Supporting Frame Patents (Class 126/50)
  • Patent number: 11859827
    Abstract: A heat deflector assembly comprising a hood and at least one support leg for supporting the hood above a fire pit, includes at least one side shield which is attachable to the hood, and configured to cover an open side formed between the fire pit and said hood, for capturing and directing heat generated by a fire lit in the fire pit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventor: Mark Paul Redlinski
  • Patent number: 9370276
    Abstract: A stove comprising a stove body defining an interior cooking chamber, and a plurality of removable leg assemblies for supporting the stove body. Each leg assembly includes a removable leg, and a coupling member for coupling the removable leg to the stove body. The coupling member is configured to provide an adjustable length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Onward Multi-Corp. Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore Andrew Witzel, James Edward Scott, Benjamin Michael Harrison
  • Patent number: 8985093
    Abstract: A domestic cooking appliance having a side trim panel system. The appliance includes a mounting bracket attached to the appliance, the mounting bracket being of a universal configuration such that it can be attached to either the left or right side of the appliance outside of a zone adjacent to a cooking space; and a side trim panel that attaches to the mounting bracket and the appliance, the side trim panel being of a universal configuration such that it can be attached to the mounting bracket and the appliance when the first mounting bracket is attached to either the left or right side of the appliance. The side trim panel attaches to the mounting bracket by a friction fit, and where the side trim panel attaches directly to the appliance, it only attaches to the appliance outside of the zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventor: Tiffany E. Ingersoll
  • Patent number: 8967134
    Abstract: A liquid-fuel fired tilting skillet system including a tilting skillet having a support frame and a tilting skillet pan, a liquid-fuel fired burner having a flame tube, a burner bracket on the frame for mounting the liquid-fuel fired burner, a firebox mounted beneath the pan with a burner insertion hole for receiving the burner flame tube, and a diffuser plate mounted to the bottom of the pan in the firebox targeted by the flame tube for distributing the heat across the pan bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Ben Williams, Jude J. Jordan
  • Patent number: 8919706
    Abstract: A gas distribution mounting bracket for gas grills that simultaneously secures a gas distribution manifold to the fire box and support frame of the gas grill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Weber-Stephen Products LLC
    Inventors: J. Michael Alden, Paul Robert Behnke
  • Patent number: 8916803
    Abstract: The apparatus of this invention relates to a device for heating or cooking food or liquids such as soup, water, roast, etc. A downwardly curved visor-like deflector is selectively removably positioned outwardly of the upper end of the radiation disk of an infrared heater so as to extend outwardly therefrom. The deflector has an upwardly presented cooking utensil opening formed therein and a horizontally disposed cooking utensil support secured to the deflector at the inner surface thereof below the cooking utensil opening. The cooking utensil support dwells in a plane below the upper end of the radiation disk whereby infrared rays emitted from the radiation disk will impinge upon the cooking utensil support and a cooking utensil positioned on the cooking utensil support to cook or heat the contents thereof. Other accessories may also be attached to the heater such as a protective grill or a cooking basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Inventor: James Zoucha
  • Publication number: 20140326230
    Abstract: A leveling kit for a portable stove is provided. The leveling kit can include plurality of leveling devices. Each leveling device can include a mounting plate having a plurality of openings. Each leveling device can further include a fastener that extends through the mounting plate to couple the leveling device with the portable stove and a leveling member having a foot. The leveling member can be configured to have an adjustable height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventor: John Ernest HALL
  • Patent number: 8851060
    Abstract: A portable barbecue cooking apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprising a cooking chamber comprising a topside opening and a fire bowl with opposing ends; at least two handles, each handle attached to opposing ends of the fire bowl; and at least two shelves, each shelf being pivotally attached to each of the handles, and each shelf being foldable inwardly towards the topside opening of the cooking chamber during a stowage position and extendable outwardly away from the topside opening of the cooking chamber during a usage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Weber-Stephen Products Co.
    Inventors: Mark Johnson, Adrian A. Bruno, Robert DeMars
  • 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: 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: 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
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8395886
    Abstract: An assembly for aligning a top frame with respect to a top portion of a chassis in a home appliance is provided. The assembly includes a top frame and a support plate. The support plate is configured to be secured to a chassis and includes a first set and a second set of protrusions. The first set of protrusions is configured to engage the top frame to align the top frame in fore and aft directions. The second set of protrusions is configured to engage the top frame to align the top frame in transverse directions. A method for aligning a top frame with respect to a top portion of a chassis in a home appliance is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Butcher, Derek Hughes
  • 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.
