Fire system for a gas fireplace

Abstract

A fireplace system may comprise a burner comprising an upper portion shape and a front sloping surface sloping downwardly; and/or a log comprising a recess disposed into a bottom surface of the log. The recess may comprise a recess shape complementary to at least a portion of the upper portion shape of the burner, wherein the log may be disposed over the burner such that at least a portion of the burner is disposed within the recess. The burner may be disposed in the recess of the log such that the log hides the burner from view from a position in front of the fireplace system.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fireplace system, comprising:
 a burner comprising an upper portion shape and a front sloping surface sloping downwardly; and   a log comprising a recess disposed into a bottom surface of the log, wherein the recess comprises a recess shape complementary to at least a portion of the upper portion shape of the burner, wherein the log is disposed over the burner such that at least a portion of the burner is disposed within the recess,   wherein the burner is disposed in the recess of the log such that the log hides the burner from view from a position in front of the fireplace system.   
     
     
         2 . The fireplace system of  claim 1 , wherein the front sloping surface is an upper front sloping surface sloping downwardly in an aft-to-forward direction. 
     
     
         3 . The fireplace system of  claim 1 , wherein the front sloping surface is a lower front sloping surface sloping downwardly in a forward-to-aft direction, wherein at least a portion of the lower front sloping surface is outside the recess. 
     
     
         4 . The fireplace system of  claim 3 , wherein, from a second position in front of the fireplace system, a first axis spanning toward the fireplace system at least 45 degrees from a second axis spanning along the bottom surface of the log does not intersect with the burner, such that the log hides the burner from view from the second position in front of the fireplace system, wherein a first angle formed between the first axis and the second axis comprises a first vertex at a front lower point of the log. 
     
     
         5 . The fireplace system of  claim 3 , wherein the log comprises a front lower point, wherein the front sloping surface of the burner spans away from the front lower point of the log in a downward direction. 
     
     
         6 . The fireplace system of  claim 5 , wherein at least a portion of the front sloping surface of the burner forms an angle with an axis spanning along the bottom surface of the log of at least 135 degrees. 
     
     
         7 . The fireplace system of  claim 3 , wherein the burner comprises a plurality of ports disposed on a burner front portion of the burner. 
     
     
         8 . The fireplace system of  claim 7 , wherein at least one of the plurality of ports is disposed on the front sloping surface of the burner. 
     
     
         9 . The fireplace system of  claim 7 , wherein at least one of the plurality of ports is disposed at least partially on an upper front sloping surface of the burner, wherein the upper front sloping surface couples to the lower front sloping surface of the burner. 
     
     
         10 . The fireplace system of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of ports is disposed on a burner surface intersection at which the upper front sloping surface couples to the lower front sloping surface of the burner. 
     
     
         11 . The fireplace system of  claim 7 , wherein the recess further comprises a front declining surface, and wherein the log is disposed on the burner such that at least one of the front declining surface of the recess or a log front surface of the log at least partially overlaps at least one of the plurality of ports along a first axis. 
     
     
         12 . The fireplace system of  claim 7 , wherein the recess further comprises a front declining surface, and wherein the log is disposed on the burner such that the front declining surface of the recess and a log front surface of the log are misaligned with at least one of the plurality of ports along a first axis, such that the front declining surface of the recess and the log front surface of the log do not overlap the at least one of the plurality of burners along the first axis. 
     
     
         13 . The fireplace system of  claim 3 , wherein the recess further comprises a front declining surface, forming a log front flange between the front declining surface of the recess and a log front surface of the log, wherein the thickness of the log front flange decreases from a top of the front declining surface to a bottom of the front declining surface. 
     
     
         14 . The fireplace system of  claim 3 , wherein there is at least a partial seal between the log and the burner within the recess in the log. 
     
     
         15 . The fireplace system of  claim 3 , wherein there is a first space between the log and the burner within the recess, wherein the space allows airflow therethrough to contribute to combustion of a flame fuel exiting the burner. 
     
     
         16 . The fireplace system of  claim 3 , further comprising a second log comprising a second recess disposed into a top surface of the second log, wherein the second recess comprises a second recess shape complementary to at least a portion of a lower portion shape of the burner, wherein the second log is disposed under the burner such that at least a second portion of the burner is disposed within the second recess. 
     
     
         17 . The fireplace system of  claim 16 , wherein there is at least a partial seal between the second log and the burner within the second recess in the second log. 
     
     
         18 . The fireplace system of  claim 16 , wherein there is a second space between the second log and the burner within the second recess, wherein the second space allows airflow therethrough to contribute to combustion of a flame fuel exiting the burner. 
     
     
         19 . The fireplace system of  claim 1 , wherein the burner comprises at least one of a square, triangular, or diamond cross-sectional shape. 
     
     
         20 . The fireplace system of  claim 1 , wherein the burner comprises at least one of a metal, a metal alloy, a ceramic material, or a polymeric material, and wherein the log comprises at least one of a ceramic material, a ceramic fiber, concrete, a metal, a metal alloy, a polymeric material, or fiberglass.