Patent ID: 6871644

Claim:
A firelog grate comprising: a rear member; a front member; a plurality of spaced-apart bars connecting the rear member to the front member, each of said bars having: a first segment having a first constant cross-section; a second segment having a second constant cross-section; wherein the second cross-section is smaller than the first cross-section; a third segment positioned intermediate the first and second segments and having a cross-section that decreases from proximate the first segment to the second segment; wherein the first segment of the bar is connected to the rear member and the third segment of the bar is connected to the front member; and wherein the bar has a longitudinal axis and is uninterrupted along its longitudinal axis, whereby said rear member, front member and bars form a cradle that is adapted to hold a firelog thereon; the first and third segments of said bars forming a firelog-receiving surface of the cradle; and wherein the cradle has an underside; and a plurality of legs extending downwardly from the cradle, said legs being adapted to support the cradle above the floor of a fireplace; and wherein the second segment of each bar includes an inclined section angling upwardly and outwardly therefrom in a direction opposite to the legs so that the inclined section substantially prevents a firelog from rolling off the firelog-receiving surface of the cradle.