Supporting Frame Patents (Class 126/30)
  • Publication number: 20140238377
    Abstract: A simple grill comprised of a body made from a circular section of seamless metal. The grill consists of an open top and an open bottom, with the grill used by placing vertically on a surface with the open bottom in contact with the surface. A support structure is welded proximate to the open top to support a sub-component, typically comprising a gridiron. Fuel placed though an opening in the side of the body in contact with the surface burns to provide heat for cooking. Two handles welded to the outer side of the body facilitate removing the grill after use, with the ash residue left in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Mark P. Moore, Lloyd McCall
  • Publication number: 20140209083
    Abstract: A portable camping and survival stove includes a stand comprising a pair of flat stock lower cross-members adjoined via a complementary slot in each member, each lower cross-member having a lower edge and a pair of double tabs spaced apart on an upper edge configured to secure on a shelf there between a lower edge of a rigid container. The disclosed stove also includes a cook top comprising a pair of flat stock upper cross-members adjoined via a complementary slot in each member, each upper cross-member having an upper to cooking edge and a pair of double tabs spaced apart on a lower edge configured to secure on a shelf there between an upper edge of the rigid container. Furthermore, the rigid container may be a discarded can or a collapsible four-sided container for flammable material and include holes for air flow in a bottom and at least one side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Clifford Kenneth Young
  • Publication number: 20140209084
    Abstract: A portable cooking station device is disclosed that allows users to cook food outside, over a fire, and supports large quantities of food and multiple pots and pans at the same time. The cooking station device comprises a base unit, a pair of vertical poles, and a horizontal bar secured between the pair of vertical poles for retaining cooking equipment. The base unit is configured to be placed directly over a fire pit. The pair of vertical poles are secured to the opposing sides of the base unit, and can comprise hooks for retaining cooking equipment. The horizontal bar can comprise S-shaped hooks for hanging cooking equipment. A rotisserie bar can be secured between the pair of vertical poles, below the horizontal bar, and a grate can be axially attached to one of the vertical poles to allow it to swivel out across the fire pit when in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Guy Cole
  • Patent number: 8783241
    Abstract: A Dutch oven lid holder having a horizontally oriented support ring. Three support leg members have their top ends telescopically received in tubular coupling members formed on the support ring. The area beneath the support ring and within the perimeter of the support leg members defines a lid storage space. A lid support assembly has a horizontally oriented tubular sleeve portion having a tension coil spring passing therethrough. The opposite ends of the coil spring are detachably secured to brackets on the support ring. A vertically oriented anchor leg has its top end adjustably received on a T-connector portion extending downwardly from the tubular sleeve portion. The anchor leg has a hook on its bottom end that loops under the handle of a Dutch oven lid. Anchor arms extending inwardly from the respective support leg members would maintain a downward force on the Dutch oven lid causing the coil spring to be place under tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: CompMaid, LLC
    Inventors: Gary E. Sauter, Dale A. Sauter
  • Patent number: 8770184
    Abstract: A collapsible unit for supporting food items over a heat source comprises a collapsible frame enclosure wherein at least one side of the frame is reconfigurable to enable various types of cooking and heating arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventor: Donna Gail Schneider
  • Patent number: 8770182
    Abstract: A unitary barbecue heat source bed and fluid removal channel combination, comprising a plurality of heat source beds, an inclined channel for removing fluid, the heat source beds being adjacent to the channel, wherein the heat source beds and channel are unitary and preferably made from a single sheet of metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventor: James Christopoulos
  • Patent number: 8757050
    Abstract: A hot beverage making device includes a boiler for heating water; a housing for accommodating the boiler and connecting element for connecting the boiler to the housing. During operation of the boiler, water is heated and water vapor bubbles are created inside the boiler. Formation of the bubbles causes varying moments about the center of mass of the boiler. The connecting element is adapted to prevent transmittal to the housing of at least a portion of the moment variations. This keeps the noise produced as a result of vibrations of the housing at an acceptable level. In particular, the connecting element is adapted to let the boiler have at least one rotational degree of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Michiel Allan Aurelius Schallig, Meindert Gorter
