Portable fireplace

Abstract

A portable fire place having an inner housing defined by an innerhousing wall and forming a flame pit, an outer housing having an outer housing wall, the outer housing and the inner housing being interconnected to one another, the outer housing being in surrounding relationship to the inner housing, at least the majority of the walls of the inner and outer housings being spaced from one another to provide an insulation space and a support disposed in the flame pit for supporting a flame presentation substance.

1 . A portable fireplace, comprising: 
 an inner housing having an upper end, a lower end, and an inner housing wall having an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface, and defining a flame pit;    an outer housing having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer housing wall having an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface, said outer housing being in surrounding relationship to said inner housing, the majority of said outer wall surface of said inner housing wall being spaced from said inner wall surface of said outer housing wall; and    a support disposed in said flame pit for supporting a flame presentation substance.    
     
     
         2 . The portable fireplace of  claim 1  wherein said inner housing and said outer housing are generally cylindrical and substantially concentric with respect to one another.  
     
     
         3 . The portable fireplace of claim I wherein a laterally projecting, peripherally extending flange is attached to the upper end of at least one of said inner housing or said outer housing, wherein if said flange is attached to the upper end of said outer housing, said flange projects toward said inner housing and if said flange is attached to the upper end of said inner housing, said flange projects toward said outer housing.  
     
     
         4 . The portable fireplace of  claim 3  wherein there is a decorative veneer carried by said flange.  
     
     
         5 . The portable fireplace of  claim 1  wherein said support comprises a grate mounted in said inner housing intermediate said upper end and said lower end of said inner housing.  
     
     
         6 . The portable fireplace of  claim 5  wherein there is a fire ring disposed on said grate.  
     
     
         7 . The portable fireplace of  claim 6  wherein there is a source of flammable gas connected to said fire ring.  
     
     
         8 . The portable fireplace of  claim 1  wherein said inner housing and said outer housing are interconnected to one another.  
     
     
         9 . The portable fireplace of  claim 1  wherein said upper end of said inner housing has a laterally outwardly projecting, peripherally extending first flange and said upper end of said outer housing has a laterally inwardly projecting, peripherally extending second flange, said first and second flanges forming support surfaces.  
     
     
         10 . The portable fireplace of  claim 9  wherein there is a decorative motif carried by at least one of said support surfaces.  
     
     
         11 . The portable fireplace of  claim 1  wherein said lower end of said outer housing has a laterally outwardly projecting peripherally extending flange.  
     
     
         12 . The portable fireplace of either of claims  3  or wherein said decorative motif comprises a stonelike material.  
     
     
         13 . The portable fireplace of  claim 12  wherein said stonelike material is natural.  
     
     
         14 . The portable fireplace of  claim 12  wherein said stonelike material is artificial.  
     
     
         15 . The portable fireplace of  claim 9  wherein there is a wire mesh covering over said outer wall surface of said outer housing wall and said support surfaces and there is a decorative motif carried by said outer wall surface of said outer housing and said support surfaces.  
     
     
         16 . The portable fireplace of  claim 1  wherein said outer housing is removably interconnected to said inner housing.  
     
     
         17 . The portable fireplace of  claim 16  wherein said outer wall surface of said outer housing wall carries a decorative motif.  
     
     
         18 . The portable fireplace of  claim 17  wherein said decorative motif is formed by a plurality of openings extending through said outer housing wall.  
     
     
         19 . The portable fireplace of  claim 18  wherein there is an illumination source disposed between said inner housing and said outer housing.  
     
     
         20 . The portable fireplace of  claim 16  wherein said lower end of said inner housing has a laterally outwardly projecting, peripherally extending flange.  
     
     
         21 . The portable fireplace of  claim 1  wherein said support comprises a freestanding structure independent of said inner housing.  
     
     
         22 . The portable fireplace of  claim 21  wherein said freestanding structure includes a grate, said grate having legs to position said grate intermediate said upper end and said lower end of said inner housing.  
     
     
         23 . The portable fireplace of  claim 22  wherein said grate forms a top surface and there is a refractory material secured to said upper surface of said grate, said refractory material and said grate cooperating to form air passageways.  
     
     
         24 . The portable fireplace of  claim 23  wherein said refractory material comprises a plurality of firebricks secured to said top surface of said grate.