Fire pit system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11703227-B2
Application number	US-202217936928-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2022
Priority date	Dec 26, 2018
Publication date	Jul 18, 2023
Grant date	Jul 18, 2023

Abstract

The present fire pit system includes a fire pit stand including a body including a plurality of openings, wherein the walls of a fire pit body can rest upon the fire pit stand. The fire pit stand protects below surfaces (e.g., floor, ground, etc.) from high heat. The openings in the fire pit stand increase airflow. The fire pit stand fits inside the fire pit body creating a portable unit. When the fire pit is being assembled, the fire pit stand can be removed from inside the fire pit body, placed on the ground, and the fire pit body can be placed on top of the fire pit stand.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fire pit system, comprising:
a fire pit stand including a stand wall, the stand wall being cylindrical, the cylindrical stand wall defining a first outside diameter, and the cylindrical stand wall comprising stand openings formed therethrough;
and
a fire pit body adapted to sit atop the fire pit stand in a use configuration, the fire pit body comprising:
a body top end portion;
a body bottom end portion;
an exterior body wall extending between the body bottom end portion and the body top end portion, the exterior body wall being cylindrical, the cylindrical exterior body wall defining a second outside diameter, and the second outside diameter of the cylindrical exterior body wall being greater than the first outside diameter of the cylindrical stand wall;
an interior body wall inside the cylindrical exterior body wall to permit an upward flow of air therebetween, the interior body wall being cylindrical, and the cylindrical interior body wall defining a first inside diameter;
an upper ring at the body top end portion, the upper ring defining a second inside diameter, and the second inside diameter of the upper ring being less than both:
the first inside diameter of the cylindrical interior body wall; and
the first outside diameter of the cylindrical stand wall;

and
at least one inwardly-facing opening disposed below the upper ring at the body top end portion, the at least one inwardly-facing opening permitting a flow of air from between the cylindrical interior body wall and the cylindrical exterior body wall to fuel secondary combustion;

wherein a first portion of the stand openings formed through the cylindrical stand wall are aligned in a first row along a first row centerline, the first row extending at least partway around the fire pit stand, the stand openings in the first row being evenly distributed along the first row centerline;
wherein a second portion of the stand openings formed through the cylindrical stand wall are aligned in a second row along a second row centerline, the second row extending at least partway around the fire pit stand, the stand openings in the second row being evenly distributed along the second row centerline;
wherein the first row centerline is axially offset from the second row centerline;
wherein the stand openings in the first row are circumferentially staggered in relation to the stand openings in the second row; and
wherein the fire pit body and the fire pit stand are structurally arranged so that, when in the use configuration:
the cylindrical interior body wall of the fire pit body is coaxial with the cylindrical stand wall of the fire pit stand and extends in a parallel relation to the cylindrical stand wall of the fire pit stand; and
the cylindrical exterior body wall of the fire pit body is coaxial with the cylindrical stand wall of the fire pit stand and extends in a parallel relation to the cylindrical stand wall of the fire pit stand.

2. The fire pit system of claim 1 , wherein the fire pit body is removable from atop the fire pit stand to reconfigure the fire pit system from the use configuration to a portable configuration.

3. The fire pit system of claim 2 , wherein the fire pit stand is adapted to fit within the fire pit body in the portable configuration.

4. The fire pit system of claim 1 , wherein the first inside diameter of the cylindrical interior body wall is greater than the first outside diameter of the cylindrical stand wall.

5. The fire pit system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one inwardly-facing opening is formed through the cylindrical interior body wall.

6. The fire pit system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one inwardly-facing opening includes at least one row of inwardly-facing openings extending at least partway around the fire pit body at the body top end portion.

7. The fire pit system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one inwardly-facing opening is circular.

8. The fire pit system of claim 1 , wherein the stand openings are circular.

9. The fire pit system of claim 1 , wherein the fire pit body and the fire pit stand are structurally arranged so that, when in the use configuration, the stand openings formed through the stand wall permit an inward flow of air proximate the body bottom end portion to promote airflow through the fire pit body.

10. The fire pit system of claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical stand wall further defines a height, the height of the cylindrical stand wall being less than half of the first outside diameter of the cylindrical stand wall.

11. A fire pit system, comprising:
a fire pit stand including a stand wall, the stand wall being cylindrical, the cylindrical stand wall defining a first outside diameter, and the cylindrical stand wall comprising stand openings formed therethrough;
and
a fire pit body adapted to sit atop the fire pit stand in a use configuration, the fire pit body comprising:
a body top end portion;
a body bottom end portion;
an exterior body wall extending between the body bottom end portion and the body top end portion, the exterior body wall being cylindrical, the cylindrical exterior body wall defining a second outside diameter, and the second outside diameter of the cylindrical exterior body wall being greater than the first outside diameter of the cylindrical stand wall;
an interior body wall inside the cylindrical exterior body wall to permit an upward flow of air therebetween, the interior body wall being cylindrical, and the cylindrical interior body wall defining a first inside diameter;
an upper ring at the body top end portion, the upper ring defining a second inside diameter, and the second inside diameter of the upper ring being less than both:
the first inside diameter of the cylindrical interior body wall; and
the first outside diameter of the cylindrical stand wall;

and
at least one inwardly-facing opening disposed below the upper ring at the body top end portion, the at least one inwardly-facing opening permitting a flow of air from between the cylindrical interior body wall and the cylindrical exterior body wall to fuel secondary combustion;

wherein the fire pit body and the fire pit stand are structurally arranged so that, when in the use configuration:
the cylindrical interior body wall of the fire pit body is coaxial with the cylindrical stand wall of the fire pit stand and extends in a parallel relation to the cylindrical stand wall of the fire pit stand; and
the cylindrical exterior body wall of the fire pit body is coaxial with the cylindrical stand wall of the fire pit stand and extends in a parallel relation to the cylindrical stand wall of the fire pit stand.

12. The fire pit system of claim 11 , wherein the fire pit body is removable from atop the fire pit stand to reconfigure the fire pit system from the use configuration to a portable configuration.

13. The fire pit system of claim 12 , wherein the fire pit stand is adapted to fit within the fire pit body in the portable configuration.

14. The fire pit system of claim 11 , wherein the first inside diameter of the cylindrical interior body wall is greater than the first outside diameter of the cylindrical stand wall.

15. The fire pit system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one inwardly-facing opening is formed through the cylindrical interior body wall.

16. The fire pit system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one inwardly-facing opening includes at least one row of inwardly-facing openings extending at least partway around the fire pit body at the body top end portion.

17. The fire pit system of claim 11 , whe

Assignees

• Solo Brands Llc

Inventors

• Jan Jeffrey H
• Jan Spencer H

Classifications

• F24B1/195 Primary

  Fireboxes; Frames; Hoods; Heat reflectors · CPC title

• F24B1/181

  Free-standing fireplaces, e.g. for mobile homes {; Fireplaces convertible into stoves} · CPC title

• A47J33/00

  Camp cooking devices without integral heating means (travelling cookers with one burner A47J36/26) · CPC title

• F24B1/182 Primary

  with additional provisions for cooking · CPC title

• F24B1/19

  Supplying combustion-air · CPC title