Abstract: A grilling apparatus comprising: a base housing; a cooking grate positionable on or in an upper portion of the base housing; a radiant heat cavity within the base housing below the cooking grate; at least one electric heating element within the radiant heat cavity; and a reflective surface within the radiant heat cavity which diverges outwardly in an upward direction at an angle of from 20° to 60° from horizontal.
Abstract: An outdoor cooking apparatus with a lid having a flue gas flow channel therein which extends over at least most of the upper opening of the cooker firebox. The flue gas flow channel is formed between an inner lid wall and a second lid wall outside of the inner wall. One or more inlet openings are provided in the inner wall for receiving the cooker flue gas and one or more discharge openings are provided in the second wall for discharging the flue gas.
Abstract: An adjustable grate is described herein that may be easily adjusted to fit within variously sized grills. The adjustable grate includes a main plate having a plurality of fingers extending from a front side and a rear side. A front slide plate has a plurality of fingers that slidably engage with the fingers on the front side of the main plate. A rear slide plate has a plurality of fingers that slidably engage with the fingers on the rear side of the main plate. The front slide plate, the rear slide plate and the main plate define a cooking surface. The front slide plate and the rear slide plate may be slidably adjusted with respect to the main plate to expand or contract the cooking surface.
Abstract: An adjustable grate is described herein that may be easily adjusted to fit within variously sized grills. The adjustable grate includes a main plate having a plurality of fingers extending from a front side and a rear side. A front slide plate has a plurality of fingers that slidably engage with the fingers on the front side of the main plate. A rear slide plate has a plurality of fingers that slidably engage with the fingers on the rear side of the main plate. The front slide plate, the rear slide plate and the main plate define a cooking surface. The front slide plate and the rear slide plate may be slidably adjusted with respect to the main plate to expand or contract the cooking surface.
Abstract: A barbecue grill is disclosed having a fire box and a hood connected thereto, the fire box being inwardly tapered toward the bottom thereof and the hood being inwardly tapered toward the top thereof for reducing the overall material required for the grill while maintaining the same cooking area. The fire box includes integral seating portions for the burner, the burner includes receiving portions for the seating portions, and the fire box also includes an integral gas collecting dam around the ignitor port.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 11, 1989
Date of Patent:
February 5, 1991
Assignee:
W.C. Bradley Co.
Inventors:
Armand Murphy, John Seal, Robert C. Scroggs, James R. Carden
Abstract: A two-part metal security guard fits inside of the existing curved shield at the top of a conventional LP gas tank and partly encloses the gas outlet valve of the tank so as to render the same inaccessible to children as well as other unauthorized persons. The safety guard affords adequate ventilation, being open at two ends, and does not obstruct the adjacent pressure relief device. The safety guard can be locked with a padlock.
Abstract: A gas fired barbecue grill includes a base to which are attached a pair of positioning and support brackets for the lower ring of a propane gas tank. A vertical support post for the grill body rising from the base carries a two part adjustable stabilizing bracket which engages an upper ring of the gas tank to hold it in proper fixed relationship to the support post.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 17, 1977
Date of Patent:
March 30, 1982
Assignee:
W. C. Bradley Co.
Inventors:
Mason P. Holland, Lester E. Taylor, James W. Branch
Abstract: A sturdy metal folding cart is useful as a garden wheelbarrow, a wheeled dustpan, and as a stable stand for debris bags of different sizes. The cart is constructed for compact packaging and ease of assembling by a purchaser, as well as ease of folding and erecting for use. The car possesses a foldable stabilizing leg with positive locking brackets which also support the leg and form attachment points for handle components. Convenient latches for folding side and front panels are included in permanently assembled relationship with the cart.