Abstract: A barbecue grill which cooks food at a lower and more evenly distributed temperature and which can be effectively used for a large variety of barbecuing and cooking activity, including cooking meat, fish, vegetables, bread and the like. More particularly, a barbecue grill and cooker including a housing, a hood, a source of heat, a grease deflection and collection system which collects the grease and natural juices for later use without burning them and a heat distribution system that includes a tubular enclosure, multiple distribution conduits and which isolates the source of heat from the environment within the cooking area.

Abstract: A heat radiating briquette for a cooking grill is formed of a suitable ceramic refractory or other material to have a rectilinear, flat base, a pyramid upstanding from the base and a perimetric trough encompassing the base of the pyramid. Each face of the pyramid is provided with a series of grooves extending from the apex to the base of the pyramid and communicating with the trough. A multiplicity of like briquettes are to be arranged over the surface of a supporting grate spaced below with their apices pointed upwardly toward the food support grill and spaced above the heat source of the food grill. The side edges of adjacent briquettes on the grate are abutting so as to substantially prevent inadvertent seepage of food renderings to the heat source. Renderings from food cooking on the food supporting grill impinge on the briquettes and flow downwardly along the grooves to collect in the trough.

Abstract: A broiler having a cabinet with spaced burners therein and grill sections above the burners. Inverted V-shaped radiants above the burners direct radiant heat outwardly and upwardly onto the grill sections. Deflector members above the radiants deflect convected heat passing around the radiants also outwardly onto the grill sections. Baffle elements directly over the deflector members and located between the grill sections prevent greases, etc. from dripping onto the deflector elements. An inclined drip pan is water cooled to prevent greases, etc. dropping from meat on the grill sections from burning and consequent smoking.

Abstract: A flare reduction buffer to be situated between a burner element and a grill in a gas barbecue to provide even heating in the barbecue and reduce flare-up during cooking. The buffer comprises a plate having an upper and lower surface, made of impervious heat resistant material and formed with a plurality of pockets spaced from each other in regular fashion over the plate. The pockets each have an entrance, side walls and bottom being oriented so that their entrances open towards the lower surface, perforations being provided in the plate in the bottoms of the pockets.

Abstract: A barbecue grill cart assembly is disclosed, the cart having right and left sets of leg members, each set having a front and rear leg connected by a strut that is normally welded to the legs. Each strut has integral studs for receiving the grill casting and facilitating assembly. The cart also includes a front panel with extended flanges for providing a plurality of contact points between the flanges, legs, struts and control panel for preventing twisting or swaying of the assembly.

Abstract: A gas cooker includes a case defining a cooking chamber therein. A support for a food carrier is provided within the chamber, and a flame type of gas burner is situated at the bottom of the chamber. A heat control mechanism is situated between the burner and the food carrier, which can be adjusted to permit flames of the burner to reach the food carrier for grill-type cooking, or prevent the flames from reaching the food carrier for oven-type cooking.

Abstract: A portable grill is provided which includes a casing for pivotably supporting a radiant heat gas burner therein, and a collapsible stand for supporting the casing and a tray under the casing. The burner may be turned and locked either in an up-faced position to perform ordinary cooking and heating functions or a reverse, down-faced position for grilling purpose.

Abstract: A portable wood burning fire pit apparatus is disclosed which includes a fire bowl base, a cylindrical wood receiving chamber defined by expanded metal walls above the fire bowl, a pair of separately controlled gas rings encircling the chamber adjacent its side wall at its bottom and middle, a propane gas tank releasably connected to the apparatus and gas rings via a flexible hose and manual quick release coupling. Wood pieces are stacked vertically into the chamber and thus inside the gas rings which, in use, project their flames horizontally toward the stacked wood pieces to advance their burning toward the hot coals state at which time the propane gas and hose may be disconnected and moved away. A removable cooking grill is atop the chamber for use in cooking off the hot coals fire which is achieved in less time than otherwise would be required in a conventional wood fire.

Abstract: The accessory shelves are detachably hung on pins, allowing the shelves to be rotated to a folded down and stored position, or to be rotated to a horizontal locked position for use. The shelves are attachable and detachable without the use of tools or fasteners. The optional side burner is detachably held in a similar fashion, but with an additional locking bolt to prevent inadvertent pivotal rotation from the horizontal position.

