Adjustable Legs Patents (Class 126/304A)
  • Patent number: 5979431
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a portable stove. The portable stove comprises a body member which contains burners. The portable stove includes shelves which lock into place onto the body member during use and storage. A griddle having a heat dispersement plate is removably mounted to the body member above the burner. Legs are hingedly and slidingly attached to the body member. The legs may be folded to either a standing position or a carrying position. Accordingly, the shelves, griddle and legs may be secured to the stove during storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Hamilton, Lawrence Matthew Stone
  • Patent number: 5906196
    Abstract: A portable gas stove includes a rectangular housing defined by parallel front and rear panels joined to parallel, opposed side panels. A top opening at an upper end of the housing provides access to at least one burner, and a hinged cover is adapted to pivot to close the upper opening entirely. At the bottom end of the housing, a coffer is formed with a downward opening, and a pair of flanges extending inwardly at the side edges of the coffer are dimensioned to retain the disassembled stove legs disposed therebetween. A clamp is provided to secure the legs in the coffer for travel with the stove. Each leg includes a tubular main portion, and a top end having an L-section. The L-section is dimensioned to fit in complementary fashion over any corner vertex formed by the conjunction of a side and front or rear panel of the housing. Each corner vertex includes a slot extending vertically therein, and a nut is slidably supported by a nut holder for translation along the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Dutro Company
    Inventor: S. Ty Measom
  • Patent number: 5819719
    Abstract: A portable outdoor stove and stand is disclosed. A support table has four vertically extending legs parallel with respect to each other in a rectangular configuration. The support table has a horizontal surface and a horizontal lower surface secured to the upper ends of the legs through pivot pins. Two of the legs adjacent to one edge of the table are provided with wheels. The support surface has downwardly extending side walls including a front side wall, a rear side wall and parallel end walls. A pair of laterally disposed apertures are formed in the upper surface with a recessed burner within each aperture. Each aperture has beneath the burner a drip pan and a burner support thereover for maintaining cookware thereon. The front wall has a pair of small apertures with recessed switches therein for controlling the flame in each burner. A lower shelf is secured between the legs adjacent the lower extents thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Inventor: Arturo S. Vidal
  • Patent number: 5582094
    Abstract: An energy-efficient barbecue grill includes an insulated top for retaining heat within the cooking area and a drain to remove grease from the cooking surface of the grill. A preferred embodiment of the grill is provided with an electric heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: The Thermos Company
    Inventors: Monte L. Peterson, James M. Fitzgerald, Patrick L. Francomb, Greg Breiding, Mark Ciesko, Andreas Roessner, Dale Peacock
  • Patent number: 5392760
    Abstract: A gas fireplace comprising a housing adapted to be located in a building. There is a first conduit in the housing to act as an air inlet. In insert is received within the housing. A second conduit in the insert aligns with and is received by the first conduit. The invention permits the construction of a gas fireplace in two stages, a first stage in which the housing is built into the building and a second, subsequent to all building activity, in which the insert is received within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Inventor: Lothar Binzer
  • Patent number: 5241948
    Abstract: A camp stove leveler having rail members forming a support surface and leg assemblies supporting and interconnecting the rail members in parallel spaced condition. Each leg assembly has at least two legs secured at opposite ends of a cross bar, each leg having an axially adjustable foot depending from its lower free end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Inventor: Jean J. Thibodeau
  • Patent number: 4949701
    Abstract: A cart/table unit includes a top, a base and opposed upright members in pre-assembled pivotal relationship, collapsed for shipping purposes. The unit may be assembled by unfolding to find operating position without requiring tools, and retained in operated position by means of automatically operated latching and stabilizing mechanisms. The unit has particular application for use in connection with gas-fired barbecue grills.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: Arkla, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles W. Krosp, James E. Lockridge, Harvey L. Crow, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4063703
    Abstract: A folding means for supporting legs of roaster oven with high stability comprises: a fixing plate fixed on the bottom of roaster oven and a U-shaped movable frame in which said U-shaped frame is movably fixed to said fixing plate by movably connecting two extending brackets of the fixing plate with two sides of said U-shaped frame; a tongue plate is vertically extended from the front edge of said fixing plate so that, whenever the U-shaped movable frame is moving toward one side of said fixing plate, the tongue plate may parallelly be pressed into inner side of the front portion of said U-shaped movable frame and then be engaged by means of a screw which is correspondingly provided on the U-shaped frame. By means of these parts, the fixing plate may be integrated with the U-shaped frame so as to stabilize the supporting legs of roaster oven when the oven is at the standing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1977
    Inventor: Min Ching Shy