Abstract: Flat top gas grills including cooking engines configured for optimum heat distribution are disclosed. An example grill includes a cookbox, a griddle, and a plurality of burner tubes. The cookbox includes a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a right sidewall, and a left sidewall. The front wall, the rear wall, the right sidewall, and the left sidewall extend upwardly from the bottom wall. The cookbox further includes a plurality of air intake openings extending though the bottom wall. The griddle is disposed on or above the cookbox. The griddle includes a flat top cooking surface and an underside located opposite the flat top cooking surface. The burner tubes are disposed in the cookbox and located between the bottom wall of the cookbox and the underside of the griddle.

Abstract: Boosted output gas burners for gas-fueled outdoor cooking appliances are disclosed. An example gas burner includes a housing and a tube. The housing includes a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a right sidewall, a left sidewall, and a top wall. The front wall includes an opening. The top wall includes first ports arranged in a first row and second ports arranged in a second row spaced apart from the first row. The tube is located at least partially within the housing. The tube extends through the opening of the front wall. The tube includes an inlet portion, a venturi portion located downstream from the inlet portion, and a mixing portion located downstream from the venturi portion. The inlet portion includes an open front end located externally from the housing. The mixing portion includes an open rear end located within the housing forward of the rear wall.

Abstract: Gas grills including downwardly facing infrared (IR) burner assemblies are disclosed. An example gas grill includes a cookbox, a shroud, an IR burner, and a cooking grate. The shroud includes opposing sidewalls and a housing. The opposing sidewalls extend upwardly from the cookbox and include a first pair of opposing grate supports and a second pair of opposing grate supports located below the first pair of opposing grate supports. The housing extends between the opposing sidewalls and defines an internal compartment. The IR burner is coupled to the housing such that a portion of the IR burner is located within the internal compartment. The IR burner includes a plurality of downwardly facing ceramic tiles configured in an end-to-end arrangement. The cooking grate is located below the IR burner and supported by either the first or the second pair of opposing grate supports.

Abstract: Flat top gas grills including waste collection assemblies are disclosed. A cookbox of a grill includes a bottom wall and a lower waste disposal opening extending through the bottom wall. A griddle is disposed on or above the cookbox and includes an upper waste disposal opening extending through a base of the griddle. Burner tubes are disposed in the cookbox between the bottom wall of the cookbox and the base of the griddle. A waste bin is slidably coupled to the cookbox and located below the lower waste disposal opening of the cookbox. A waste disposal chute is disposed within the cookbox. The waste disposal chute is configured to receive waste from the upper waste disposal opening of the griddle and direct the received waste to pass through the lower waste disposal opening of the cookbox and into the waste bin.

Abstract: Burner tubes for gas grills are disclosed. An example burner tube includes an open front end, a closed rear end located opposite the open front end, opposing upper and lower surfaces extending between the open front end and the closed rear end, opposing right and left side surfaces extending between the upper surface and the lower surface and between the open front end and the closed rear end, and a hollow interior defined by the upper surface, the lower surface, the right side surface, and the left side surface. The hollow interior has a rectangular cross-sectional profile that tapers in a direction moving from the open front end toward the closed rear end. The burner tube further includes a plurality of gas ports extending upwardly from the upper surface, with each one of the gas ports having an exit opening raised above the upper surface.

Abstract: Flat top gas grills including cooking engines configured for optimum heat distribution are disclosed. An example grill includes a cookbox, a griddle, and a plurality of burner tubes. The cookbox includes a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a right sidewall, and a left sidewall. The front wall, the rear wall, the right sidewall, and the left sidewall extend upwardly from the bottom wall. The cookbox further includes a plurality of air intake openings extending though the bottom wall. The griddle is disposed on or above the cookbox. The griddle includes a flat top cooking surface and an underside located opposite the flat top cooking surface. The burner tubes are disposed in the cookbox and located between the bottom wall of the cookbox and the underside of the griddle.

Abstract: Burner tubes for gas grills are disclosed. An example burner tube includes an open front end, a closed rear end located opposite the open front end, opposing upper and lower surfaces extending between the open front end and the closed rear end, opposing right and left side surfaces extending between the upper surface and the lower surface and between the open front end and the closed rear end, and a hollow interior defined by the upper surface, the lower surface, the right side surface, and the left side surface. The hollow interior has a rectangular cross-sectional profile that tapers in a direction moving from the open front end toward the closed rear end. The burner tube further includes a plurality of gas ports extending upwardly from the upper surface, with each one of the gas ports having an exit opening raised above the upper surface.

