Supporting Frame Patents (Class 126/30)
  • 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: 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7681568
    Abstract: A barbecue apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprises: a firebowl having an open topside and a bottomside which has a circumference smaller than a circumference of the topside of the firebowl, and the bottomside of the firebowl comprises at least one central aperture situated adjacent at least one peripheral aperture; a base frame comprising a top end, a bottom end, and a central cavity, and the peripheral aperture of the firebowl leads to the central cavity of the column, and the top end of the column is connected to the bottomside of the firebowl; and an ash scraper assembly comprising a frame having at least one arm designed to cover and uncover the peripheral aperture and an actuator pivotally attached to the frame and designed to rotate the arms to cover and uncover the peripheral apertures and scrape the bottomside of the firebowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Original Ideas, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert DeMars, Alan Crawford
  • Patent number: 7607425
    Abstract: A collapsible heating device for building a fire using solid fuel is disclosed wherein the heating device includes a canister defining a hollow cavity, the canister having an open end. A base corresponding to the canister is configured to mate with the open end so as to detachably close the open end. A perforated lower burner defining a hollow core is supported on the base. A perforated upper burner defining a hollow core is removably nestable within the lower burner. The upper burner is movable between a first collapsed position, wherein the upper burner is disposed within the lower burner, and a second operative position, wherein the upper burner is supported upright on the lower burner. When the upper burner is in the first collapsed position, the canister may mate with the base to extinguish the fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Inventor: Leo Donald Knight
  • Patent number: 7591220
    Abstract: A portable roller grill for cooking hot dogs includes an array of rollers coupled between a drive-end bracket and an idler-end bracket of a frame and a drive system. The drive system includes drive gears and intermediate gears arranged between the drive gears such that all of the drive gears rotate in the same rotational direction. The drive gears are coupled to the rollers such that rotation of the drive gears result in rotation of the rollers. Each drive gear is adapted to receive a motorized drive member such that the drive system can be actuated using any of the drive gears. The roller grill includes legs coupled to the brackets to support the rollers at an adjustable height above a heat source in a deployed leg condition. The legs have a collapsed condition facilitating storage and transportation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Inventor: James T. Sheridan, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7588027
    Abstract: A cooking grill assembly includes a foldable grill, wherein the components may be conveniently stored for transport, wherein the components include a lower support stake for insertion into soft ground or a free-standing base for use on hard ground, an upper extension post having at one of its ends a parallelogram linkage for vertically repositioning the cooking grill and for releasably securing the grill in a desired position, the other end of the upper extension post adapted to be rotatably mounted on the support stake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Inventors: James McNeely, Kael James Forster Crichton
  • Publication number: 20090211563
    Abstract: An open fire multipurpose cooking grill generally comprising a metal “T” shaped stake that can be optionally driven into the ground or placed into a base stand holder in positioned near a campfire, patio fire-bowl, fire-ring, or charcoal container for cooking and tending to food, generally outdoors. The cooking grill having attached to it multiple bracket sleeves allowing for quick and easy installation and removal of multiple cooking grills and food preparation trays which can be raised and lowered and swiveled side to side closer to or further from the fire as needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Robin Blackshear, Walter W. Blackshear, JR.
