Table Top Fire Effect Attachment

Abstract

A fire effect device for holding, controlling and displaying fire and methods of attaching and mounting such a device to furniture, such as umbrella tables. This includes an internal chamber 11 which houses a fuel dispersion assembly 12 and a rigid hollow tube which may be mounted to the chamber or be of unitary construction with the chamber. The rigid hollow tube is designed to be inserted into a hole or ape11ure of a table, such as an umbrella hole, and connected to a gas valve and thereafter a fuel line or source, such as a propane tank. The device is attached and detached to the table with ease by i) engaging or disengaging the fuel line from the fire effect device and, ii) the simple turning of a nut.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fire effect device, comprising:
 a) a fire receptacle having an internal chamber, a bottom surface and at least one opening through the bottom surface;   b) a fuel dispersion assembly comprising a substantially hollow enclosure having at least a first opening to allow a gas to exit the assembly and a second opening to allow gas to enter the assembly, wherein the second opening is in detachable connection with a gas valve;   c) a rigid hollow tube having threading on its outside surface and being mounted to the bottom surface of the fire receptacle such that the hollow portion of the tube is aligned with the at least one opening of the fire receptacle; and,   d) a nut configured to mate with the outside surface of the hollow tube wherein the gas valve comprises a gas outlet and gas inlet which may be detachably connected to a gas source.   
     
     
         2 . The fire effect device of  claim 1 , wherein the second opening of the substantially hollow enclosure comprises a tubular connecting segment which is substantially hollow and includes a first end, a second end and a tubular wall connecting the two ends having an aperture along the wall to allow air to enter the tubular connecting segment. 
     
     
         3 . The fire effect device of  claim 1 , wherein the tubular connecting segment and the fuel dispersion assembly is of unitary construction. 
     
     
         4 . The fire effect device of  claim 1 , wherein the hollow tube is configured to be inserted into an opening on a table. 
     
     
         5 . The fire effect device of  claim 4 , wherein the nut is used to secure the fire effect device to the table. 
     
     
         6 . The fire effect device of  claim 1 , wherein the hollow tube is mounted to the bottom surface of the fire receptacle by fasteners. 
     
     
         7 . The fire effect device of  claim 1 , wherein the hollow tube comprises a first end and a second end, with the first end having one or more openings configured to receive a fastener and the second end having an outer surface configured to receive a nut. 
     
     
         8 . The fire effect device of  claim 7 , wherein gas valve comprises a knob in connection with a valve stem to control the flow of gas there through. 
     
     
         9 . The fire effect device of  claim 4 , wherein the fire receptacle is configured to rest on a surface of a table. 
     
     
         10 . The fire effect device of  claim 1 , wherein the hollow tube is rigid and has a diameter of from about 1 in. to about 1.9 in. 
     
     
         11 . A kit for providing a fire on a table top, comprising:
 a) the fire effect device of  claim 1 ,   b) written or graphic instructions for use comprising the following steps:   placing the fire effect device on a table top such that the rigid hollow tube is aligned with an opening of the table top;   tightening the fire effect device to the table by engaging the nut with the rigid hollow tube; and,   connecting the fire effect device to a gas source.   
     
     
         12 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions are provided in the form of an html address. 
     
     
         13 . The kit of  claim 11 , further comprising one or more photographs or drawings depicting one or more steps of using the fire effect device. 
     
     
         14 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the gas source is a propane tank. 
     
     
         15 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the fire effect device is detachable from the table top. 
     
     
         16 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the written or graphic instructions for use further comprise the following steps for detaching the fire effect device from the table top:
 disengaging the nut from the rigid hollow tube such that the nut is separated from the rigid hollow tube; and,   disconnecting the fire effect device from the gas source.   
     
     
         17 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the opening of the table comprises an umbrella hole. 
     
     
         18 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the written or graphic instructions for use further comprise a step of turning on the gas source thereby allowing gas to be supplied to the fire effect device and/or adjusting the amount of gas supplied to the fire effect device. 
     
     
         19 . The fire effect device of  claim 2 , wherein the second end of the tubular connecting segment is threadably engagable with a first end of a hose, the hose being substantially hollow and comprising a first end and a second end, and the second end of the hose is threadably engagable with a first end of the gas valve. 
     
     
         20 . The fire effect device of  claim 2 , wherein the second end of the tubular connecting segment is threadably engagable with a first end of the gas valve.