Abstract: An access window for barbecue grills in which the access window is openable for acces to foods being cooked on the grill. The window includes a frame with a hinge associated therewith, the hinge being received by brackets on the grill hood. A handle is also provided for opening and closing the window.

Abstract: A portable grill comprising a portable housing, a pair of spaced-apart leg members mounted in opposing relation on the portable housing, a pedestal for supporting the housing on a support surface, and a pair of fastening assemblies each for detachably connecting a corresponding one of the leg members to the pedestal. When detached from the pedestal, the leg members independently support the housing on a support surface. Mounted on the housing may be a hinged lid, and a gas system including a gas burner, control valve, ignitor, pressure regulator, and a connector for connecting the gas burner to either a portable gas container transportable with the housing or a hose from a tank enclosed in a cabinet formed by the pedestal. The lower end of the pedestal may include a wheeled platform for moving the grill when the housing is attached to the upper end of the pedestal.

Abstract: In barbecuing, food generally sticks to a fixed grill rack. This invention provides means for keeping the food "unstuck" while cooling and this is achieved by moving two adjacently disposed grilling racks, one having a fixed elevation relative to the underlying coals, the other relatively movable from a plane beneath that of the fixed rack to a plane above the fixed rack, thereby causing the food to move between movable rack and fixed rack, keeping the food "unstuck".

Abstract: This invention is an indirect fired gas burning device having typically two gas burner assemblies, a radiant heat assembly and a convection heat assembly. The combustion products of both burner assemblies are kept separate from the convection air which is circulated through the oven. The device is adapted to be mounted within or attached to a gas stove, having an oven therein and which provides an improved gas stove which can perform the functions of: (1) bake (with controllable cooking air flow rates); (b) broil using a radiant heat assembly such as a screen broiler "looking" through or transparent to the radiant heat generated by the broiler such as an infrared window (also a new low profile screen burner assembly is disclosed); (c) steam which is possible because of the very low vent rate of the oven, i.e.

Abstract: The device adjusts reflecting angles of grill reflectors for a grill burner in a gas oven range. Rotation of a driving means 21 is transmitted through a transmission means 17 to an adjusting means 16 and converted into a linear movement of bearing means 13 in reflecting plate 10A and 10B hingedly mounted on a hinge pin 11, thereby the angle between the plates 10A and 10B is adjusted.

Abstract: The accessory shelves are detachably hung on pins, allowing the shelves to be rotated to a folded down and stored position, or to be rotated to a horizontal locked position for use. The shelves are attachable and detachable without the use of tools or fasteners. The wheels are readily installed by the consumer without tools by sliding the axle pins through the wheels and securing them in the axle holders. The wheels are held by snap-in detent action of the annular recess of the axle and the protruding catch of the axle holder.

Abstract: A portable barbecue grill assembly is disclosed that includes a barbecue kettle (10) having a generally semi-hemispherical bottom bowl (11) and a generally semi-hemispherical removable kettle cover (12). An ash catcher (100) and a cover holder (30) are secured to the bottom bowl (11). A cart (50) is employed for holding the kettle (10) adjacent one end of a fuel tank (72), ignitor assembly (43) and a storage bin (80) with cover (70) adjacent the other end. The cart (50) includes two parallel side support structures (52), each including a horizontal upper side member (53) and a pair of vertical posts (56,57), with the side support structures being connected to each other near their bottoms by a pair of substantially parallel lower transverse cross-members (66) and adjacent their tops by a pair of substantially parallel upper transverse cross members (66a). A pair of lower horizontal side support members (54) connects at each end to one of the lower cross-members ( 66).

Abstract: A decorative pop-in front panel provides the barbecue grill with a more finished appearance by hiding the fuel tank and its associated fuel lines. The panel is installed and held in place without the need for tools or separate fasteners. Pins secure the panel along the bottom edge and a detachable condiment rack holds the upper edge of the panel in place next to the control panel. The condiment rack is similarly installed without requiring tools or other fasteners by a bracket which allows the condiment rack to be hung and locked in place on the grill frame.

