Fireplace grate

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a fireplace grate is disclosed. The fireplace grate includes a plurality of cross bars, a plurality of support bars, and a plurality of fasteners. The plurality of support bars and the plurality of cross bars can be nested together in a disassembled configuration. Each fastener is configured to extend through a hole in one of the cross bars and engage a corresponding threaded hole in one of the support bars so that each cross bar can be fastened to the plurality of support bars in an assembled configuration with each cross bar spanning the plurality of support bars. A width of the fireplace grate in the disassembled configuration is less than 50% of a width of the fireplace grate in the assembled configuration.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fireplace grate comprising:
 a plurality of cross bars,   a plurality of support bars, and   a plurality of fasteners, wherein:   the plurality of support bars and the plurality of cross bars can be nested together in a disassembled configuration,   each fastener is configured to extend through a hole in one of the cross bars and engage a corresponding threaded hole in one of the support bars so that each cross bar can be fastened to the plurality of support bars in an assembled configuration with each cross bar spanning the plurality of support bars, and   a width of the fireplace grate in the disassembled configuration is less than 50% of a width of the fireplace grate in the assembled configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The fireplace grate according to  claim 1 , wherein a height of the fireplace grate in the disassembled configuration is less than 50% of a height of the fireplace grate in the assembled configuration. 
     
     
         3 . The fireplace grate according to  claim 2 , wherein the height of the fireplace grate in the disassembled configuration is less than 33% of the height of the fireplace grate in the assembled configuration. 
     
     
         4 . A method of providing a fireplace grate, the method comprising the steps of:
 arranging, in a box, a plurality of cross bars, a plurality of support bars and a plurality of fasteners, wherein the plurality of support bars and the plurality of cross bars are in a nested arrangement in the box in a disassembled configuration, wherein:   each fastener is configured to extend through a hole in one of the cross bars and engage a corresponding threaded hole in one of the support bars so that each cross bar can be fastened to the plurality of support bars in an assembled configuration with each cross bar spanning the plurality of support bars, and   a width of the fireplace grate in the disassembled configuration is less than 50% of a width of the fireplace grate in the assembled configuration.   
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein a height of the fireplace grate in the disassembled configuration is less than 50% of a height of the fireplace grate in the assembled configuration. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein the height of the fireplace grate in the disassembled configuration is less than 33% of the height of the fireplace grate in the assembled configuration.