Fireplace grate

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the fireplace grate of the present invention showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the fireplace grate of the present invention depicting the upper portion of the fireplace grate in an extended position;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view of the fireplace grate of the present invention depicting the upper portion of the fireplace grate in an extended portion; and,

FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view of the fireplace grate of the present invention depicting the forward portion of the fireplace grate in a contracted position and the upper portion of the fireplace grate in an extended position.

The phantom line immediately adjacent to the claimed area in FIG. 6 represents the boundary of the claimed design. The dashed lines in the figures illustrate the portions of the design that form no part of the claimed design. None of the broken lines form any part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a fireplace grate, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D635657
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 5, 2010
Date of Patent: Apr 5, 2011
Assignee: Earth's Flame, Inc. (Corona, CA)
Inventor: Steve Marple (Bayfield, CO)
Primary Examiner: David G Muller
Attorney: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker
Application Number: 29/357,076
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fireplace Type (30) (D23/398)