Abstract: A barbecue grill cart assembly is disclosed having a pair of leg assemblies each including a front leg, a rear leg and a connecting strut permanently securing the front and rear legs together. Connection of the assemblies to one another is accomplished with a bottom shelf, a control panel and the grill itself. The cart assembly is thus characterized by a small number of structural members while exhibiting a high degree of structural integrity.

Abstract: A gas grill including a fire box and a cover hinged thereto has a cradle pivotally supported in the cover and positioned to be within the cover when the cover is opened and suspended over the cooking grid when the cover is closed. The portable grill also has a smoker attachment which is supported above the heat producing section. A work supporting surface is pivoted on the frame of the grill and has a novel latch mechanism for holding the surface in the horizontal position.

Abstract: A convertible food preparation/holding apparatus includes an open bottom cabinet supported on legs above the ground. The cabinet is adapted to selectively receive a charcoal pan for charcoal firing and a gas burner assembly for gas firing. The apparatus also includes a hot/cold serving assembly that may be positioned in the cabinet to convert the apparatus to a hot or cold serving table. The cabinet is provided with a series of cooperating F-shaped slots in opposing sidewalls that allow the desired positioning of the charcoal pan in various cooking positions. The lower edge of the cabinet also includes an inwardly directed flange about its entire periphery. When the charcoal pan is moved to its lowermost position the pan rests on this flange cutting off air flow from beneath the cabinet.

Abstract: A stainless steel sheet metal housing has three sets of supports which are vertically disposed, with respect to each other. One or more burners are mounted on the lower most support. A heat distribution member or members are mounted on the intermediate support. Grids or griddles are mounted on the upper most support. All of the burners, heat distribution members, grids and griddles may be lifted in or out of said housing whereby different combination of components may be provided. The heat distribution means may be either a plurality of ceramic briquettes or a radiant metal plate. This way, the charbroiler may be configured in many different ways to accommodate the changing tastes of customers, either in the short term over the course of a day or in the long term over a number of weeks, months or years.

Abstract: A gas barbeque grill is constructed in a pre-assembled condition and positioned in a shipping carton. A liquid propane (LP) tank is also positioned in the shipping carton at one end. Following purchase, the tank is removed from the shipping carton, without removing the grill, for filling prior to arrival at the user's home. The pre-assembled grill is thereafter removed from the shipping carton for set-up at the user's home including attachment of the filled tank to the grill for immediate operation of the grill, after set-up of same. The grill is removed from the shipping carton by placing spaced leg supports for the grill on a supporting surface and lifting the shipping carton up and away from the grill. Leg supports preferably constitute four spaced leg supports arranged in a rectangular pattern for supporting the grill. The grill is pivotally mounted proximate an upper end of two spaced leg supports along one side of and within the rectangular pattern of four spaced leg supports.

Abstract: A self-cleaning gas range has its frame support an oven with a storage compartment beneath the oven in spaced relation thereto. A burner, which is beneath the oven and above the storage compartment, heats the oven to a temperature to produce self cleaning. A baffle assembly, which is beneath a heat shield beneath the burner and above the storage compartment, prevents the top of the storage compartment from exceeding a predetermined maximum temperature when self cleaning occurs. The baffle assembly includes a bottom baffle of galvanized steel attached to the frame and forming the top of the storage compartment, an intermediate baffle of galvanized steel above the bottom baffle in spaced relation thereto, and an inner baffle of reflecting aluminum above the intermediate baffle in spaced relation thereto with the three baffles assembled to each other.

Abstract: The electronic grill control employs a microprocessor-based circuit which monitors cooking temperature, cooking time, fuel level and the presence or absence of flame. The fuel level may be displayed alternately as a percentage or fraction of the full tank capacity or in terms of the burning time remaining in the tank. A dual electrode ignition circuit eliminates noise problems in the microprocessor circuitry by establishing the appropriate sparking voltage between the two electrodes instead of between a single electrode and the casting ground. A fuel presence sensor comprising one of the two electrodes measures resistance or conductance of the ionized gases within the flame to provide the microprocessor with an indication that the flame has failed to ignite or has blown out. All information is displayed on an alphanumeric display with audible alarms provided for certain conditions.