  • Patent number: 8695582
    Abstract: A supporting assembly includes a base installed a portable stove and having extending portions. A plurality of connecting members is pivotally connected with the extending portions. Each of the connecting members includes a connecting wall, first and second jaw portions respectively extending from two opposite distal ends of the connecting wall. A plurality of first supporting members is pivotally connected with the first jaw portions. Each of the first supporting members includes a first supporting portion. A plurality of second supporting members is pivotally connected with the second jaw portions. Each of the second supporting members includes a second supporting portion. The supporting assembly is transformable from a folded storage position to an operative position. The first supporting portions are able to support a cooking vessel thereon. The second supporting portions support the supporting assembly on a supportive substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Lava Outdoor Appliance Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lieh-Tarng Lin
  • Patent number: 8662065
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable composite roaster that is small in size, enables a user to selectively use gas, charcoal or the like as a heating means, and is simple and convenient to use for anyone. The roaster has primary, secondary and tertiary heat-isolating screens arranged outside the heating means to effectively isolate heat and to protect a table on which the portable composite roaster is placed or users from heat generated by the heating means such that the users may use the roaster in accordance with the needs thereof. The portable composite roaster of the present invention enables users preferring charcoal-cooked food to roast food using charcoal, and enables users inconvenienced by charcoal to easily use gas instead of charcoal and enjoy delicious food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Inventors: Yong Jin Kim, Han Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 8607777
    Abstract: The present invention relates to outdoor grill accessories, and more particularly, a foldable worktable attachment for an outdoor grill that includes a large table that is pivotally connected to the side of the grill. When in an erect position, the table provides ample space for preparing foods and the like, but when in a collapsed position, the table lies flush against one of the sides of the grill housing, thus, enclosing supporting legs that are folded and stored between the table and the grill housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: The Grill Company, LLC
    Inventors: John Ducate, Jr., Sond-Kae Ho
  • Patent number: 8602017
    Abstract: The present invention is embodied in a grill configured for quick assembly, a method of partially pre-assembling the grill for shipping from the factory in a container, and a method of assembling the grill when removed from the shipping container. The grill comprises a firebox assembly for mounting on a cart assembly, the cart assembly having first and second support assemblies and at least one linking member interconnecting them. A hinge or pivot in the mid-portion of the linking member divides it into first and second linking member portions, and the opposite ends of the linking member portions are pivotally connected by hinges or the like to the first and second support assemblies. The linking member holds the first and second support assemblies together in a partially pre-assembled state, and the pivotal connections of the linking member portions allow the two assemblies to be folded for packaging in a shipping container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Brinkmann Corporation
    Inventors: Randall L. May, Zhi Bing Gu, Liang Shen, Bin Lin, Wenguan Su, Lu Liang, Guolong Chen
  • Publication number: 20130298893
    Abstract: A portable, compact, light-weight, foraged-fuel stove which assembled, provides a sturdy adequate cooking surface and while collapsed, forms a compact case favorable in size and weight for easy storage in pocket, purse, or backpack. The low-profile, square shape of this stove enhances stability and safety while providing a multi-use cooking surface adequate for grilling as well as cooking with pans of most sizes. The stove is designed to work with fuels foraged from one's surroundings, but is also suitable for use with charcoal, gelatinous fuels, alcohol burners, and more. By using foraged fuels, the backpacking weight of this stove is minimized. The stove provides a large opening for adding fuel eliminating the need to move the cooking material to add fuel, and a system of smaller openings in the sides of the stove to allow for adequate airflow to sustain combustion of the fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Curtis Linville, Travis Parsons
  • Publication number: 20130269674
    Abstract: A portable fire pit (10) is of a metal construction and has an upper section (12) in which combustible materials are placed for burning. A cooking chamber (14) is mounted beneath the upper section and food placed in the chamber is cooked by radiated heat. Legs (16) are installed at each corner of the fire pit to support the fire pit in an upright position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventor: Steve Junge, SR.
