FIREPIT HEAT DIRECTOR

• Main Authors: Widelitz, Kenneth S, Spivak, Jacob
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.03.2021
• Subjects: BLASTING; DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES FOR SOLID FUELS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; RANGES; VENTILATING; WEAPONS

A heat director (4) for a firepit (1) reflects and directs heat from the firepit (1) outwards (horizontally). The heat director (4) is located above, and spaced apart from, the heat source (5) of the firepit (1), and is substantially horizontal with respect to the surrounding ground. Generally vertical brackets (3) are fixedly mounted to the heat director (4), and are used to keep the heat director (4) in its desired position. In a preferred embodiment, the heat director (4) is made of tempered glass, but it may also be made of metal. In some embodiments, the heat source (5) is surrounded by a windscreen (2). In these embodiments, the brackets (3) are also fixedly mounted to the windscreen (2). Set screws (23) are used to attach the brackets (3) to the heat director (4), and to the windscreen (2) in those embodiments where a windscreen (2) is present. In embodiments where a windscreen (2) is not present, the brackets (3) may be modified so that they rest on a heat insulating mass (6) that surrounds the heat source (5).