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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2003
David Charles Lyons, Red Wing, MN (US);
Thomas J. Bachinski, Lakeville, MN (US);
Robert Samuel Waddell, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Richard Berg, Lakeville, MN (US);
Scott Stephen Jeutter, Richfield, MN (US);
Kurt Matthew Schwie, Savage, MN (US);
David Charles Lyons, Red Wing, MN (US);
Thomas J. Bachinski, Lakeville, MN (US);
Robert Samuel Waddell, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Richard Berg, Lakeville, MN (US);
Scott Stephen Jeutter, Richfield, MN (US);
Kurt Matthew Schwie, Savage, MN (US);
HNI Technologies Inc., Muscatine, IA (US);
Abstract
A fireplace including a backlighting system. The backlighting system can be positioned in a back portion of the bottom panel of the fireplace. The backlighting system includes at least one light source to shine light upon the components of the fireplace. For example, the light source can be positioned to shine light on a back panel of the fireplace. The light source of the backlighting system can be modulated depending on a state of the fireplace. For example, the light source can be turned on or off depending on whether the flame of the fireplace is on or off.