Portable fire pit

Abstract

A portable fire pit includes a base and a burner assembly. The burner assembly includes a top plate and a gas burner fixed to and supported by the top plate. The top plate is supported by the base. The burner assembly is supported on the base by the top plate. The top plate is removably engaged with the base. A top surface of the portable fire pit is defined at least in part by the top plate. The gas burner is positioned to generate a flame above the top surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable fire pit comprising:
 a base;   a burner assembly including a top plate and a gas burner fixed to and supported by the top plate;   the top plate being supported by the base;   the burner assembly being supported on the base by the top plate;   the top plate being removably engaged with the base; and   a top surface defined at least in part by the top plate, the gas burner being positioned to generate a flame above the top surface.   
     
     
         2 . The portable fire pit as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the base includes panels arranged with a cavity therebetween, and at least one of the panels includes a ledge in the cavity that supports the top plate. 
     
     
         3 . The portable fire pit as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the panels have top edges and the top plate is in the cavity between the panels below the top edges of the panels. 
     
     
         4 . The portable fire pit as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the top plate abuts the ledge and is maintained on the ledge by gravity. 
     
     
         5 . The portable fire pit as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein an outer periphery of the top plate is adjacent each of the panels of the base. 
     
     
         6 . The portable fire pit as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the top edges of the panels are the uppermost surfaces of the portable fire pit. 
     
     
         7 . The portable fire pit as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the burner assembly includes a box supported by the top plate below the top plate, the box enclosing at least a portion of the burner between the box and the top plate. 
     
     
         8 . The portable fire pit as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein the gas burner includes:
 a jet having a gas passageway and a fuel-combustion outlet open to the gas passageway of the jet; and   a nipple having a gas passageway open to the gas passageway of the jet, the nipple being in the box.   
     
     
         9 . The portable fire pit as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the gas burner includes:
 a jet having a gas passageway and a fuel-combustion outlet open to the gas passageway of the jet; and   a nipple having a gas passageway open to the gas passageway of the jet.   
     
     
         10 . The portable fire pit as set forth in  claim 9 , wherein the nipple is below the top plate. 
     
     
         11 . The portable fire pit as set forth in  claim 9 , wherein the fuel-combustion outlet is above the top surface of the top plate. 
     
     
         12 . The portable fire pit as set forth in  claim 9 , wherein the top plate that has a hole extending through the top surface, the jet extending from the nipple, through the hole, to above the top surface. 
     
     
         13 . The portable fire pit as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the top surface is planar across the top plate. 
     
     
         14 . The portable fire pit as set forth in  claim 13 , wherein the top surface across the top plate is horizontal. 
     
     
         15 . A portable fire pit comprising:
 a base;   a burner assembly including a top plate and a gas burner fixed to and supported by the top plate;   the base including panels engageable with each other in an assembled position with a cavity therebetween; and   at least one of the panels including a ledge, the ledge being designed to be in the cavity and to support the top plate in the assembled position;   the top plate being insertable into the cavity to removably engage the ledge in the assembled position.   
     
     
         16 . The portable fire pit as set forth in  claim 15 , wherein, in the assembled position, a top surface is defined at least in part by the top plate, and the gas burner is positioned to generate a flame above the top surface. 
     
     
         17 . The portable fire pit as set forth in  claim 15 , wherein the panels have top edges and the top plate in the assembled position is in the cavity between the panels below the top edges of the panels. 
     
     
         18 . The portable fire pit as set forth in  claim 15 , wherein the top plate in the assembled position abuts the ledge and is maintained on the ledge by gravity. 
     
     
         19 . The portable fire pit as set forth in  claim 15 , wherein, in the assembled position, an outer periphery of the top plate is adjacent each of the panels of the base. 
     
     
         20 . A portable fire pit comprising:
 a base;   a burner assembly including a top plate and a gas burner fixed to and supported by the top plate;   the top plate being removably engageable with the base; and   when the top plate is engaged with the base:   the top plate is supported by the base;   the burner assembly is supported on the base by the top plate; and   a top surface is defined at least in part by the top plate, the gas burner being positioned to generate a flame above the top surface.