  • Publication number: 20080283031
    Abstract: A tripod griddle for cooking food over an open fire at, for example, a campsite and which is suspended from a support extending above the fire includes a primary support ring that is slipped onto the support, a plurality of chains pendent from the primary support ring at the upper ends of the chains and the chains being attached to corresponding attachment rings at their opposite lower ends and the attachment rings connected to the respective distal ends of support straps that are radially mounted to the underside of a griddle thereby supporting the griddle above the open fire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventor: David Korab
  • Publication number: 20080271725
    Abstract: An outdoor grill apparatus includes a grate that is vertically adjustable and also rotatably supported over an open fire. The support system of the apparatus includes a spade for stably engaging the ground, one or more interconnected poles extending from the spade for height, and a laterally extending cantilevered pole adapted to extend over a fire pit. A cable extends through the laterally extending pole to a handle on the vertical pole. The other end of the cable extends down over the fire pit, and supports a battery operated motor, which in turn supports a grate hung on chains. The handle adjustably engages the pole, such that the grate is adjustable. The grill apparatus can be broken apart for compact storage, such as in a three-inch deep carry case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventor: David W. Parmelee
  • Patent number: 7445004
    Abstract: A campfire grill assembly includes a frame that has an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter. The frame has a generally rectangular shape and includes a first side member, a second side member, a third side member and a fourth side member wherein the first and second side members are positioned opposite of each other. A metallic mesh panel is attached to and is coextensive with the inner perimeter so that the panel extends across an opening defined by the inner perimeter. A support apparatus is attachable to the frame and is configured to support the frame in a horizontal orientation. The support apparatus may be extended into a ground surface so that the frame extends over a campfire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Inventors: Jack E. Milner, Julie A. Milner
  • Patent number: 7426928
    Abstract: A portable cooking grill is configured with a collapsible frame having a pair of frame sections extending outwardly and downwardly from a pair of foldably connected grill sections to allow the user to adjust the height of the grilling surface and the frame width. Each frame section has a pair of telescoping legs pivotally connected to the ends of side support rails. The side support rails have a downwardly facing U-shaped channel which receives one of the legs therein. For storage, the legs are telescopically collapsed and then folded into the channel, the support rails are received in a tubular section of the grill sections and the grill sections are folded together. The legs have a securing mechanism to secure the legs at the height desired by the user. A engagement mechanism secures the side support rails in the retracted or extended, or therebetween, position relative to the grill sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Inventors: Larry E. Sanders, Heidi M. Sanders
  • Publication number: 20080216809
    Abstract: A portable outdoor cooking device assembly can include a structural support member, the structural support member including a plurality of components that are coupled together to form the structural support member. The example assembly can include an anchoring pin coupled to the structural support, and a cooking surface assembly, and a vertical adjustment mechanism coupled to the structural support member and the cooking surface assembly, the vertical adjustment mechanism allowing the spatial position of the cooking surface assembly to be vertically modified. The example assembly also includes a heat plate includes a concave space into which at least a portion of the cooking surface assembly is positioned, a motor coupled to the cooking surface assembly to spin the cooking surface assembly, and a power source connected to the motor to supply power to the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: Brian Lee Begotka
  • Publication number: 20080184980
    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: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventor: William A. Czajkoski
  • Patent number: 7401609
    Abstract: A cooking grill has a bottom for accommodating a fire producing source, a plurality of legs turnably connected with the bottom and turnable between a storage position in which they are substantially coextensive with bottom and an operative position in which they extend substantially perpendicular to the bottom and upwardly from the latter, elements for fixing the legs in each of the positions, and a grate arrangeable between the legs and connectable to the legs, elements for holding the grill on the legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Inventor: Leslie A. Horvath
  • Publication number: 20080168976
    Abstract: A cooking system with lightweight, reinforced cooking surfaces that maybe easily adjusted along a vertical support. The system includes a removable handle which saves space in both storage and in use, and allows adjustment of the cooking surface without the use of protective gloves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventor: Keith Simsack
