Fireplace enhancer

Abstract

A fire place enhancer is provided for combusting fuel and for placement into a fireplace within a wall of a room, wherein the fireplace has a chimney. The fire place enhancer includes: a main air shield having a main exhaust port, a main access port an air ingestion port and an air supply port; an inner surface disposed with the main air shield so as to provide a combustion area for combusting the fuel, the inner surface having a rear surface and two side surfaces; and a heat manifold disposed above the combustion area, the heat manifold having a first end and a second end, the heat manifold being operable to pass gasses from the combustion area to the chimney.

What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is: 
     
         1 . A fire place enhancer for combusting fuel and for placement into a fireplace within a wall of a room, the fireplace having a chimney, said fire place enhancer comprising:
 a main air shield having a main exhaust port, a main access port an air ingestion port and an air supply port;   an inner surface disposed with said main air shield so as to provide a combustion area for combusting the fuel, said inner surface having a rear surface and two side surfaces; and   a heat manifold disposed above the combustion area, said heat manifold having a first end and a second end, said heat manifold being operable to pass gasses from the combustion area to the chimney;   wherein said air ingestion port operable to provide ingested air from the room to said heat manifold at said rear surface without entering the combustion area,   said heat manifold being operable to transfer the ingested air from said rear surface to said main air shield and into the room,   wherein said air supply port is operable to provide primary air from the room to the combustion area and to provide secondary air to said rear surface without entering the combustion area, and   wherein said rear surface includes an exhaust port operable to provide the secondary air to the combustion area.   
     
     
         2 . The fire place enhancer of  claim 1 , further comprising a baffle disposed between the exhaust port and said heat manifold. 
     
     
         3 . The fire place enhancer of  claim 1 , further comprising a door covering said main access port. 
     
     
         4 . The fire place enhancer of  claim 3 , wherein said door comprises a glass panel. 
     
     
         5 . The fire place enhancer of  claim 1 , further comprising a shuttle operable to adjust said air supply port to adjust the amount of primary air provided from the room to the combustion area. 
     
     
         6 . The fire place enhancer of  claim 1 , further comprising an extended air shield arranged so as to be disposed between said main air shield and the wall.