  • Patent number: 8550065
    Abstract: The present invention provides a permanent foundation which supports an open flame cooking assembly which includes a collapsible boom support arm which supports a cooking surface or grill which is height adjustable via a winch and heat resistant rope adjustment assembly, wherein the boom is supported by an upright stanchion of varying length which is removably and rotatably coupled to the permanent foundation support assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Inventor: Scott Arnold Johnson
  • Patent number: 8550064
    Abstract: A barbecue stove with collapsible stand has a grill pan and a stand mounted on the grill pan. The stand has a main leg mounted pivotally on the grill pan and a secondary leg connected pivotally to the main leg. When the main and secondary legs cross each other, the stand is unfolded and supports the grill pan high above a plane. When the main and secondary legs overlap each other and the main leg is pivoted to lie on the grill pan, the stand is folded into a compact size. The stand of the barbecue stove is structurally simplified and therefore is easy to assemble, fold or unfold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Inventor: Jui-Ju Yeh
  • Patent number: 8511293
    Abstract: A modular outdoor kitchen comprises a plurality of weather-resistant outdoor kitchen modules. Each module comprises a frame having a plurality of outer faces. The modules are releasably connected together in mating arrangement. A plurality of weather-resistant fascia panels are provided on at least a portion of the pluralities of outer faces of the frames. Each fascia panel includes at least one exterior surface that simulates the appearance of an outdoor building material. The modular outdoor kitchen substantially has the appearance of a built-in outdoor kitchen that is substantially constructed of the outdoor building material when the plurality of outdoor kitchen modules are connected together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Mediumrare, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Charles Thompson, Bruce Douglas Spangrud
  • Patent number: 8505528
    Abstract: A combined type of barbecue oven comprises a barbecue oven and a coil base frame provided with rollers, the barbecue oven is mounted on the coil base frame, wherein the two ends of the supporting structure of the barbecue oven are provided with a foldable object placement plate. The object placement plate of the barbecue oven is foldable; therefore the occupying space is small. Moreover, the volume of the whole oven body is small, which is convenient for moving. When being moved in a short distance, the barbecue oven does not need to be moved, it only requires to mount the coil base frame with an inclined side and provided with the rollers and the barbecue oven on the coil base frame, so that the whole combined type of barbecue oven can be dragged to move; the barbecue oven is conveniently used, healthful, and suitable for being popularized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Huizhou Sun Moon Metal & Wooden Product Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hsien Chih Chien, Chih Jen Lin
  • Publication number: 20130186384
    Abstract: A metal air plenum fitted to the inside walls of a solid fuel burning barbeque grill to provide lower temperatures of the outside walls of the grill and provide temperature enhancement of the flame at the heat source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas Russell King
  • Patent number: 8469018
    Abstract: A portable stove includes a frusto-conical body and a grid carried within the body together with an optional cooking surface for the smaller end of the body and stands to elevate the larger end of the body to facilitate establishing an air flow into the body. By rolling a flat piece of metal that has folds on both ends until the folded ends are interlocked, the stove's body is formed. Squeezing the formed body releases it to return to a flattened configuration for storage. The components of the stove can thus be stored in a compact configuration such as in a backpack. An optional oven includes a cooking chamber within a housing. The oven rests on the body and redistributes heat from the burning fuel inside the body to the cooking chamber base, body and lid so that it bakes evenly. The housing confines the heat to the chamber for improved cooking efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Inventor: Jeffrey C. West
  • Patent number: 8459247
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes a frame with an upper section for holding a pot and a lower section for resting upon an underlying support surface. The frame has a burner element that can be a nozzle tube having a commercially available burner nozzle for generating a cooking flame during use. The nozzle can be fueled with propane, butane or the like using a commercially available tank, regulator and supply hose. The frame can include an upper ring, lower rings, the upper ring providing legs, pot support bars or members for holding the bottom of a pot. A heat shield is comprised of multiple specially configured sections that overlap and connect to the frame. The shield is positioned below the flame during use to lessen heat transfer from the flame to the underlying support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Inventors: Barbara Bourgeois, Norman Bourgeois, Michael Bourgeois