  • Patent number: 7347197
    Abstract: A food roasting apparatus according to the present invention includes an elongate rigid rod with opposite first and second ends, a handle attached to the first end, and a basket attached to the second end. The rod defines a rod longitudinal axis, the basket defines a basket longitudinal axis, and the rod includes an offset portion such that the rod longitudinal axis is inline with the basket longitudinal axis. Since the rod longitudinal axis is inline with the basket longitudinal axis, the basket does not rise or fall when rotated with the rod. The food roasting apparatus may include a sleeve coupled to the rod and a stand that releasably captures the sleeve and supports the rod. The present invention includes an open-ended basket and a basket that easily and safely opens and closes. When cool, the basket can be removed from the rod for transport or cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Inventor: Dan L. Hankinson
  • Publication number: 20080053425
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a skewered food cooking device, and is more particularly concerned with such devices adapted to be mounted on an outdoor or indoor cooking means. The device provide a multiple kabob skewer holder that is particularly well suited for ease and economy of manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventor: Glen Stuhlmacher
  • Patent number: 7339138
    Abstract: A supporting rack includes arranged rods arranged to form a planar grid pattern and connection device to allow for modification in the overall space occupied by the rack. In a preferred embodiment, a rack for use in a conventional domestic cooking oven is formed of perpendicularly disposed rods of material such as stainless steel suitable for withstanding the temperatures to which such an oven may be subjected and has an outer frame capable of interfacing with support inside oven walls, and generally centrally disposed hinged mechanism to allow folding of the portions of the rack to reduce its size and facilitate handling when performing tasks such as cleaning the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Inventor: Jean Gillis Brooks
  • Patent number: 7328696
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a grill including a quick assembly system. In an embodiment, a grill including a quick assembly system includes two side support frames and a side support frame connector. The grill may also include two cross side supports and a base support frame, for example. The grill may also include: a bowl, a lid, a side shelf, an ash catcher, a charcoal grate, grate height adjusters, a cooking grate, a warming rack, a hinge, a vent, a handle, wheels, and/or leg extensions, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Marshall Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Carlos Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 7325540
    Abstract: The invention is related a barbecue stove with burner, which comprises a stove having an internal space for accommodating solid fuel and meat to be broiled, an opening being formed on a peripheral wall of the stove, and an end of an external bracket secured near the peripheral wall of the stove proximate the opening and the other end thereof provided with a burner. By moving the external bracket, the external bracket carries a nozzle of the burner through the opening into the space for burning the solid fuel. Alternatively, it is adapted to move the burner away from the opening of the stove in a non-operating status. By utilizing this barbecue stove, either the nozzle will not be activated of the burning in the stove for a relatively long time or the nozzle will not be clogged by food residue or grease. As a result, the burner will remain its burning function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Inventor: Huang-Hsi Hsu
  • Publication number: 20070289587
    Abstract: A self supporting alignment and stability system for portable outdoor grilling and cooking that serves as a support structure for attaching multiple purpose grilling attachments and accessories that also can be attached to any grill, fire ring or other portable grills. The basic structure includes a main post ground stand, ground auger, plus multiple adjustable attachments with leveling arms. Accessories include a grill surface, charcoal pan, frying pan, cutting board, condiment rack and carrying case. The support structure with needed grilling accessories can be used as a stand alone portable grill or attached to any existing grill, fire ring or applicable portable grill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventor: Mark Allen Eckes
  • Publication number: 20070272225
    Abstract: A cooking grill assembly includes a foldable grill, wherein the components may be conveniently stored for transport, wherein the components include a lower support stake for insertion into soft ground or a free-standing base for use on hard ground, an upper extension post having at one of its ends a parallelogram linkage for vertically repositioning the cooking grill and for releasably securing the grill in a desired position, the other end of the upper extension post adapted to be rotatably mounted on the support stake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: James McNeely, Kael James Forster Crichton
  • Patent number: 7140362
