top surface; a fireplace comprising a housing having a bottom surface and a plurality of wheels which are mounted on the housing and extend at least partially below the bottom surface; a pair of side assemblies secured to opposite sides of the base and defining therebetween a cavity; wherein the fireplace has a first position in which the housing rests on the base with the wheels extending downwardly into the recess and a second position in which the fireplace is removed from the base so that the wheels provide rolling movement of the fireplace; wherein the base remains stationary when the fireplace is removed from the base; wherein the base is within the cavity; the cavity extends upwardly above the top surface of the base; and the housing of the fireplace is received within the cavity in the first position and removed from the cavity in the second position.