Fireplace with waterfall
View Patent ↗A fireplace including a fire box having a means for producing flames, a trough positioned in front of or around the fire box, and a hood positioned above the fire box and extending out from the fireplace beyond a front opening in the fire box. Positioned in the trough is a plumbing assembly having a pump and piping for transporting water from the trough upward and through an opening in the hood positioned above the fire box. The hood extends outward beyond the fire box such that water will fall freely in front of the fire box containing the flames and into the trough. One or more nozzles may be connected to the piping near one or more openings in the hood to adjust the trajectory of the water as it falls from the hood.
1. A fireplace, comprising:
a fire box having a front opening and a means for producing flames;
a trough positioned in front of said front opening of said fire box, and having a screen positioned horizontally therein;
a hood having an opening, and being positioned above said fire box and extending forward a predefined distance in front of said front opening of said fire box such that water falls freely from said opening in said hood into said trough through said screen; and
a plumbing assembly connecting said trough with said opening in said hood, wherein said plumbing assembly transports water from said trough to said opening in said hood.
2. The fireplace of claim 1 , further comprising one or more lights mounted in said trough.
3. The fireplace of claim 1 , further comprising one or more lights mounted near said opening in said hood.
4. The fireplace of claim 1 , further comprising one or more lights mounted on a front surface of said hood.
5. The fireplace of claim 1 , further comprising a chimney connected to said fire box for removing smoke and gases from the fireplace.
6. The fireplace of claim 1 , wherein said trough is positioned around said fire box.
7. The fireplace of claim 1 , wherein said means for producing flames is selected from the group consisting of wood, coal, wood pellets, and a gas burner.
8. The fireplace of claim 1 , wherein said plumbing assembly comprises a pump for forcing water upward from said trough to said hood.
9. The fireplace of claim 1 , wherein said plumbing assembly comprises piping connecting said trough to the opening in said hood.
10. The fireplace of claim 9 , further comprising one or more nozzles connected to the piping near the opening in said hood.
11. The fireplace of claim 9 , further comprising two or more nozzles connected to the piping near the opening in said hood.
12. The fireplace of claim 1 , further comprising two or more openings in said hood.
13. The fireplace of claim 1 , wherein the water is maintained in said trough at a water level and said screen is positioned in said trough at a height at or near the water level.
14. The fireplace of claim 1 , wherein the water is maintained in said trough at a water level and said screen is positioned in said trough at a height above said water level.