  • Publication number: 20130112186
    Abstract: A vertically disposed charcoal type grill or cook system with an insulated wall, includes concentric design mechanisms for completely surrounding the food material by the solid heat source. The systems provide for a removable fuel basket which carries the fuel material and a set of interchangeable and removable food basket that carry the food to be cooked internal to the fuel system. The grill is covered with a top possessing a reflective under surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventor: Henry B. Crichlow
  • Patent number: 8387610
    Abstract: A grill assembly for attachment to a trailer hitch includes a support post including a trailer hitch received segment having a trailer hitch received end and a grill mounting segment. A convertible grill includes a lower portion that has a back side, a front side, a first end, an open second end, and a bottom side. A charcoal grill insert has a first semicircular end, a second semicircular end, and an exterior wall extending between the ends. The charcoal grill insert can be inserted into the opening so that the convertible grill can be used as a charcoal grill. A propane grill insert has a first crescent end, a second crescent end, and an outside wall extending between the ends. The propane grill can be inserted into the opening and the convertible grill be used as a propane grill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Inventor: Robert L. Candelaria, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130032130
    Abstract: A user adjustable coupling device or hinge adapted to be attachable to a spine is disclosed. The device or hinge comprises a curved, hook end on a horizontally oriented upper bracket, a vertically oriented support brace, and a curved, oval-shaped end on a horizontally oriented lower bracket that gives the hinge a C-shaped configuration. The hook and oval ends allow the hinge to be quickly and easily attached and removed from the spine without the use of tools. The coupling device or hinge may be utilized in an outdoor cooking apparatus. The apparatus comprises an enclosed area defining a heat containment structure, a spine operably connected to the heat containment structure, a collar operably connected to the spine, and at least one cooking support attached or attachable to the coupling device or hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: David A. Jacques, Mark L. Jacques, Mark D. McMullen
  • Patent number: 8365717
    Abstract: An accessory for a barbecue includes a plurality of frames which are arranged in vertically spaced apart relationship and form an array having an outer perimeter and a central cavity. The array is placed on the solid fuel support of the barbecue, and solid fuel such as charcoal is placed around the outer perimeter of the array. The accessory has a base upon which a container is placed to collect juices from the cooking food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Inventor: Phillip E. Perry
  • Patent number: 8360049
    Abstract: A windscreen having base positionable adjacent a fire, a first body portion removeably secured to the base in a substantially vertical orientation, and a securing member connected to the first body portion and capable of removeably securing a second body portion above or next to the first body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Inventor: Blake Stephens
  • Patent number: 8316837
    Abstract: A gas grill base is pivotally attached at a first end to a folding stand with three pivoting U-shaped supports and a center pivot. Two of the supports rest on the ground on casters or wheels. The third support slides and locks within L-shaped slots below the second end of the gas grill base held horizontally for cooking. Alternately built-in gas jets or an inserted charcoal tray are used to cook. The supports pivot together and stand vertically on the castors. The gas grill base pivots down parallel to the supports so that all are vertical for storage and transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Inventor: Karo Malumyan
  • Patent number: 8312874
    Abstract: A campfire support unit for burning firewood. The unit has a metal frame that includes a metal support ring with metal tabs and support legs. The frame is made and arranged to support wood for a wood fire in a near-vertical ring position around a central core which contains wood supported in a near-vertical position. An internal core fire is started, using wood placed inside the metal ring. Then wood is leaned against the outer rim of the metal ring. The tabs support the wood leaned against the outer rim, preventing it from falling before, during, and after the outer wood is ignited by the internal core fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Inventor: Daniel L. Dupont
  • Patent number: 8272375
    Abstract: A stove and pot arrangement is provided that affords utility to backpackers and other users having limited space. The apparatus provides a specially configured stove frame having laterally spaced apart channels that are receptive of the pot rim and wall and wherein the pot interior is receptive of a central portion of the frame, the pot and frame having about the same overall height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Inventors: Norman Bourgeois, Michael P. Bourgeois
