Valve operated alcohol log and burner assembly

Claim 1

In an artificial log fireplace utilizing non-combustible logs retained in a preselected array on a support frame and a liquid fuel supply system within said support frame for delivering fuel to be burned adjacent the non-combustible logs in said array; said artificial log fireplace being characterized in that: (a) said log support frame includes: 1. an enclosed liquid fuel reservoir adjacent the rear thereof; and 2. first and second elongated open top fuel burning chambers arranged in spaced-apart axial relationship relative to said liquid fuel reservoir with said first fuel burning chamber being positioned forwardly of said second fuel burning chamber and with each fuel burning chamber being disposed forwardly of said liquid fuel reservoir; and 3. an open top tray means with upstanding side and end walls extending across the entire bottom surface of said support frame; (b) said fuel burning chambers each having wicking means disposed within the confines thereof; (c) the walls defining the open top of each of said fuel burning chambers being disposed along a plane which is elevated to the level substantially at the plane of the top of said liquid fuel reservoir; (d) conduit means extending from the base of said liquid fuel reservoir to each of said fuel burning chambers and providing for communication and fuel flow therebetween, and hand-operated valve means interposed along said conduit means between said liquid fuel reservoir in said fuel burning chambers; and (e) said non-combustible logs having an elongated axis and being positioned in spaced-apart relationship and with a flame-accommodating gap therebetween, said flame-accommodating gap being positioned substantially along a vertical axis adjacent said second fuel burning chamber.