Stoves and furnaces inventions 10/06

20060236994 - Vehicle heating box: A heating box for a vehicle for which source of heating is obtained from the coolant used to cool the engine of the vehicle....

20060236995 - Solid fuel igniter: A solid fuel igniter that provides for initial heating of solid fuel pieces to expedite reaching a self-ignition preparatory state. The igniter comprises a primary fire generating chamber, wherein heat energy is generated and transmitted upwards to an enclosing body having a top opening of wide cross section that tapers...

20060236996 - Fire pit: A fire pit that is fueled by one or more small, disposable propane cylinders. In an embodiment, the small, disposable cylinder is directly connected to the fire pit without a hose. The fire pit includes a pilot light having a fuel feed and an air feed. The fuel feed is...

20060236997 - Pot supports and burner systems including same: A pot support for a ceramic glass cooktop having integrally formed grates. The pot support is formed of a material able to withstand gas cooking temperatures without substantial alteration of its shape or composition. The pot support is configured to rest in a stable position over a gas burner head...

20060236998 - Method of inhibiting access: The present invention relate to a method of inhibiting access. Some embodiments of the method include determining that access to an item needs to be inhibited and positioning a thermal grill relative to the item such that the thermal grill provides a barrier against an individual engaging the item. A...

20060236999 - Heated pump with boiling protection: A heating system for heating fluid media, in particular for domestic appliances, including a carrier unit, a heating unit arranged on the carrier unit and a heat transfer element which is arranged on the carrier unit and comprising a material which is a good conductor of heat, which heat transfer...

20060237000 - Roof panel suitable for heat-exchanging applications, and heat-exchanging roof assembly incorporating the same: A roof panel for a heat-exchanging roof assembly includes a hollow panel body that is made from a heat conducting material, that confines a coolant space, and that includes an upper wall part and a lower wall part disposed below the upper wall part. The panel body is formed with...

20060231085 - Method and apparatus of assembling cooking appliances: A solenoid for controlling gas flow to a burner of an appliance includes at least one coil configured to receive an electrically charged pulse based on a signal sent from a controller. The solenoid also includes an armature moveable between a first position and a second position by the at...

20060231086 - Distribution tee assembly: A distribution tee assembly 10 for transferring the products of combustion from a heat exchanger 12 to an exhaust vent system 14. The distribution tee assembly 10 includes a distribution tee 16 having an inlet pipe 18 and two transverse outlet pipes 20, 22. A transition region 24 is located...

20060231087 - Barbprop: A BarBProp is an auxiliary device that is used for temperature control in a barbeque grill. It offers multiple levels of heat control and helps to regulate the intensity of the heat within the grill chamber. The device can be used in two different ways to regulate the cooking temperature....

20060231088 - Heat exchanger clean-out plug assembly: A flue-gas to air heat exchanger having a flue-gas containing shell with a heat exchange surface, flue-gas inlet and outlet sections, and at least one tubular clean-out fitting is provided with a removable plug having an outer peripheral portion resiliently engageable with a section of the inner peripheral portion of...

20060231089 - Combustion control system: The combustion control system described herein is the top assembly of a combustion chamber. It was developed as part of an efficient wood burning fire place. The assembly presumes that there is some sort of baffle above the fire directing the flames to the front and a non-airtight glass door....

20060225723 - Detachable stove and barbecue combination: A detachable stove and barbecue combination being used as both heater and barbecue at the same time, which comprises a hollow compartment comprising an opening for loading fuel thereinto, and a detachable internal gridiron for placing meat thereon; a flue pipe on top of the compartment and in communication therewith...

20060225725 - Portable, collapsible cooking unit and utensil: A portable, collapsible cooking unit and utensil that is easy to use and that can be easily transported, disassembled and assembled and comprises a slotted cooking member with side walls, bottom wall and a rim around the upper periphery of the cooking member with at least one slot in the...

20060225724 - Solid-fueled cooking or heating device: A solid-fueled cooking or heating device that stays relatively cool on the sides and bottom of the device during continuous operation. The inventive device utilizes the flow of inlet combustion air in conjunction with three parallel air spaces to heat the inlet air and cool the exterior of the device....

20060225726 - Heating cooker: A cooker has an external circulation path outside a heating chamber in which foods are to be placed. A blower sucks in gas inside the heating chamber, and forms, in the external circulation path, a gas flow that makes the sucked gas return to the heating chamber. Downstream of the...

20060225727 - Convection chamber of cooking device: A convection chamber of a cooking device. The convection chamber includes a convection fan rotatably installed in a cooking chamber; a convection motor for rotating the convection fan; and a convection cover provided in front of the convection fan and having a channel for collecting air in the cooking chamber,...

20060225728 - Heat-activated vapour generating device: A device for releasing a vapour comprises a first sachet of a vapour releasing substance and a second sachet containing a substance adapted, when activated, to initiate an exothermic reaction, the heat from the reaction being operative to release the vapour from the substance in the first sachet. The sachets...

20060225729 - Solar collector and method: An apparatus and method for collecting solar energy are provided. The apparatus is a trough-type solar collector having one or more mirrors and lenses for directing solar radiation toward a receiver configured to receive a heat transfer fluid therein. The amount of solar radiation directed toward the receiver can be...

20060225730 - Radiant energy collector: A radiant energy collector comprising a reflective surface having a concave cross-sectional shape, wherein the reflective surface focuses radiant energy onto a receiving surface that is disposed along the focal axis of the reflective surface, wherein the focused radiant energy provides substantially uniform illumination along the entire axial length of...

20060219233 - Inclusive single-use cooking apparatus: A single-use cooking apparatus utilizing a non-charcoal fuel source that is all-inclusive in nature; providing all tools, accessories and ignition means necessary for a complete cooking session. The cooking apparatus may be suitably fueled with a semi-solidified or gelled alcohol fuel, which provides immediate and controlled heat, a finite and...

20060219234 - Door assembly for a cooking appliance: A cooking appliance includes an oven door having a transparent zone and a passage for permitting an air flow to pass through the door and into a cooling duct extending about an oven cavity. The door includes a panel having a front surface and a central opening in which is...

20060219235 - Fume treatment method and apparatus using ultraviolet light to degrade contaminants: An ultraviolet treatment chamber for treating exhaust streams, particularly those containing organic particulates, utilizes ultraviolet light energy very efficiently. This is done by setting up a circulating flow in a treatment plenum so that all of the effluent experiences a substantially uniform residence time without the need for baffles or...

20060219236 - Fireplace plug: There is provided, in combination, a fireplace having a flue and a damper handle, and a fireplace flue sealing device. The fireplace flue sealing device has an inflatable bag-like member with a top portion and a bottom portion of a flexible, air impermeable material. The top portion and the bottom...

20060219237 - Thermosiphoning system with side mounted storage tanks: An improved thermosiphon solar heater is disclosed. The thermosiphon solar heater includes a substantially planar collector including a plurality of heat exchanger channels that are positioned next to one another in a parallel relationship. The thermosiphoning solar heater also includes a pair of headers fluidly coupled to the collector. A...

20060219239 - Connecting clasp: There is provided a connecting clasp for joining adjacing modular units of a solar collector mounted on roofs or other surfaces, including two substantially upright walls defining between them a space of a width capable of accommodating the end portions of spacer bars of the solar collector and a plurality...

20060219238 - Solar hot kerosene heat-conducting system: A solar hot kerosene heat-conducting system is provided with an oil-level indicator, an expanding container, an over-flow outlet, a circulatory pump, an auxiliary heater, a processing area, a solar heating area and a filter....