Zero clearance fireplace

- Vermont Castings, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a zero clearance fireplace showing our new design, the broken line showing of environmental structure being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the zero clearance fireplace of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 3 is a top cross-sectional view of the zero clearance fireplace taken along line 3--3 of FIG. 2.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
4016859 April 12, 1977 Landowski
4805591 February 21, 1989 Pitha
4886445 December 12, 1989 Richardson
Other references
  • WHA International Trade Show 1985 New Product Guide, p. 11, Zero Clearance Fireplace Enclosure, bottom right side of page. WHA 1985 Tradeshow Brochures.
Patent History
Patent number: D371835
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 23, 1995
Date of Patent: Jul 16, 1996
Assignee: Vermont Castings, Inc. (Bethel, VT)
Inventors: Jay F. Kempf (Northfield, VT), Allan S. Wilker (Brookfield, VT), Vance R. Smith (Brookfield, VT)
Primary Examiner: Lisa P. Lichtenstein
Law Firm: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks
Application Number: 0/38,784