Abstract: Example dual-burner assemblies for cookboxes of gas grills are disclosed. An example dual-burner assembly includes a first burner tube and a second burner tube. The first burner tube has a first maximum heat output. The second burner tube has a second maximum heat output. The second burner tube is spaced apart from the first burner tube by a distance of no more than 0.750 inches. The second maximum heat output is less than the first maximum heat output.

Abstract: Burner Tubes for Gas Grills are disclosed. An example burner tube includes a linear burner tube including a venturi member disposed within a hollow interior of the linear burner tube proximate an open front end of the linear burner tube. The venturi member includes a front face having an opening configured to receive a neck of a gas valve, an upper flange extending rearwardly from an upper edge of the front face, the upper flange having a downwardly-extending V-shaped segment configured to constrict a region of the hollow interior, and a lower flange extending rearwardly from a lower edge of the front face, the lower flange having an upwardly-extending V-shaped segment configured to further constrict the region of the hollow interior.

Abstract: Example dual-burner assemblies for cookboxes of gas grills are disclosed. An example dual-burner assembly includes a first burner tube and a second burner tube. The first burner tube has a first maximum heat output. The second burner tube has a second maximum heat output. The second burner tube is spaced apart from the first burner tube by a distance of no more than 0.750 inches. The second maximum heat output is less than the first maximum heat output.

Abstract: The present inventions provide, among other things, tapered burner tubes having raised gas ports and a smooth interior surface free from obstructions. Venturi members creating a smooth flow of the gas/air mixture along the top of the burner tube are also provided.

Abstract: Example smoker boxes having slidable lids are disclosed. An example smoker box includes a base and a lid. The base includes a bottom wall, a front wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, a rear wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, a right sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, a left sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, a first pin coupled to the right sidewall, and a second pin coupled to the left sidewall. The lid includes is slidably coupled to the base and movable between a closed position and an open position. The lid includes a top wall, a right lip extending downwardly from the top wall, and a left lip extending downwardly from the top wall. The right lip includes a first slot, and the left lip includes a second slot. The first pin extends into and is slidable within the first slot. The second pin extends into and is slidable within the second slot.

Abstract: Burner Tubes for Gas Grills are disclosed. An example burner tube includes a linear burner tube including a venturi member disposed within a hollow interior of the linear burner tube proximate an open front end of the linear burner tube. The venturi member includes a front face having an opening configured to receive a neck of a gas valve, an upper flange extending rearwardly from an upper edge of the front face, the upper flange having a downwardly-extending V-shaped segment configured to constrict a region of the hollow interior, and a lower flange extending rearwardly from a lower edge of the front face, the lower flange having an upwardly-extending V-shaped segment configured to further constrict the region of the hollow interior.

Abstract: The present inventions provide, among other things, tapered burner tubes having raised gas ports and a smooth interior surface free from obstructions. Venturi members and air shutters may also be included.

Abstract: A burner assembly including a gas inlet fixture for use with a burner tube, the gas inlet fixture including a plurality of tabs to engage a neck of a gas control valve to improve ignition and center the gas flow down the center of the burner tube.

Abstract: The present inventions provide, among other things, tapered burner tubes having raised gas ports and a smooth interior surface free from obstructions. Venturi members creating a smooth flow of the gas/air mixture along the top of the burner tube are also provided.

Abstract: The present inventions provide, among other things, tapered burner tubes having raised gas ports and a smooth interior surface free from obstructions. Venturi members creating a smooth flow of the gas/air mixture along the top of the burner tube are also provided.

Abstract: A burner assembly including a gas inlet fixture for use with a burner tube, the gas inlet fixture including a plurality of tabs to engage a neck of a gas control valve to improve ignition and center the gas How down the center of the burner tube.

Abstract: A burner assembly including a gas inlet fixture for use with a burner tube, the gas inlet fixture including a plurality of tabs to engage a neck of a gas control valve to improve ignition and center the gas flow down the center of the burner tube.

Abstract: The present inventions provide, among other things, tapered burner tubes having raised gas ports and a smooth interior surface free from obstructions. Venturi members creating a smooth flow of the gas/air mixture along the top of the burner tube are also provided.