Out of sight grill utensils storage device
A device for the out of sight storage of grill utensils that consists of a wheeled container with a specially designed ring or insert with dedicated hooks on which the said utensils can be hanged, and made of a variety of materials including but not limited to metals, plastic, or wood, and an additional insert for the storage of spices and condiments.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention refers to a device for the storage of grill utensils including but not limited to fork, knife, tongs, spatula, lighter, wine opener, gloves, in such a way that the utensils are hanged on a ring, or insert, or liner that is fitted to a separately produced container, that could be a specially designed wheeled container or a current model of a garbage container. The hooks can have a variety of shapes and forms including but not limited to rectangular and circular, to allow for the safe, secure attachment of the different grill utensils. In addition, a separate insert is provided for the storage of the various grilling condiments and seasonings.
2. Discussion of Background
One of the current approaches to storing grill utensils is by hanging them on the grill itself on integrated tools hooks as shown on the website of Williams-Sonoma, www.williams-sonoma.com/products/h278/index.cfm?pkey=cOUTGACI and on
Another approach is to store the utensils in their own carrier. An example of a zippered utensil carrier is presented in
Alternatively, other designs for grill utensils carriers may include boxes made of a variety of materials such as wood, textiles or stainless steel, with or without provisions for glove storage, as shown in
In most cases the grill utensils are stored inside the grill cabinet, if the grill has one, on the floor of the cabinet. In this case keeping the inside of the cabinet clean becomes a major chore.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe grill utensils storage device according to this invention consists of a ring that can be fabricated from metal, plastic, wood or other materials, and which has appended a number of hooks of different sizes and shapes, as shown in
Alternatively, a plastic of metal insert or liner, as shown in
Finally, a whole specialized container can be fabricated such as to meet the requirements in
With reference being made to the accompanying drawings presented in
Claims
1. A device for the out of sight and out of weather storage of grill utensils that can be adapted to existing containers such as garbage containers. The grill utensils that can be stored include, but are not limited to fork, knife, tongs, spatula, lighter, wine opener, and gloves.
2. A device according to claim 1 that consists of a ring with specialized hooks of various sizes and shapes unto which said utensils could be hung.
3. A ring with hooks according to claim 2 wherein the ring can be fabricated of metal, wood, plastic or textiles.
4. A device according to claim 1 that consists of a liner or insert that fits into an existing container without the need of additional support or binding.
5. An insert according to claim 4 wherein the insert can be fabricated of metal, plastic wood or other materials.
6. A ring with hooks or insert with hooks or separate hooks wherein the devices are fabricated by standard shaping processes that include but are not limited to such processes as stamping, casting, cutting.
7. A specially designed container that includes devices as per claim 1 and that could have wheels.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 2, 2007
Publication Date: Feb 5, 2009
Inventors: George Winger McCloy (Dublin, OH), Doru Michael Stefanescu (Dublin, OH)
Application Number: 11/832,725
International Classification: B65D 1/40 (20060101);