Abstract: A gas grill briquette basket used to help reduce flame flare-up and unhealthy bacteria growth which can result from a build-up of grease drippings from meat onto briquettes. Briquette basket could be made of metal rods welded together forming a basket (cage) which surrounds the briquettes. After cooking session has ended and food has been removed from food rack, user removes food rack, raises briquette basket with ladles which attached to either end of briquette basket, rotates briquette basket 180 degrees around the horizontal axis with said handles and lower said basket back into position, and replaces food rack. Now the side of the briquette basket which received the meat and the grease drippings during the cooking session is facing the gas burner and the heat from the burner burns the meat and the grease drippings.

Abstract: A single cavity gas oven and grill unit provided with an oven burner (14) and an independent grill burner (15). A flue (12) has a flap (16) pivotable between a closed position for the oven mode and an open position for the griling mode. The flap (16) is connected by a first linkage to a selector (13) and by a second linkage to a dual gas tap. For the oven mode the selector (13) closes the flap which in turn prevents the gas tap operating the grill. When the grill is on, the gas tap holds the flap open which in turn holds the selector in a position to prevent the oven door being closed.

Abstract: A barbecue grill assembly is disclosed including a bowl and domed, free-standing lid mating with each other to form a three-dimensional oval in combination, handles and movable shelves being supported on opposite ends of the bowl by leg assemblies secured to the bowl by saddles, brackets being mounted on the leg assemblies in spaced apart relation less than a corresponding dimension of the lid with extended surfaces and stops for causing the lid to move horizontally along the extended bracket surfaces and then rotate into a generally vertical position in cradled engagement with the brackets, an ash collector unit including vent means being suspended beneath a central portion of the bowl.

Abstract: An apparatus including a planar glass ceramic plate formed with a continuous peripheral wall directed upwardly therefrom about the plate, with a drainage aperture directed adjacent an intersection of the plate and an elongate side wall to direct excss fluids into an underlying container. The plate includes spaced handles at each end thereof, and a thermostat control operatively associated with configured heating coil to direct heat underlying the plate in a predetermined arrangement. The apparatus further includes a modified plate including a planar web bisecting orthogonally a surrounding wall, wherein the wall permits reversing of the plate with the bottom of the wall defining a pocket to assist in heat retention with an upper pocket for accommodating food positioned therewithin for heating thereof. Further, a modified heating coil permits gradient heating by compaction of the coil at one end of the plate, and a greater spacing of coiled members at a further end of the plate.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes a heater with high heat output and a baffle carried outwardly of the heater on at least one side thereof to intercept substantially the heat radiated in the direction of the baffle and to increase the flexibility in the installation of the cooking apparatus. The heater and baffle can be combined in a removable unit that is particularly adapted for grilling foods in a proximity ventilated cooktop and the baffle can be located in the air flow generated in the operation of the apparatus.

Abstract: A barbecue grill is disclosed having a fire box and a hood connected thereto, the fire box being inwardly tapered toward the bottom thereof and the hood being inwardly tapered toward the top thereof for reducing the overall material required for the grill while maintaining the same cooking area. The fire box includes integral seating portions for the burner, the burner includes receiving portions for the seating portions, and the fire box also includes an integral gas collecting dam around the ignitor port.

Abstract: An apparatus for simultaneously grilling food from above and below is provided having upper and lower grilling surfaces of gas fired tubes. The upper grill is hinged to lift up and provide access to the food and is vertically adjustable to accommodate variations in thickness of the item being cooked. The upper and lower grills are supported on a frame having a supply of combustion gases and induced draft exhaust system.

Abstract: An improved bar burner is provided for use in a cooking grill having a top cooking area. The bar burner includes an elongate body having a pair of curved ends and a pair of substantially parallel sidewalls extending between the curved ends. A plurality of holes is distributed along each side wall for flowing combustible gas from the interior to the exterior of the body. Each curved end also has a plurality of holes for flowing gas to the exterior of the body. The holes in each curved end are arranged to define an end zone and a pair of angularly facing side zones. The holes in the side zones have enlarged cross-sectional areas, thereby providing improved heat rejection. The cross-sectional areas of the holes defining the angularly facing side zones are generally equal to one another and greater than the cross-sectional areas of the holes distributed along each side wall and in the end zones.

