Patent ID: 8602020

Claim:
A fireplace for promoting a cleaner burn of fuel within a combustion chamber of the fireplace, the fireplace comprising: a fireplace grate comprised of tubular telescoping conduits, the fireplace further comprising; a combustion chamber having a primary combustion zone and a secondary combustion zone, said primary combustion zone comprising a support structure for supporting combustible biomass and a flame area, and said secondary combustion zone being situated above the primary combustion zone and in the path taken by rising emissions and oxygen starved air when combustion is occurring in the primary combustion zone; the fireplace grate comprising a hollow tubular conduit defining a first end portion in fluid communication with an air source and a second end portion with a plurality of air apertures, the second end portion disposable in the secondary combustion zone of the combustion chamber of the fireplace; and a means for flowing air through the hollow tubular conduit from the first end portion to the second end portion through the air apertures for introducing oxygen to the rising emissions and oxygen starved air in the secondary combustion zone of the combustion chamber when combustion is occurring in the primary combustion zone to encourage complete combustion and reduction of harmful emissions.