Cool touch fireplace
A fireplace including a body, a heating unit within the body, a duct within the body and in communication with the heating unit, an opening defined by a terminal end of the duct, an insert attached to the terminal end of the duct and arranged to dispel a heated air, and wherein the insert remains at a lower temperature than the duct during a heating operation.
1. A fireplace comprising:
a body;
a heating unit within the body;
a duct within the body and in communication with the heating unit;
an opening defined by a terminal end of the duct;
an insert attached to the terminal end of the duct and arranged to dispel a heated air; wherein the insert is rotatable up to 45 degrees in each of two opposite directions; and the insert remains at a lower temperature than the duct during a heating operation; and wherein the duct pivots when the insert is rotated.
2. The fireplace of claim 1 wherein the opening further comprises a step proximate the terminal end.
3. The fireplace of claim 2 wherein the insert further comprises a rear side adjacent the step.
4. The fireplace of claim 2 wherein the insert further comprises a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side, wherein each side is flush with an inner surface of the duct prior to the step.
5. The fireplace of claim 1 wherein the insert is removably attached within the duct.
6. The fireplace of claim 2 wherein the insert further comprises a passage and the passage is continuous with the duct.
7. The fireplace of claim 1 wherein the insert is recessed within the duct at the terminal end.
8. The fireplace of claim 1 wherein the insert is composed of a plastic.
9. The fireplace of claim 1 wherein the insert remains cooler than the heated air during the heating operation.
10. The fireplace of claim 1 wherein the insert covers an inner surface of the duct.
11. The fireplace of claim 1 wherein the insert covers an inner surface and an outlet end of the duct.
12. The fireplace of claim 1 further comprising a screen disposed within the duct and wherein the screen prevents a foreign object from contacting the heating unit.
13. The fireplace of claim 1 wherein the duct decreases in size from the heating unit to the terminal end.
14. The fireplace of claim 1 wherein the heating unit rests on a platform within the body and the heating unit is located above the opening.
15. The heating unit of claim 14 wherein the duct further comprises a semi-circular bend proximate the heating unit.
16. The fireplace of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of louvers and a log display, wherein the insert is located intermediate the louver and the log display.
17. The fireplace of claim 1 wherein the duct includes a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is secured to the heating unit, the second end is secured to the insert, and the duct flexes at a point between the first end and the second end during rotation of the insert.
18. The fireplace of claim 1 wherein the duct includes a top wall and a bottom wall connected by a pair of side walls and wherein the top wall and the bottom wall pivot when the insert is rotated.