  • Patent number: 8272601
    Abstract: A cooking utensil support apparatus used for the cooking of food in a cooking utensil over a heat source, such support apparatus having stand and a cooking utensil handle support member adjustably positioned on such stand with angle adjustment means for adjusting the angle of the cooking utensil handle support member and the handle supported therein of such cooking utensil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Inventor: Charles Kocher
  • Publication number: 20120204852
    Abstract: A fire-resistant collapsible enclosure can include three or more sidewalls coupled with a cross plate internal to the enclosure. A top portion of the enclosure can include a non-linear edge configured to be an airflow outlet, or a bottom portion of the enclosure can include a non-linear edge configured to be an airflow outlet. The fire-resistant collapsible enclosure can be configured for use as an oven, a stove, or a smoker. In an example, two or more of the fire-resistant collapsible enclosures can be used together, such as where one enclosure is configured as a heat source and a second enclosure is configured as a smoker. In an example, the cross plate can include a throttle to control airflow through the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventor: PAUL MICHAEL BOUCHER
  • Patent number: 8201550
    Abstract: A grill base is pivotally attached at a first end to a folding stand with three pivoting U-shaped supports and a center pivot. Two of the supports rest on the ground on casters or wheels. The third support slides and locks within L-shaped slots below the second end of the grill base held horizontally for cooking. An inserted charcoal tray is used to cook. The supports pivot together and stand vertically on the castors. The grill base pivots down parallel to the supports so that all are vertical for storage and transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Inventor: Karo Malumyan
  • Publication number: 20120145139
    Abstract: A free-standing, portable, multi-function fire pit/barbeque is disclosed, adapted to transition between an enclosed fire pit configuration and an open configuration which serves as a portable barbeque; the invention comprising, in one embodiment, on outer sleeve, an inner sleeve, a gridiron, and a baseplate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventor: BJ Deeds
  • Patent number: 8151784
    Abstract: A portable grill is described. The portable grill has a grill member, a frame, and a support arm. The frame supports the portable grill on a support surface. The support arm extends outwardly from the frame. The support arm has a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end is joined to the grill member. The proximal end is pivotally joined to the frame forming a fulcrum therewith. The support arm is pivotable about the fulcrum to raise and lower the grill member relative to the support surface while maintaining the grill member substantially level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Inventor: William A. Czajkoski
  • Patent number: 8127757
    Abstract: An outdoor cooking apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus features a cabinet having a firebox that heats an oven interior within the cabinet. The firebox also cooks food items placed on a grill panel that is supported above the firebox with a grill support frame. The firebox and grill support frame can be removably attachable to the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Inventor: Norman Bourgeois
  • Patent number: 8065996
    Abstract: A leg is adapted to be inserted into a standard removable hitch receiver. The leg has spaced vertical plates. Forward and rearward horizontally spaced lower pivot apertures are provided. A plurality of positioning apertures are provided in an arcuate pattern. A pivoting grill platform has associated plates. Forward and rearward horizontally spaced upper pivot apertures are provided. A coupling assembly includes a pivoting support arm and a pivoting leveling arm. Each arm has an upper aperture and bolt coupling upper pivot apertures of the grill. Each arm has a lower aperture and bolt coupling the pivot apertures of the vertical plates of the leg. A removable self locking pin is positionable through the locking aperture and a preselected one of the plurality of positioning apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Inventor: Dan Neuvelt
  • Patent number: 8047196
    Abstract: A flexible metallic sheet has a lower edge, parallel side edges and an upper edge. The sheet has spaced long notches. A plurality of rods is provided. Each rod has an interior end with a tab. Each tab is formed with an aperture. Each rod has an exterior end. A primary cap has a circular bottom, a cylindrical side wall and a recess. A ring is provided within the recess. The ring pivotally supports the apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Inventor: David Schacht
  • Patent number: 8001956