  • Patent number: 8347874
    Abstract: The inventions disclosed herein relate to frame assemblies for gas barbecue grills which incorporate structures for preventing a consumer from storing replacement fuel tanks on the grill, in order to minimize fire and tipping hazards. Because it is known that many consumers never install or even remove prior art tank blockers, the tank blocker of the present invention is adapted to serve as a function of the grill (in addition to the function of blocking a tank) or to support a component of the grill. The preferred embodiment of the tank blocker described herein is adapted to support a component of the grease management system, namely the grease drip pan. Consequently, it is believed that consumers will be forced to install or will be prevented from removing the tank blocker, lest the grease management system become inoperable (or function improperly), causing grease to spill onto the cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Weber-Stephen Products Co.
    Inventors: Adrian A. Bruno, Daniel S. Choi, Leonard Zelek
  • 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: 8297272
    Abstract: A device and system for increasing the safety of portable stoves or stoves used in unstable conditions. The device includes at least one support member and at least one retaining member slidably disposed on the support member. The retaining member has an anchoring mechanism movably disposed on it that is used to lock it into place with respect to the support member. The retaining member contacts the sides of a pot or other cooking vessel when in an active position and may be moved into a stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Kenyon International, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Williams, Michael Reischmann
  • 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: 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
  • Patent number: 8161958
    Abstract: A portable barbecue cooking apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprising a base; a fire bowl having a topside opening, and the fire bowl is mounted on the base, and the topside opening of the fire bowl is situated above the base; a grill situated within the fire bowl and is moveable within the fire bowl; and at least one shelf is pivotally attached to the base, and the shelf is foldable inwardly towards the topside opening of the fire bowl during a stowage position and extendable outwardly away from the topside opening of the fire bowl during a usage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Weber-Stephen Products Co.
    Inventors: Mark Johnson, Adrian A. Bruno, Robert DeMars
  • Patent number: 8109263
    Abstract: An outdoor cooking grill includes a removable grease drip pan. The grease drip pan has a drain hole and a drain assembly having a plug that is selectively moveable to seal the drain hole. The user may use the drain assembly to drain grease and other liquid collected in the grease drip pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: David Adam Pliml
  • Patent number: 8074635
    Abstract: The inventions disclosed herein generally relate to isolating heat sensitive components from the heat source of a barbecue grill. In the preferred embodiment, ceramic bushings are used to isolate a glass-reinforced nylon grill stand from the cooking chamber of a barbecue grill. The bushing incorporates a beveled upper edge for engaging with lobes which downwardly depend from the cooking chamber. The bushing also incorporates a circular lower portion for engagement with an aperture in the grill stand. The bushing is locked into engagement with the cooking chamber using a threaded bolt and is locked into loose engagement with the grill stand using a spring clip. The combination of the beveled upper edge and the loose engagement with the grill stand allows the bushing to float with respect to both the grill stand and cooking chamber. As a result, manufacturing tolerance requirements can be relaxed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Weber-Stephen Products Co.
    Inventors: Adrian A. Bruno, Leonard Zelek
  • Patent number: 8061348
    Abstract: A portable outdoor cooking and decorative appliance including a combustion compartment and a separate oven compartment. The appliance can burn a variety of solid, liquid, and/or gaseous fuels. Material combustion products are inhibited from contacting food items inside the oven compartment to avoid contamination and transfer of undesired tastes, smells, and materials. The appliance is constructed to more efficiently transfer heat to the oven compartment to improve cooking speed and capability and reduce fuel needed. The appliance can include transparent doors such that users can view the interior of the appliance during use, without opening the doors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Inventor: Martin Rodriguez
  • 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: 7926417
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus is disclosed, wherein the cooking apparatus is configured to be converted between an installed configuration in which the cooking apparatus is connected to a complementary support structure and a portable configuration in which the cooking apparatus is not attached to the complementary support structure. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking surface, at least one burner configured to heat the cooking surface, a body configured to support the cooking surface above the burner, and a connecting portion disposed on the body, wherein the connecting portion includes at least one connector configured to be connected to a complementary connector on the complementary support structure, and wherein the connecting portion is also configured to support the cooking apparatus on a surface other than the complementary support structure when the cooking apparatus is used in the portable configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Evo, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Shingler