Abstract: A stove top grill assembly having a contoured base defining an annular channel about an opening within the placement over a burner of a stove. A grill plate having a plurality of aligned parallel grooves therein each having oppositely disposed slots at their respective ends. The grill plate rest on the perimeter edge of the base in spaced relation to the opening and annular channel which is filled with water to catch the grease.

Abstract: An assembly for a variable position gas barbecue burner includes a burner and a prop assembly. The burner is positioned over the prop assembly such that it is raisable and lowerable with respect to the prop assembly as well as slidable across the prop assembly.

Abstract: A cart/table unit includes a top, a base and opposed upright members in pre-assembled pivotal relationship, collapsed for shipping purposes. The unit may be assembled by unfolding to find operating position without requiring tools, and retained in operated position by means of automatically operated latching and stabilizing mechanisms. The unit has particular application for use in connection with gas-fired barbecue grills.

Abstract: A gas burner assembly including a main burner, a catalyzer and an after burner has a fire guide formed on a boundary between porous flame plates.

Abstract: The invention relates to a portable stove and provides for the use of a horizontal platform on which a vertically oriented cylindrical housing is positioned. A plurality of burners are secured adjacent a lower portion of the housing, the burners being connected through a fuel transmitting conduit to a fuel source outside of the housing. A pair of support plates are secured within the housing above the burners with one of the plates being connected to a bar which rotates the plate, to a limited degree, about its central axis in a horizontal plane, so as to cover notches formed in the second plate by its solid surface. The second plate is also provided with a plurality of equidistantly spaced notches, which, when aligned with notches of the first plate, allow heat to directly escape through the notches to an upper portion of the housing. The stove can be used for boiling, frying and/or grilling, when desired.

Abstract: An ignition device for a gas burner having a burner casing with at least one flange member outwardly and radially extending from the burner casing, and a plurality of flame holes below the flange member includes an electrode, a spark generator for inducing a spark in the electrode, a housing for the electrode and fastening means for fixing said housing to the gas burner. The fastening means makes it easier to attach and detach the ignition device to the burner. The fastening means is adjustable, allowing the ignition device to be compatible with gas burners of various shapes and sizes.

Abstract: A universal food holder for a barbecue grill includes a generally rectrangular frame (32) that has opposite sides (34) and opposite ends (36) with opposite sides having slots (46) therein for receiving opposite ends of food support elements. The food support elements (72, 82) are configured to provide a cradle for the food product that is being cooked and have opposite ends received into the slots in the side frame member. The food support elements can take a variety of configurations to suit the desires of the food which is being cooked but all are designed to be usable with the same frame. The side frame members are reinforced by vertical flanges (44) while the end frame members are likewise reinforced (52) and defined support ledges for food products. Also, the end members or pieces have apertures (58) therein which receive opposite ends of support bars which are designed to support a drip pan below the food support articles.

Abstract: An ignitor apparatus for a gas barbecue grill including a ground-forming housing (20) a chamber (22) that is inside the firebox of a barbecue grill and substantially encloses an electrode (24) opening towards the gas burner so that it captures gas from the burner and forms a combustible mixture. The housing has connector tabs (40, 42) for connection to the housing and has a friction-gripping arm (48) for securing the electrodes (24).

Abstract: An adjustable oven for mass cooking of food products comprising an essentially sealed enclosure having a conveyor received therethrough for conveying food through the oven. A heated gaseous cooking medium is applied to the food product during conveyance through the oven by impingement of the cooking medium at high velocity through spaced duct fingers disposed above and below the conveyor system. The gaseous cooking medium is heated and circulated through the oven at high velocity and subsequently recirculated for continuous cooking of food products in the oven. The cooking oven enables optimization of the cooking process by allowing at least certain of the duct fingers to be vertically adjustable relative to the food product so as to maximize heat transfer therefrom for any particular food product.

Abstract: A gas fired broiler having a plurality of burners adjacent to multiple conveyors with a shield on at least one of the burners in the area of one of the conveyors.

