Fire pit barrier

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12385643-B1
Application number	US-202418759191-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jun 28, 2024
Priority date	Jun 28, 2024
Publication date	Aug 12, 2025
Grant date	Aug 12, 2025

Abstract

A fire pit barrier may help reduce the likelihood of contact with a side of a fire pit. The fire pit barrier may include a frame couplable to the fire pit. The frame may include a top support, a bottom support, and at least one connector extending between the top support and the bottom support. The frame may also include a shield coupled to the frame. The fire pit barrier may be configured to cover an outer surface of the fire pit and inhibit heat transfer from the fire pit to an exterior side of the shield.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fire pit barrier comprising:
a frame removably couplable to a fire pit, the frame comprising:
a top support;
a bottom support spaced apart from the top support; and
at least one connector extending between the top support and the bottom support; and

a shield coupled to the frame, the shield being configured to cover an outer surface of the fire pit.

2. The fire pit barrier of claim 1 , further comprising at least one bracket extending radially inwardly from the frame, the at least one bracket being configured to hang the fire pit barrier from an edge of the fire pit.

3. The fire pit barrier of claim 2 , further comprising at least one spacer extending inwardly to maintain space between the fire pit and the shield.

4. The fire pit barrier of claim 3 , wherein a width of the at least one spacer is less than a width of the at least one bracket such that the at least one spacer is not in contact with the fire pit when the fire pit barrier hangs from the fire pit in equilibrium.

5. The fire pit barrier of claim 1 , wherein the fire pit barrier is configured to allow air to flow past a bottom portion of the shield for intake into a lower portion of the fire pit.

6. The fire pit barrier of claim 1 , wherein the shield has an interior side and an exterior side spaced from the interior side in a manner forming an insulative gap.

7. The fire pit barrier of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of holes extending through the at least one connector dissipate heat from the frame to an environment radially outward of the shield.

8. The fire pit barrier of claim 1 , further comprising a grille positioned atop the frame, wherein the grille defines a plurality of holes to dissipate heat from the frame to an environment radially outward of the shield, and wherein the grille is configured to protect the at least a portion of the shield from radiant heat, infrared heat, direct heat, or any combination thereof.

9. A fire pit barrier comprising:
a frame couplable to a fire pit, the frame comprising:
a top support;
a bottom support spaced apart from the top support; and
at least one connector extending between the top support and the bottom support; and

a shield coupled to the frame, the shield being configured to cover an outer surface of the fire pit and reduce the likelihood of contact with the outer surface of the fire pit,
wherein the top support includes a plurality of top support members extending laterally between top portions of the at least one connector, and wherein the bottom support includes a plurality of bottom support members extending laterally between bottom portions of the at least one connector.

10. The fire pit barrier of claim 9 , wherein the shield includes a plurality of sections, each of the plurality of sections coupled to one of the top support members and one of the bottom support members, and wherein the shield is flexible and heat resistant.

11. A fire pit system comprising:
a fire pit having an upper portion, a lower portion, and an external surface forming a fire pit perimeter; and
a fire pit barrier sized to extend about the fire pit perimeter, the fire pit barrier comprising:
a frame comprising a bracket extending from the fire pit barrier and removably couplable to the upper portion of the fire pit in a manner causing the fire pit barrier to removably hang from the fire pit; and
a shield supported by the frame and disposed to be spaced apart from the external surface.

12. The fire pit system of claim 11 , wherein the fire pit barrier is further configured to cover an outer surface of the fire pit and allow air to flow past a bottom portion of the shield for intake into the lower portion of the fire pit.

13. The fire pit system of claim 11 , wherein the fire pit barrier further comprises at least one bracket including a hook configured to hang the fire pit barrier from an edge of the upper portion of the fire pit.

14. The fire pit system of claim 11 , wherein the shield is spaced from the fire pit to maximize heat transfer from the fire pit to an environment vertically above the fire pit barrier and to minimize heat transfer from the fire pit to the shield.

15. The fire pit system of claim 11 , wherein the shield has an interior side spaced from an exterior side to minimize heat transfer from the interior side to the exterior side.

16. The fire pit system of claim 11 , wherein a plurality of holes extending through the frame dissipate heat from the frame to an environment radially outward of the shield.

17. The fire pit system of claim 11 , wherein the fire pit barrier is configured to rest on the fire pit for unconstrained removal from the fire pit.

18. A method comprising:
assembling a fire pit barrier by attaching a shield to a frame, the frame comprising:
a top support;
a bottom support; and
connectors extending between the top support and the bottom support;

hanging the fire pit barrier from an edge of a fire pit using at least one bracket extending between the frame and the fire pit, the fire pit barrier configured to inhibit heat transfer from the fire pit to an environment radially outward of the shield; and
removing the fire pit barrier from the fire pit after a fire extinguishes.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising intaking air into the fire pit to maintain the fire, the air flowing beneath the shield.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the at least one bracket is positioned near the top support and extends inwardly from the frame, and wherein at least one spacer is positioned near the bottom support and extends inwardly from the frame.

21. A fire pit barrier comprising:
a frame having at least one connector configured to engage a fire pit in manner that removably suspends the frame from the fire pit; and
a shield coupled to the frame, wherein the shield is made of a non-metallic material, and wherein an interior side of the shield is spaced apart from an outer surface of the fire pit.

22. The fire pit barrier of claim 21 , further comprising at least one bracket extending radially inwardly from the frame, the at least one bracket being configured to hang the fire pit barrier from an edge of the fire pit.

23. The fire pit barrier of claim 22 , further comprising at least one spacer extending inwardly from the frame or shield to maintain space between the fire pit and the shield.

24. The fire pit barrier of claim 21 , wherein the frame comprises a top support and a bottom support, the top support and the bottom support being spaced apart, wherein the shield is a fabric extending between the top support and the bottom support to cover the outer surface of the fire pit.

25. The fire pit barrier of claim 24 , wherein the fabric is a sleeve extending about both the top support and the bottom support.

Assignees

• Solo Brands Llc

Inventors

• Weilert Jeffrey R
• Maghsadi Alexander K

Classifications

• F24B3/00

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• F24B1/192

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• F24B1/181 Primary

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

• F24B13/002

  Surrounds · CPC title

• F24B1/195

  Fireboxes; Frames; Hoods; Heat reflectors · CPC title