Method for extending heating fire

Abstract

A technique for maintaining a continuous fire in a stove or fireplace for an indefinite period of time which is best accomplished by utilizing a reticulated filtering device or grid. When an ongoing fire is subsiding because the fuel is near depletion, the burning materials, the burned materials and the burnable materials contained in the fire can be separated with the grid, the burned materials passing through the apertures of the grid and the burning and not yet burned materials remaining on top of the grid for deposit at a desired location in the fire burning area. The burned materials are removed from the fire burning area and the burning and burnable materials are re-stoked to sustain and continue the fire. The grid can be substantially flat with a hanging and holding handle for convenience. Approximately 95% of the burning materials remain in the stove and do not ultimately reside in an ash can utilizing the present technique, thus providing an added safety factor.

Description

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention[0002] The present invention relates generally to fire burning device such as stoves and fireplaces and more particularly to fires used for heating in such devices and a unique method for sustaining ongoing fires in such devices for an indefinite period of time.[0003] 2. Description of Prior Art[0004] Fireplaces and wood burning stoves provide a great deal of comfort and enjoyment on cold days particularly in farm houses or resort cottages which are used for vacation homes. The crackling of a fie in a well stocked fireplace can bring on feelings of delight particularly on cold snowy evenings. The only problem associated with this comfortable furnishing is that fires do not last for extremely long periods of time--many times not even through the night. Thus the fireplace must be cleaned and a new fire built and started the next day. Cleaning a fireplace or stove is not a pleasant chore and often results in having to clean the entire room or even more w...

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Benefits of technology

[0009] The procedure promotes fire safety in that it ensures that at least ninety five percent (95%) of the burning materials in a fire remain in the stove or fireplace and do not end up in the ash can from which they might be carelessly or recklessly discarded,

[0011] Another objective of the present invention is to provide a method of the type described which is easy to practice, uncomplicated to implement and inexpensive to undertake.

[0012] Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide a method of the type described that will enable the continuation of a fire in a fire burning area such as a stove or fireplace that will separate the burned materials from the burning and burnable materials in a convenient manner and permit individual treatment of these separated materials in a straight forward manner.

Problems solved by technology

The only problem associated with this comfortable furnishing is that fires do not last for extremely long periods of time--many times not even through the night.

Cleaning a fireplace or stove is not a pleasant chore and often results in having to clean the entire room or even more where the fireplace or stove is located.

Moreover, letting the fire get too low before attempting to revive will many time put out the fire and require even more effort to clean, rebuild and restart.

Occasionally some ashes removed in this manner might still be hot to ignite paper and thereby rekindle a fire, however this was not a generally reliable approach.

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