Abstract: A cooking apparatus, having a body defining an interior cooking chamber for cooking food, a pellet supply portion coupled to the body and including a hopper for storing fuel, a combustion chamber for burning the fuel and heating the cooking chamber, a feeding mechanism for supplying fuel from the hopper to the combustion chamber, and a removable collection receptacle located below the combustion chamber. The apparatus also includes an ash-shaker located between the collection receptacle and the combustion chamber, the ash-shaker including an external actuator that controls one or more moving elements located in the combustion chamber, wherein movement of the moving elements encourages unburned debris in the combustion chamber to fall into the receptacle, after which the collection receptacle can be removed and the unburned debris discarded.

Abstract: A shelf attachment assembly for attaching a shelf to a wall includes a removable shelf having a wall member and a hinge member at an angle to the wall member. The wall member includes a first aperture and a second aperture, the second aperture having a wall member portion as well as a hinge member portion. The shelf attachment assembly also includes a shelf attachment bracket which is fastenable to the wall. The shelf attachment bracket includes a first attachment and a second attachment aligned to receive the first aperture and second aperture, respectfully. The removable shelf is attached to the shelf attachment bracket, firstly, by inserting the second attachment through the hinge member portion of the second aperture. The removable shelf is then rotated such that the second attachment passes into the wall member portion of the second aperture and the first attachment is inserted through the first aperture.

Abstract: A stove comprising a stove body defining an interior cooking chamber, and a plurality of removable leg assemblies for supporting the stove body. Each leg assembly includes a removable leg, and a coupling member for coupling the removable leg to the stove body. The coupling member is configured to provide an adjustable length.

Abstract: A portable cooking apparatus comprises a heating assembly, and a support assembly for supporting the heating assembly. The support assembly comprises first and second legs. Each leg comprises an upper segment and a lower segment. The legs are pivotably coupled to each other generally between the upper and lower segments. The upper segment of each leg is pivotably coupled to the heating assembly. The upper segment of at least one leg is slidably coupled to the heating assembly and slides when the support assembly moves between upright and folded positions. In the folded position, the upper and lower segments of the first leg are adjacent to the lower and upper segments of the second leg, respectively. In at least one of the legs, the upper and lower segments are laterally offset from one another.

Abstract: A stove comprising a stove body defining an interior cooking chamber, and a plurality of removable leg assemblies for supporting the stove body. Each leg assembly includes a removable leg, and a coupling member for coupling the removable leg to the stove body. The coupling member is configured to provide an adjustable length.

Abstract: A portable cooking apparatus comprises a heating assembly, and a support assembly for supporting the heating assembly. The support assembly comprises first and second legs. Each leg comprises an upper segment and a lower segment. The legs are pivotably coupled to each other generally between the upper and lower segments. The upper segment of each leg is pivotably coupled to the heating assembly. The upper segment of at least one leg is slidably coupled to the heating assembly and slides when the support assembly moves between upright and folded positions. In the folded position, the upper and lower segments of the first leg are adjacent to the lower and upper segments of the second leg, respectively. In at least one of the legs, the upper and lower segments are laterally offset from one another.

Abstract: A barbecue grill cleaner, including a head member having a front end and a rear end, a cleaning element coupled to the head member and extending downwardly therefrom, and a barrier flap. The barrier flap is coupled to the head member and extends downwardly therefrom, the barrier flap being formed of a flexible and resilient material and positioned rearwardly relative to the cleaning element. The barrier flap is configured to obstruct debris that is projected rearwardly by the cleaning element.

Abstract: A light assembly for a barbecue grill has a body with an extension at one end and a light at the other end. The barbecue grill has a hollow handle extending from one side of a lid. The handle is hollow and the extension is sized to fit with the handle. The light assembly and barbecue grill are used in combination.

Abstract: A V-shaped flavor plate is used in a barbecue in place of briquettes. The V-shaped flavor plate has three inverted V-shaped sections forming three peaks and two valleys. A plurality of spaced oblong openings are located along a lowermost surface of the valleys. The openings are separated by ridges that prevent the collection of flammable liquids.

Abstract: A flavor plate is used in a gas barbecue to replace the ceramic briquettes or lava rock used previously. The grid that is located above the burner to support ceramic briquettes is also replaced by the flavor plate. The flavor plate has several vertical passages there through but is closed off immediately above a burner of the barbecue to prevent the juices from the food being cooked from contacting the burner.

Abstract: A spark ignition safety system for a gas barbeque. The system comprises an external electrode secured to the bottom of the grill and positioned in proximity to a portion of the lid so that when the spark generator is actuated, a spark will be generated only externally when the lid is closed and only internally, through the normal internal spark generating electrode near the gas burner element, when the lid is open. The spark ingition safety system in accordance with the present invention minimizes the chance of the gas barbeque blowing up or catching on fire when an operator attempts to light the barbeque by manipulation of the spark generator without lifting the lid.