    Abstract: An outdoor cooking apparatus is provided which comprises: a housing having an open upper end, a closed lower end, and at least one sidewall extending between the upper and lower ends; a pipe having an open upper end and an open lower end; a cover having an opening therethrough and mounted on the pipe such that the pipe adjacent to its open upper end is closely received by the opening in the cover, the cover being adapted to fit over the open upper end of the housing; a combustibles receptacle having an opening therethrough and being mounted on the pipe such that the pipe adjacent to its open lower end is closely received by the opening in the receptacle, the receptacle also having a periphery and being receivable within the housing such that the periphery is spaced from the sidewall of the housing; at least one food grill mounted on the pipe between the cover and the combustibles receptacle, the food grill(s) being receivable within the housing; and a support and vertical adjustment mechanism for supporting t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Inventor: Johnny R. Johnston
  • Patent number: 7089926
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the support mechanism for a grill having a grill bottom, grates for supporting fuel and food, and a cover. The mechanism is detachably attached to the grill without fasteners by projecting pieces that go through holes in the bottom portion or kettle of the grill, some of the projecting pieces supporting the grate for the fuel and other projecting pieces supporting the grate for the food. Only one fastener, for example, a screw with a wing nut, is used to support the mechanism and fasten it to the grill bottom. In a preferred embodiment, the mechanism also has toggle locks to lock together the grill bottom and the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Kay Home Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Woller
  • Patent number: 7080640
    Abstract: A portable cooking grill that is configured with a collapsible frame having telescoping legs and a pair of frame sections that extend outwardly to allow the user to adjust the height of the grilling surface and the size of the frame is disclosed. Each frame section has a pair of telescoping legs pivotally connected to the ends of side support rails which support a grill insert, having a pair of foldably connected grill sections, that forms the grilling surface. The legs include a securing mechanism suitable for securing the legs at the height desired by the user. The side support rails slidably engage grill supports located at the sides of the grill insert to extend the position of the legs outwardly. A locking mechanism locks the legs in either their upstanding or folded positions. A slidable connecting mechanism locks the legs in or between the retracted and extended positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Inventors: Larry E. Sanders, Heidi M. Sanders
  • Patent number: 7063006
    Abstract: A fire pit grill apparatus includes a housing that has a top wall, a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending between the top and bottom walls. A motor is mounted in the housing. A drive shaft is mechanically coupled to the motor and is rotated when the motor is turned on. The drive shaft extends through and is rotatably coupled to a panel. Each of a plurality of legs has an upper end pivotally coupled to the panel. A sleeve is positioned on the drive shaft which is selectively couplable along a length of the drive shaft. A plurality of hooks is attached to the sleeve. A grill includes a perimeter edge having a plurality of tethers attached thereto. Each of the tethers is removably attached to one of the hooks to suspend the grill from the drive shaft. The grill is rotated when the motor is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Inventors: Darlene V. Spehle, Joseph W. Spehle
  • Patent number: 7013885
    Abstract: A collapsible grill and stand which can be used indoors over a fireplace, having a grill stand which makes it possible to position and support the grill member over the burning logs, charcoal or gas within the fireplace and under the flue so the smoke, gases, odors and heat are exhausted to the outside through the flue and do not enter the interior of the room or building. The stand includes an upright center post having a vertical passageway in which a telescoping insert is received, such insert having a laterally extending arm, at the outer end of which the grill member is secured. Three support legs extend laterally from the lower end of the upright post, two of which are pivotable to enable positioning the legs in a radially spread apart configuration that will support the grill member at the outer end of the laterally extending arm over the fire in a fireplace. A vertical height adjusting mechanism is provided to adjust the height of the grill member over the fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Inventor: William A. Czajkoski
  • Patent number: 7007687
    Abstract: A campfire grilling device comprising (i) a stake, (ii) a slide hammer on the stake, (iii) a horizontal support, with grilling surface, (iv) a frictional engager to hold the horizontal support to the stake, and (v) a grill lifting tool is disclosed. Using the grill lifting tool and a handle on the horizontal support, a campfire cook can easily adjust the height of the grilling surface, even while the campfire is burning. The horizontal support can also be pivoted about the stake, so the grilling surface can be swiveled on or off the fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Inventor: Kevin A. Lewis
  • Patent number: 7004160
