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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1989
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1987
Allan S Wilker, Brookfield, VT (US);
Vermont Castings, Inc., Randolph, MA (US);
Abstract
A freestanding wood, gas log or coal burning stove includes a pair of hinged glass or screen doors which are movable to storage compartments within the stove where they are completely concealed from view. In one embodiment, side panels are hinged to the stove frame assembly, and each door is hinged to one of the side panels in such a way that the door can be folded into a storage compartment between the stove frame assembly and the side panel. In another embodiment, fixed side panels define storage compartments between the side panel and the stove frame assembly, and each door slides into one of the storage compartments, In both embodiments, the storage compartment can include openings for circulation and heating of room air.