Catalytic stove

Claim 1

A stove comprising front, rear, top, bottom and side walls, a door on said front wall movable between closed and open positions to permit access to the stove interior, a substantially horizontal partition in said stove located intermediate said top and bottom walls, the space between said partition and said bottom wall defining a primary combustion chamber, support means located adjacent the bottom of said primary chamber for supporting the fuel to be burned therein, first draft means for controlling introduction of primary air to said primary chamber and being located adjacent the bottom of said primary chamber, said partition having two openings therein, a catalytic converter mounted on said partition in registry with one of said openings whereby all gases passing through said one opening pass through said converter, damper means movable between a first position normally completely covering said other opening and a second position wherein said other opening is unblocked, handle means operable from outside the stove to move said damper between said first and second positions, said handle means blocking opening movement of said door when said damper is in its said first position, whereby said door can be opened only when said damper has been moved to its said second position, second draft means for controlling the introduction of secondary air to said stove at a location adjacent said partition, said second draft means being located adjacent the bottom of said primary chamber, and an exhaust duct communicating with said stove at a location above said partition.