    Abstract: A portable outdoor cooking apparatus comprising a cooking surface having a first receiver and a second receiver, a frame hingedly attached to the cooking surface wherein the frame comprises a positioning ring and a handle and the handle weighs less than the cooking surface, and a post comprising a first segment and a second segment wherein the first segment removably attaches for storage to the cooking surface first receiving port and the second segment removably attaches to the cooking surface second receiving port for storage and wherein the first segment and said second segment removably attach to form the post, and the post removably attaches to the positioning ring to position the cooking surface along the post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Inventor: John C. Bates
  • Patent number: 6978777
    Abstract: A stove for outdoor use includes a hollow shell formed from heat-tolerant material, and a substructure for supporting the shell. The stove also includes a burner assembly, operatively attached to the shell or to the substructure, and a vessel support rack for placement on the shell. The support rack is formed from multiple interconnected segments. A first vessel-supporting surface is defined on a first side of the support rack, for supporting a cooking vessel having a substantially flat lower surface. A second vessel-supporting surface is defined on a second side of the support rack, for supporting a cooking vessel having a substantially non-flat lower surface. The second vessel-supporting surface may be configured to support a concave cooking implement, such as a wok thereon. The support rack is configured to fit into the shell with either the first vessel-supporting surface or the second vessel-supporting surface facing upwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Eastman Holding Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Pestrue, Robert Eastman, III, Robert Butcher
  • Patent number: 6935326
    Abstract: Portable barbecue pits grill a large quantity of food outdoors while remaining portable. A grill grate is supported by a rear wall and two sidewalls. The grill grate is removably connected to the top of the sidewalls by grill latches in the form of hasps. Two doors are hingedly attached to the sidewalls underneath the front of the grill grate. Door flaps are hingedly attached to the bottom of the doors. A lid with handles attached to its front and rear can be propped open on top of grill grate 12 by a lid support 18, or the lid can removably cover the grill grate 12. The lid also serves as a base for transporting the collapsed portable barbecue pit. The lid, rear wall, and sidewalls have tubular steel frames covered by sheet steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Inventor: Willie E. Willis
  • Patent number: 6877505
    Abstract: A the grill and vehicle attachement for attaching and positioning a grill to a vehicle. The the grill and vehicle attachement includes an attachment assembly being designed for being coupled to a vehicle. An accessory assembly is selectively coupled to the attachment assembly. The attachment assembly permits selective positioning of the accessory assembly with respect to the vehicle whereby the accessory assembly is usable by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Inventor: John A. Den Hoed
  • Patent number: 6869629
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and system is described for catching juices dripping from food being cooked in an infrared cooking apparatus, while still allowing infrared radiation to directly irradiate the food. A drip pan has base plate with an outer perimeter and an outer sidewall extending therefrom. The base plate has one or more apertures, each with an inner sidewall extending from its edges. The drip pan can hold a liquid, and the aperture and inner sidewall form a passage for infrared radiation through the liquid. The amount of drippings falling from the food being cooked through the passage may be reduced by covering the passage with a perforated cover, or by angling the inner sides defining the passage to overhang the aperture in the base plate. An adjustable solid cover may be mounted to the drip pan to allow the amount of infrared radiation reaching the food to be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Inventor: Michael George Tiernan
  • Patent number: 6832607
    Abstract: A portable outdoor stove is provided which includes a burner primarily comprising an outer and inner pieces bolted tightly to form a small gas/air mixture chamber for accepting and maintaining high pressure gaseous fuel, a wind guard of cylinder shape capable of tightly coupled with a cooking vessel and possessing window opening of less than 180° toward its top for exhaust outlet, adjustable means for supporting the burner and positioning flame from burner onto bottom of cooking vessel and supporting means for the wind guard. The burner possesses set of holes capable of directing high pressure combustion flame toward a upper center point concentrating heating power, extremely suitable for heating the bottom of a wok or any round bottom cooking vessel. With an adapter, another set of holes is capable of producing upward and outward spreading flame for flat bottom type cooking vessels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Inventors: Dongsheng Zhou, Michael W. Loth
  • Patent number: 6827077
    Abstract: An assembly for cooking on a campfire includes a vertical support that has an upper end and a pointed lower end. A grill support is attached to the vertical support and is selectively positionable between the upper and lower ends. The support is elongated and has a first end and a second end. A fastener selectively fastens the grill support in a fixed vertical position to the vertical support. A grill is attached to and bounded by an upwardly extending peripheral wall. The peripheral wall has an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface is attached to the second end of the grill support. A plate has a peripheral edge and a hinge hingedly couples the peripheral edge to the inner surface of peripheral wall. The plate is selectively positionable between a horizontal position extending over the grill and a vertical orientation extending upwardly away from the grill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Inventor: Philip E. Haas
