Logset that regulates flame produced by fireplace fuel cartrige

Abstract

In accordance with the present invention, a noncombustible simulated logset which incorporates vapor restrictors as an integral part thereof, which vapor restrictors sit over a generally rectangular fuel cartridge and are an integral part of the logset itself, which vapor restrictors control and regulate the flames produced by a generally rectangular open trough fuel cartridge that has no vapor restrictors of its own. An alternative embodiment of the invention additionally comprises of components that glow when they are heated, to add to the over-all fireplace effect of the invention.

1 . A noncombustible, flame-regulating logset for controlling the burning of an open-trough fuel cartridge having a substantially rectangular shape, comprising at least one simulated and at least one vapor restrictor connected to said at least one simulated log.  
   
   
       2 . The logset of  claim 1  wherein said simulated log comprises at least one cylindrical body approximating the appearance of a natural wood log.  
   
   
       3 . The logset of  claim 1  wherein said at least one vapor restrictor is substantially rectangular in extent, being adapted to cover the opening of the said open-trough fuel cartridge and wherein said at least one vapor restrictor further comprises at least one vapor exit aperture.  
   
   
       4 . The logset of  claim 2  wherein said at least one vapor restrictor is substantially rectangular in extent, being adapted to cover the opening of the said open-trough fuel cartridge and wherein said at least one vapor restrictor further comprises at least one vapor exit aperture.  
   
   
       5 . The logset of  claim 3 , wherein said simulated logset further comprises a fuel-cartridge-receiving cavity for receiving an open-trough fuel cartridge.  
   
   
       6 . The logset of  claim 4 , wherein said simulated logset further comprises a fuel cartridge-receiving cavity for receiving an open-trough fuel cartridge.  
   
   
       7 . The logset of  claim 5 , wherein said fuel cartridge-receiving cavity is enclosed on one side by said at least one vapor restrictor.  
   
   
       8 . The logset of  claim 6 , wherein said fuel cartridge-receiving cavity is enclosed on one side by said at least one vapor restrictor.  
   
   
       9 . The logset of  claim 7 , wherein said vapor exit aperture communicates with the fuel in said open-trough fuel cartridge, thereby permitting the exit of flammable vapors from said fuel cartridge in a controlled fashion and thereby regulating the size and duration of the flames produced when the fuel in the fuel cartridge is ignited.  
   
   
       10 . The logset of  claim 8 , wherein said vapor exit aperture communicates with the fuel in said open-trough fuel cartridge, thereby permitting the exit of flammable vapors from said fuel cartridge in a controlled fashion and thereby regulating the size and duration of the flames produced when the fuel in the fuel cartridge is ignited.  
   
   
       11 . The logset of  claim 9  further comprising components that glow upon exposure to said flames.  
   
   
       12 . The logset of  claim 10 , wherein said vapor exit aperture communicates with the fuel in said open-trough fuel cartridge, permitting the exit of flammable vapors from said fuel cartridge in a controlled fashion and thereby regulating the size and duration of the flames produced when the fuel in the fuel cartridge is ignited, further comprising components that glow upon exposure to said flames.