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes a frame with an upper section for holding a pot and a lower section for resting upon an underlying support surface. The frame has a burner element that can be a nozzle tube having a commercially available burner nozzle for generating a cooking flame during use. The nozzle can be fueled with propane, butane or the like using a commercially available tank, regulator and supply hose. The frame can include an upper ring, lower rings, the upper ring providing legs, pot support bars or members for holding the bottom of a pot. A heat shield is comprised of multiple specially configured sections that overlap and connect to the frame. The shield is positioned below the flame during use to lessen heat transfer from the flame to the underlying support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Inventors: Barbara Bourgeois, Norman Bourgeois, Michael Bourgeois
  • Patent number: 8001955
    Abstract: A stove and pot arrangement is provided that affords utility to backpackers and other users having limited space. The apparatus provides a specially configured stove frame having laterally spaced apart channels that are receptive of the pot rim and wall and wherein the pot interior is receptive of a central portion of the frame, the pot and frame having about the same overall height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Inventors: Norman Bourgeois, Michael P. Bourgeois
  • Publication number: 20110192390
    Abstract: The present invention provides a permanent foundation which supports an open flame cooking assembly which includes a collapsible boom support arm which supports a cooking surface or grill which is height adjustable via a winch and heat resistant rope adjustment assembly, wherein the boom is supported by an upright stanchion of varying length which is removably and rotatably coupled to the permanent foundation support assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Scott Arnold Johnson
  • Publication number: 20110174286
    Abstract: A vertical campfire containment device comprising, a circular top ring, a base member smaller than the circular top ring, plurality of vertical support members, and plurality of support legs. The vertical campfire containment device provides a structure where wood and other solid fuels are placed into and burned. The vertical nature of the containment device allows individuals to quickly create a campfire that is raised off of the ground allowing the ample supply of oxygen and moving smoke higher and away from the individuals surrounding the fire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: FIRE FUNNEL, LLC
    Inventor: Albert W. Carlson
  • Patent number: 7980241
    Abstract: An apparatus to assist in cooking over a campfire is herein disclosed, comprising a generally “Y”-shaped support that rests over an open fire by means of three (3) legs. An adjustable steel cable, controlled by a mechanically-operated winch, is provided at the center of the “Y”-shaped support, which depends downward and connects centrally to four (4) chains, each of which connects to a corner of a rectangular grilling surface. The grilling surface comprises a heat-resistant material and can be made in varying dimensions. The grilling surface is height-adjustable to accommodate cooking needs and fire output permits. Once cooled, the apparatus can be disassembled and transported in a supplied pouch or hard case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Inventor: Kevin A. White
  • Patent number: 7934494
    Abstract: A collapsible unit for supporting food items over a heat source comprises a collapsible frame enclosure wherein at least one side of the frame is reconfigurable to enable various types of cooking and heating arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Inventor: Donna Gail Schneider
  • Patent number: 7913682
    Abstract: A barbeque grill includes a grill body and two stands foldably mounted on a bottom of the grill body. Each of the stands includes a support bracket, two support legs, two pivot units, two locking members, two fastening units, and two elastic members. Thus, each of the support legs is rotatable relative to the support bracket so that each of the support legs is foldable to fold each of the stands to reduce the whole volume of the barbeque grill, thereby facilitating packaging, storage and transportation of the barbeque grill. In addition, each of the support legs is locked onto or unlocked from the support bracket by releasing or pulling each of the locking members so that each of the support legs is expandable and foldable easily and quickly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Inventor: Kiosky Chung
  • Patent number: 7913681
    Abstract: The present invention provides a shelf 300 for a barbecue grill frame assembly 302 of a barbecue grill. The shelf 300 has a perimeter that is cooperatively dimensioned with the interior space of the barbecue grill frame assembly 302 such that the shelf 300 is positioned within the interior space. The securing member 308 secures the shelf 300 to the barbecue grill frame assembly 302 in a first position. The securing member 308 adjusts to a second position to detach the shelf 300 from the barbecue grill frame assembly 302.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Weber-Stephen Products Co.