  • Publication number: 20040237956
    Abstract: Grill comprising a spherical bowl (1) for fuel as well as a tripod socket (2), the tripod socket (2) being formed with a U-shaped or circular arcuate portion (21) in which the bowl (1) may rest freely tiltable and that one leg (22) of the three legs carrying the tripod socket (2), protrude outwardly from the arcuate portion (21) in the symmetry plane (X-X) of the same and outwardly from the arc plane, whereas the other legs (23, 24) protrude outwardly from said portion and outwardly from the plane of the arc, at a distance from the first leg (22) and on each side of said symmetry plane (X-X).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Oystein Helge Ljungmann
  • Patent number: 6799567
    Abstract: A wood burning barbecue grill construction 10 including a base member 20 optionally mounted on a support post 90 and dimensioned to receive an enlarged hollow cylindrical container member 30 and a support column 40 provided with a stop collar 41 that rotatably supports a first swivel collar element 52 fixedly secured to a grill member 50 having a barred grill portion 53 and a flat grill portion 54 and a warming plate 60 rotatably suspended above said grill member 50 via a second swivel collar element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Inventor: Kerry Genest
  • Publication number: 20040168683
    Abstract: This portable campfire in a can invention is comprised of three components: the canister, the burner and the canister base. These components are integral one to the other and designed to be used in combination with each other in order to achieve designed proficiency. The portable campfire in a can invention is easy to use, compact, clean, safe, and easily transported. The fuel, firewood or manufactured fire logs, is burned in the vertical centered position. The fuel is kept vertical and centered by the log support fingers. Thus providing 360 degrees of combustion. The cylindrical burner shape creates draft necessary to pull concentrated air through the air intake holes thus creating a chimney effect creating maximum combustion. The canister, when placed over the burner and attached to the canister base, smothers the burning campfire. This extinguishing system ensures that the campfire is safely extinguished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventor: Leo Donald Knight
  • Publication number: 20040144379
    Abstract: A campfire grilling device comprising (i) a stake, (ii) a slide hammer on the stake, (iii) a horizontal support, with grilling surface, (iv) a frictional engager to hold the horizontal support to the stake, and (v) a grill lifting tool is disclosed. Using the grill lifting tool and a handle on the horizontal support, a campfire cook can easily adjust the height of the grilling surface, even while the campfire is burning. The horizontal support can also be pivoted about the stake, so the grilling surface can be swiveled on or off the fire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventor: Kevin A. Lewis
  • Publication number: 20040103891
    Abstract: A barbecue (1) comprises the lid (2), a food supporting compartment (3), a fuel supporting compartment (4) and a vertical support (5). The food supporting compartment (3) can be moved between a first position above the fuel supporting compartment (4) and a second position away from said fuel supporting compartment (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventor: Richard Martin
  • Patent number: 6719250
    Abstract: A backpacker's portable cooking stand that can be used for outdoor cooking and can be foldable to a compact configuration includes a cooking platform for mounting over a source of heat, and foldable legs that are pivoted to over center attitudes for stable use of the cooking stand over a fire and are folded to a compact configuration for travelling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Inventor: S. Dunkin FitzSimons
  • Patent number: 6718967
    Abstract: A wok support for use in a wok range incorporates a refractory insulating material into its structure. The wok support includes a tubular support structure having internal space in its wall. The refractory insulating material is disposed in the internal space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: P. F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc.
    Inventor: Harold Edward Scott Luther
  • Patent number: 6711993
    Abstract: A barbeque system having at least three legs and a variety of components selectively attached thereto, such as a grill surface, a warming rack, a heat source, a potholder, and a utensil arm. Food can be cooked on the grill surface, pots containing food can be heated on the potholder, and food can be warmed on the warming rack. The utensil arm provides a convenient place to position cooking utensils when not in use. The height of the heat source and the warming rack can be adjusted to allow control over the cooking heat. The barbeque system is collapsible and can be contained within a carrying case so that the barbecue system can be easily stored or transported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Inventor: Kevin W. Robertson