  • 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: 20110056475
    Abstract: The present invention provides a windproof stove, which has practical application in resisting lateral airflow, and includes a plurality of foot rests distributed in an encircling configuration to form a stove body. An encircling ring is suspended interior of the foot rests, and a combustion device is located interior of the encircling ring. An annular air port is formed between a periphery of the combustion device and the encircling ring, and a surface of the encircling ring is used to block lateral airflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventor: Chiou-Fu Chang
  • Patent number: 7832390
    Abstract: A cooking grill or other cooking apparatus with heating drawers that may be slid into and out of a cabinet assembly like a drawer in a desk or dresser. There are two types of burning drawers, both of which have rectangular box-like shapes, with the same dimensions, so that either one of them can be inserted into the same slots in the cabinet assembly. The first type of drawer is designed for wood or charcoal. The second type of drawer is designed for natural gas. One drawer can be slid out, and the other drawer can be slid in. There are three type of cooking surfaces: a wok grill with a radially grating, a teriyaki plate with a solid surface, and a barbeque grill having apertures in a staggered array. The first embodiment has four drawers and two cooking areas. The second embodiment has three drawers and three cooking areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Inventors: Shih Kwang Hsu, Jeff Wonderley
  • Patent number: 7810485
    Abstract: A cooking unit includes a base pan, a can positioned on the base pan, and a cooking drum located on the base pan and within the can. The cooking unit also includes a heat source positioned outside the can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Inventor: Roger Messmer
  • Patent number: 7810486
    Abstract: A cart suitable for supporting a grill, including a firebox. The cart has four panels each of which has all four of its edges bent to form a flange that provides structural rigidity and a connection feature for facilitating the assembly of the cart. Two opposing side panels are carried by and preferably welded to a respective side frame. The side frames are joined by upper crossbars, one at the front of the cart and a second at the rear of the cart. A bottom panel fits into and is carried by troughs formed by upturned lips on the lower edges of the side panels. The structural integrity and racking strength of the cart is enhanced by the attachment of a rear panels, which has a lower lip that locks into engagement with the rear edge of the bottom panel. The top edge of the rear panel is fastened to the rear upper crossbar to complete the basic structure of the cart. Hooks welded to the side frames allow easy and secure attachment of side and front attachments to the cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Weber-Stephen Products Co.
    Inventors: Adrian A. Bruno, Daniel S. Choi, Leonard Zelek
  • Patent number: 7789081
    Abstract: A household cooking range comprises a housing defining a cooking cavity, the housing being selected from one of multiple housings with different configurations, and a modular frame chassis supporting the selected housing and cooking cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rejean Raymond Raby, Louis Scott Smith, David Stewart Thomas, Abu Noman Hossain
  • 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: 7766004
    Abstract: An outdoor cooking apparatus includes a burner frame that has a base with a portion that engages an underlying support surface during use, an upper grill or grate that receives a pot during use, the upper grill having a cooking surface. The frame includes a plurality of legs that extend between the base and the grill. In the preferred embodiment, the base can be a ring. In the preferred embodiment, the grill can include a ring and a plurality of radially extending struts. In this fashion, the ring surrounds a pot that is placed upon the struts, limiting the lateral movement of the pot. The pot has a diameter and a height, the pot is sized and shaped to fit inside the frame envelope during shipment or storage. The legs extend around the pot and the burner element in the storage position. A wind guard shroud is attached to the underside of the radial struts. This shroud is also contained within the pot when in a storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Inventor: Norman Bourgeois
  • Patent number: 7762249
    Abstract: A portable cooking apparatus is provided comprising a grill body having a cooking chamber having a lower firebox; the firebox has a base and two sidewall. The apparatus further comprises a frame assembly with two frame members, and a mounting assembly having at least two mounting members attached to the firebox; the first mounting member is directly connected to the first frame member and the second mounting member is directly connected to the second frame member to thereby create a distance between the cooking chamber and the frame assembly to avoid heat damage to the frame assembly when the cooking chamber is in use and the mounting assembly creating a fixed special relationship between the first and second frame members without the need of a cross member between the frame members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Weber-Stephen Products, Co.