Abstract: An adjustable mixing pipe for a gas-range including a flexible outer pipe, a first inner pipe and a second inner pipe. The flexible outer pipe has a first end communicated to a burner and is fastened to a frame of the burner. The flexible outer pipe further has a straight portion at a second end thereof with a first slot formed on a periphery of the straight portion. The first inner pipe is retractably received within the second end of the outer pipe and is fastened in the outer pipe by means of a first fastening spring provided in the first slot. The first inner pipe is slidable lengthwise in the outer pipe when the first fastening spring is pressed to be loosened. A second slot is formed on a periphery of the first inner pipe at a second end thereof. The second inner pipe is retractably received within the second end of the first inner pipe and is fastened in the first inner pipe by means of a second fastening spring provided in the second slot.

Abstract: A cooking grill designed to overlie a conventional outdoor barbecue is disclosed having a portable, unitary cooking surface that includes both a griddle section and a charbroil section to allow for the simultaneous and efficient frying and charbroiling of food over the barbecue. Preferably, depending arms are attached to the underside of the unitary cooking surface and are spaced to support the surface when removed from the barbecue such that the surface may be used to serve cooked food. The downwardly depending arms are also located and sized to prevent lateral movement of the cooking surface relative to the conventional barbecue when the surface overlies the barbecue. Additional features of the portable grill include an upwardly extending circumferential lip about each of the griddle section and the charbroil section to facilitate the retention of food on the cooking surface and a unique detachably connectable handle means for moving the cooking surface.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a flame switchable gas burning device, adapted to be mounted or attached within the oven cavity of a gas stove, which provides an improved gas stove having control of the flame switching air and the convection cooking air. Such control is achieved by providing a shunt air path which may have one or more controlled dampers and a blower with variable and controllable speed. In another embodiment the combustion gases and the cooking air are kept separate by incorporation of a counterflow heat exchanger making the device indirect fired. In the indirect fired embodiment steam may be controllably introduced into the oven cavity to further speed the baking/cooking time. The improved gas oven can, within the one oven cavity, operate in the broil, bake, steam cook, and self-clean mode without the need for multiple burners or multiple oven cavities and without the need for manually operated baffles or dampers.

Abstract: A portable grill is disclosed. The grill includes a rectangular volume which encloses a heat source with an ash tray for the burned fuel in the base thereof. A grid covers the open cooking surface of the rectangular volume. The housing forming the unit further includes stair-stepped hinged side panels which serve to support food holding accessories. The unit folds in a closed compact unit including carrying handle.

Abstract: The barbecue grill has a fabric-covered panel for concealing the fuel container. The fabric is stretched across a frame and held in place by pressing the fabric into a longitudinally extending groove to form a convolution in the fabric into which a spline is pressed to hold the fabric in place. By removal of the spline, the fabric panel can be removed and replaced to allow the user to decoratively coordinate the appearance of the barbecue grill with outdoor lawn furniture or the like.

Abstract: A portable camp cooker having a housing which is collapsible for storage. In use, the device is surrounded by a collapsible barrier so insulation such as earth fill may be placed around the housing. Air is delivered to a burner in the housing through a pipe which also contains a fuel line and the air fuel ratio is adjustable. The cover for the housing may enclose the cooking chamber or may have an opening which will accept a cooking utensil.

Abstract: A gas burner element includes a diffusion chamber and a plurality of burner arms extending from the chamber, the chamber and the arms having a plurality of holes for flowing gas therethrough. A support member is received in the underside of each of the arms for adjustably mounting the element in a spaced relationship from a burner kettle and for maintaining the relationship when mounting is complete. Each support member includes an upper, generally vertical shaft threadably engaged to its associated arm and a lower foot portion disposed radially to the shaft. The spaced relationship between the burner kettle and the burner element are adjustable by rotating the support member in one direction or another, thereby extending or retracting a support member with respect to its related burner arm.

Abstract: An adjustable gas/air feed assembly for a gas burner having a gas conduit section and an aspirator section mounted for telescopic sliding movement relative to the conduit section. The sections are held at a desired telescopic extension by an adjustable seam carried by the inner section of the assembly, the seam being effective to circumferentially close the inner section while permitting limited radial contraction thereof. The inner section can thus be biased outwardly against the outer section of the assembly for holding the sections at a desired extended position.