Portable Barbecue Box
A portable barbecue box is disclosed. The portable barbecue box of the present invention comprises a cooking chamber, a heating tube, food supporting element(s), a control compartment and a motor. The food supporting element(s) may be a plurality of sticks. The heating tube is disposed inside the cooking chamber. A plurality of slots are provided on one side of the chamber so as to hold the sticks in place The motor may be turned on so that the sticks with food on may be rotated around. The output axle of the motor is connected with a set of cogwheels. The cogwheels may mesh with each other or a transmission wheel may be provided between each pair of the cogwheels. Hence, the motor may be turned on to rotate the food supporting element(s).
1. Field of the Invention
The invention generally relates to a portable barbecue box. More particularly, the invention relates to a portable barbecue box that may be used to barbecue or cook steaks, beef, hotdogs, burgers and other kinds of food and that is easy to clean and use and is environmentally friendly and economical.
2. Description of the prior art
In the contemporary society, with the fast development of urbanization, work and daily life become ever more stressful. People start to put more emphasis on their leisure activities and hope to use leisure activities to balance their life.
Among leisure activities, barbecue activity is a popular one. The process of barbecue activity allows people to relax and enjoy delicious food and each other's company.
In traditional barbecue activity, we have to prepare food, metal frame, charcoal, etc. If something goes wrong, such barbecue activity may be greatly affected and quarrels may occur between friends.
In addition, the use of improper barbecue devices may create a lot of garbage, grease and ash, which pollute our environment, and may even cause fires.
In this invention, a portable barbecue box is disclosed. The portable barbecue box of the present invention is relatively compact, easy to use, easy to carry around and environmentally friendly. It may be used in the outdoor and in our home. After the inventor put in a lot of effort in the subject and did some experiments, the inventor has successfully come up with the portable barbecue box of the present invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe main objective of the present invention is to provide a portable barbecue box that is easy to use so that food may be barbecued easily and the pleasure of a barbecue activity may be enhanced.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a portable barbecue box that is compact and easy to carry around so that it may be carried in an automobile and may be used in our home.
A third objective of the present invention is to provide a portable barbecue box that is environmentally friendly and allows grease and ash to be gathered and discarded.
The portable barbecue box of the present invention comprises a cooking chamber, a heating tube, food supporting element(s), a control compartment and a motor. The food supporting element(s) may be a plurality of sticks. The heating tube is disposed inside the cooking chamber. A plurality of slots are provided on one side of the chamber so as to hold the sticks in place. The motor, disposed in the compartment, may be turned on so that the sticks with food on may be rotated around. The output axle of the motor is connected with a set of cogwheels, which includes a plurality of cogwheels. The cogwheels may mesh with each other or a transmission wheel may be provided between each pair of the cogwheels. A positioning piece is provided on each cogwheel, and a positioning hole is centrally provided on each positioning piece. Whence, the proximal end and distal end of each stick may be positioned in a slot and a positioning hole, respectively. Hence, the motor may be turned on to rotate the sticks.
The drawings disclose an illustrative embodiment of the present invention which serves to exemplify the various advantages and objects hereof, and are as follows:
The present invention may become more understandable if the following description is read with reference to the drawings.
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The food supporting elements may be a plurality of sticks 2 (food may be attached on these sticks 2 so as to be barbecued) or a plurality of cylindrical rollers 4 (food may be placed on these cylindrical rollers 4 so as to be barbecued and moved around) or a net 16 (food may be placed on the net 16 so as to be barbecued). A handle may be provided on the net 16 or a stick 2 may be used with the net 16 so that the net 16 may be fixedly rest in the upper portion of the portable barbecue box 1.
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Many changes and modifications in the above described embodiment of the invention can, of course, be carried out without departing from the scope thereof. Accordingly, to promote the progress in science and the useful arts, the invention is disclosed and is intended to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.
Claims
1. A portable barbecue box, comprising:
- a cooking chamber, with a heating tube disposed in the cooking chamber;
- a control compartment, provided on one side of the cooking chamber, characterized in that electricity is supplied by a built-in power supply unit in the control compartment or a power source outside of the portable barbecue box; and
- a plurality of sticks, which may be placed in an upper portion of the cooking chamber so that food may be put on these sticks so as to be barbecued.
2. The portable barbecue box as in claim 1, wherein a cover is provided so that the portable barbecue box may be closed.
3. The portable barbecue box as in claim 1, wherein a grease collecting pan is disposed on the bottom of the cooking chamber so as to collect grease and ash.
4. The portable barbecue box as in claim 1, wherein a food fixing piece may be provided and fitted on each stick and may be inserted into food so that food may be fixedly held and barbecued on the corresponding stick.
5. The portable barbecue box as in claim 1, wherein the food supporting elements may be a net, and a handle may be provided on the net or a stick may be used with the net so that the net may be fixedly rest in the upper portion of the portable barbecue box and so that food may be placed on the net and be barbecued.
6. The portable barbecue box as in claim 1, wherein a plurality of slots are provided on one side of the cooking chamber and may hold the sticks in place, and wherein a retaining ring may be provided on each stick and may press against a wall of the cooking chamber so as to keep each stick from getting off the corresponding slot while being rotated.
7. The portable barbecue box as in claim 1, wherein a motor is disposed in the control compartment and the output axle of the motor is connected with a set of cogwheels, and wherein the set of cogwheels includes a plurality of cogwheels, a positioning piece is provided on each cogwheel and a positioning hole is provided on each positioning piece so that the distal end of each stick may be held by a corresponding positioning piece and so that each stick may be rotated around.
8. The portable barbecue box as in claim 7, wherein the cogwheels may mesh with each other or a transmission wheel may be provided between each pair of the cogwheels.
9. The portable barbecue box as in claim 7, wherein a plurality of cylindrical rollers may be provided, and wherein each stick may be placed inside a cylindrical roller and the distal end of each roller may engage with the outer perimeter of a positioning piece.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 2, 2006
Publication Date: Dec 6, 2007
Inventor: Wei-Teh Ho (Taipei)
Application Number: 11/422,062
International Classification: F24B 3/00 (20060101);