Abstract: A fireplace assembly is disclosed and includes a smoke chamber, a firebox, a throat in fluid communication with and linking the smoke chamber and the insulated firebox and a divider positioned within said throat and defining a front air channel and a rear air channel within the throat. The fireplace assembly of the present invention offers reductions in particulate emissions when compared to traditional open-burning fireplaces and has comparable particulate emissions to wood stoves and built-in wood stoves.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 25, 2009
Date of Patent:
July 9, 2013
Assignee:
I.C.C. Compagnie de Cheminees Industrielles Inc.