US2012070132A1PendingUtilityA1

Candle fireplace

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Sep 17, 2010Filed: Sep 17, 2010Published: Mar 22, 2012
Est. expirySep 17, 2030(~4.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Rodney Napier
F24B 1/181F24D 2200/08F24H 3/0417F24H 9/02F24H 9/2071F24H 15/45F24H 15/37F24H 15/281
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Abstract

A system, apparatus, and method for heating air with a space heater is presented. The space heater includes a space heater cabinet and a plurality of candles. The space heater cabinet is more than three times as wide as it is tall. The space heater cabinet has a top wall and a bottom wall. The space heater cabinet houses a heating unit, an intake vent, and an exhaust vent. The heating unit can heat air within the space heater cabinet. The intake vent allows air to enter the cabinet and the exhaust vent allows warmed air to exit the cabinet.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A attractive space heater comprising:
 a space heater cabinet that is more than three times as wide as it is tall, wherein the cabinet has a top wall and a bottom wall, wherein the cabinet houses:   a heating unit configured to heat air within the space heater cabinet;   an intake vent allowing air to enter the cabinet for heating by the heating unit;   an exhaust vent allowing air heated by the heating unit to exit the cabinet; and   a plurality of candles attached to the top wall of the cabinet to improve the attractiveness of the attractive space heater.   
     
     
         2 . The attractive space heater of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a plurality of clear plates extending vertically between the plurality of candles and outside edges of the top wall of the cabinet. 
 
     
     
         3 . The attractive space heater of  claim 1  wherein the top wall of the cabinet further comprises:
 a plurality of edge members forming a generally rectangular shaped top perimeter wall member with an interior open area; and 
 a center member configured to be placed into the interior open area and wherein bottom portions of the plurality of plates are between the top perimeter wall member and the center member with tops portions of the glass plates extending upward from the top wall, and wherein the clear plates are glass plates. 
 
     
     
         4 . The attractive space heater of  claim 3  wherein the top perimeter wall member further comprises:
 a plurality of elongated notches, wherein the bottom portions of the plurality of clear plates are located in the plurality of notches. 
 
     
     
         5 . The attractive space heater of  claim 4  wherein the top wall of the cabinet further comprises:
 a support member under the shaped top perimeter wall and the center member configured to support the plurality of clear plates. 
 
     
     
         6 . The attractive space heater of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a heating unit chassis within the cabinet configured to support the heating unit. 
 
     
     
         7 . The attractive space heater of  claim 1  wherein the heating unit is powered by electricity. 
     
     
         8 . The attractive space heater of  claim 1  wherein each of the plurality of candles further comprises:
 a light to resemble a burning candle and wherein the plurality of candles are at least one of the group of: battery powered and alternating current powered. 
 
     
     
         9 . The attractive space heater of  claim 1  wherein the heating unit further comprises:
 heating coils; 
 an exhaust manifold between the heating coils and the exhaust vent configured to guide heated air between the heating coils and the exhaust vent. 
 
     
     
         10 . The attractive space heater of  claim 9  wherein the candles further comprise:
 a plastic inner core; and 
 a wax alternate core around the plastic inner core. 
 
     
     
         11 . The attractive space heater of  claim 1  wherein the heating unit further comprises:
 a blower to blow air through the heating unit toward the exhaust grill. 
 
     
     
         12 . The attractive space heater of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a control unit built into a side of the space heater cabinet for controlling the space heater. 
 
     
     
         13 . The attractive space heater of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of candles are paraffin wax pillar candles. 
     
     
         14 . The attractive space heater of  claim 1  wherein the clear plates are glass plates between ⅛ and 3/16 inches in thickness. 
     
     
         15 . The attractive space heater of  claim 1  wherein the space heater cabinet is made out of wood. 
     
     
         16 . The attractive space heater of  claim 1  wherein the heating unit is an elongated cylindrical shape. 
     
     
         17 . The attractive space heater of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of candles are battery powered and the heating unit is not battery operated. 
     
     
         18 . A method comprising:
 placing a space heater in a first location, wherein a cabinet housing the space heater is at least three times as wide as it is tall;   lighting candles located on top of the space heater;   turning on the space heater so that it heats air at the first location;   turning off the space heater;   relocating the space heater to a second location that is different than the first location; and   turning on the space heater so that the space heater heats air in a second location.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  where the turning on the space heaters further comprises:
 turning on the space heater with one of the group of: a control panel on the space heater and a remote control. 
 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18  further comprising:
 powering the candles with a battery with a direct current; and
 powering a heater in the cabinet with an alternating current.

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