    Inventors: Daniel S. Choi, Adrian A. Bruno
  • Publication number: 20100319674
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an outdoor grilling assembly for open firing cooking comprising: a vertical stake assembly, where said vertical stake assembly includes a rotating outer sleeve, a tension collar, a tension bolt, and an anchor pipe; an arm extension attached to the top end of the rotating outer sleeve via a channel iron; a threaded screw extending through an opening of the channel iron; a handle, where said handle is attached to the top end of the threaded screw; and a grill, said grill includes a channel/angle iron where said channel/angle iron provides a means to connect the grill to the distal end of the threaded screw and arm extension assembly. The rotating outer sleeve extends over the anchor pipe, where the tension collar and tension bolt provide a means to adjust the outer sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventor: DOUG SCHNEIDEWEND
  • Patent number: 7802566
    Abstract: A barbecue kit includes a threaded rod having a bore in its interior along its longitudinal axis. An elongated stake having a sharp and a blunt end loosely fits into the interior bore of the threaded rod. The combination of rod and stake include a functional mechanism for allowing the threaded rod to act as a slide hammer to drive the stake into the ground without allowing the rod to fall along the entire length of the stake. A grill having a handle includes a plate with a substantially circular cut-out. The distance and configuration of the cut-out and handle are dimensioned in such a way that the grill can be hung at any place on the threaded rod with the circular cut-out engaging the threads. A pan suitable for holding items to be cooked, or charcoal, or like fuel suitable for cooking, has a like handle which is nevertheless removable and reversibly mountable on the pan. The pan can be similarly hung on the rod either with its hollow or with its substantially flat side up on the threaded rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Inventor: Robert Faught
  • Patent number: 7775202
    Abstract: A barbecue stove includes a body with a hole and a grease plate. The hole is formed on the bottom of the body. The body further includes a frame around the hole and secured with the body. A receive space is formed between the frame and the bottom of the body for receiving the grease plate. A plurality of pivots are fixed on the bottom of the body. Two feet are pivotally connected with the pivots individually. The grease plate includes a bent portion. When the barbecue stove is in use, the grease plate can be mounted on the frame by the bent portion. When the barbecue stove is not in use, the grease plate can be locked by the feet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Pro-Iroda Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Jan-Nan Chen
  • Patent number: 7753047
    Abstract: A barbecue grill stand. A stand is provided for supporting a barbecue grill. The stand has a top section and a bottom section. The top section may be independently used without the bottom section to provide for a compact apparatus that may be rested on a table, the tailgate of a pickup truck, or the like. The top section may be engaged upon the bottom section to provide a full-size barbecue grill stand that may free-stand upon the floor or ground. The top section connects and disconnects with and from the bottom section simply and without the use of tools or complicated fasteners. The apparatus employs one or two sets of wheels to provide for easy movement, and can be easily and quickly collapsed into a small space for transportation and storage between uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Inventor: Melvin G. Trammell
  • Patent number: 7735416
    Abstract: A portable cooking apparatus is light, packable, compatible with back-country hiking, and is multi-functional for use over a heat source. An arm of the apparatus may elongate and shorten and may have an attachment system on the arm that allows the attachment of a plurality of food and drink holding attachments. The attachments may be coupled to a strap connected to a handle. The handle may include a compartment for holding parts of the apparatus or other articles so that the apparatus may be disassembled and stowed. A rotisserie mode enables rotation of food over an open flame. A rotisserie handle can be releasably coupled to the apparatus handle. The rotisserie handle can be placed in a locked condition to prevent rotation in a variety of cooking positions. A pivoting arm stabilizer enables cooking food to be horizontally pivoted to and from the heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Inventor: Lane A. Ekberg
  • Patent number: 7707928
    Abstract: A vertical rotisserie sub-assembly, comprising: (a) a housing; (b) a motor; (c) an energy source; (d) a switch; (e) a rotating member; (f) a lower suspending member; and (g) an upper suspending member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Inventor: Robert A. Kamps