    Inventors: Mark Johnson, Adrian A. Bruno, Robert DeMars
  • 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: 7708006
    Abstract: A flame heat regulating apparatus for a cooktop of a gas stove, having an inner hollow shell and an outer wall which are both placed onto the stove cooktop. The shell further positioned to surround a gas burner is arcuate in shape, having a smaller sized bottom side and a larger sized top side. A plurality of air passages are through the shell, wherein the air passages are more densely distributed onto a lower part of the shell, as compared with the air passages which are less densely distributed onto an upper part of the shell. The outer wall further positioned to surround the shell has a plurality of air passages which are evenly distributed therethrough. In addition, a plurality of extensions projecting upwardly are spaced on a top side of the wall to support a cookware. The apparatus increases heating efficiency of the flame, and prevents undesirable heating of a handle of the cookware in cooking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Inventor: Yizhong Sun
  • Patent number: 7665456
    Abstract: A barbecue apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprises: a grill body comprising at least one cooking chamber and a fire bowl having a topside opening; at least one lid, and the lid being designed to cover the topside opening of the fire bowl during a closed position; at least one mounting assembly attached to the firebowl, and the mounting assembly having at least one aperture; and at least one swing out shelf system, and the system comprises at least one shelf and at least one bracket with opposing ends, a first end being connected to said shelf and a second end comprising at least one shaft extending downwardly therefrom and designed to fit and rotate within the aperture of the mounting assembly whereby the shelf can be swung between a first position for use and a second position for storage, at least a portion of the shelf being situated away from the topside opening of the fire bowl in the first position and the shelf is situated generally above the topside opening of the fire bowl during the second po
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: IBT Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert DeMars
  • Publication number: 20100037882
    Abstract: An arrangement of cooperating cooktop devices includes a receiving device mounted to the bottom of cookware, and a support device extending above a heating element and adapted to be removably engaged with the receiving device so as to prevent displacement of the cookware from its supported position over the heating element. The support device is in the form of finger members (16, 18, 20, 22) spaced above a gas burner element (28) for engaging the receiving device. The receiving device is in the form of a bracket or plate (12) that defines channels (30, 32) through which the finger members can be slidably engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventor: Derek Thomas Mooney
  • Publication number: 20100040990
    Abstract: This invention provides an improved chamber within the can of a canned heat product that allows more complete combustion due to a better mixing of air and gasified fuel which eminates from fuel on the surface of a fibrous fill. This improved mixing is the result of pulling cold outside air into the outer annulus of the combustion chamber where mixing occurs prior to ignition and also cools the fuel holding fiber as well as providing a steady height point of maximum temperature due to the combustion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventor: DENNIS DUANE PAUL
  • Patent number: 7661421
    Abstract: A wok support ring supports the weight of a wok and food items to be cooked in the wok and imparts a rocking motion to the wok as it is moved in a back and forth motion by the worker. A wok rocking device includes the use of a wok support base which moves in a rocking motion via cam tracks with roller followers. When the worker pulls the wok in a back and forth motion, the rollers follow the cam track to cause the wok to rise rapidly and then rock forward near the end of the stroke. A wok rocking device also can utilize movable linkages attached to a wok support base in order to create the rocking motion needed to mix and fold the food items within the wok.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Lustig, Frederick Thomas, Larry Behm
  • Patent number: 7650882
    Abstract: A pot support for a ceramic glass cooktop having integrally formed grates. The pot support is formed of a material able to withstand gas cooking temperatures without substantial alteration of its shape or composition. The pot support is configured to rest in a stable position over a gas burner head to support a relatively small diameter utensil centered over the burner head and to cooperate with the integrally formed grate to support large or small diameter utensils that are supported over the burner off-center relative to the grate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Derrick Douglas Little, Kevin Laundroche, Meghin Elizabeth Davis
  • Patent number: 7640929
    Abstract: The present invention provides a barbecue grill assembly comprising a cooking chamber with a cover and a firebox. The cover is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The cover has an inner surface and an internal lip extending from a lower edge region of the inner surface. The firebox has a rim at an upper portion of the firebox wherein the rim defines a periphery of the firebox. When the cover is in the closed position, the internal lip is positioned inward of the firebox periphery. This means that the internal lip is positioned within the perimeter of the firebox, as defined by the rim. The grill assembly further comprises a burner element positioned in the firebox, a cooking grate positioned in the firebox above the burner element, and a frame assembly adapted to support the cooking chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Weber-Stephen Products Co.
    Inventors: Mark Johnson, Adrian A. Bruno, Mohammed Shoeb
  • Publication number: 20090314273
    Abstract: A small, lightweight, portable cooking stove that utilizes alcohol as fuel and is suitable for backpacking, hunting, camping and similar activities. The cooking stove includes a combustion chamber which encloses, contains and regulates the entire combustion process. The stove also includes an efficient fuel vaporizer, which is adapted to perform in unison with the combustion chamber, to effect the metered and efficient mixing of the air and fuel vapor. An integral, simple and convenient means is provided to vary the intensity and pattern of the heat output, thereby controlling the cooking performance of the stove. The stove achieves high heat output and efficiency, low fuel consumption, and superior cooking performance in a small, lightweight, portable, convenient, simple and integrated assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventor: Timothy Gregg Huggins
  • 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: 7600510
    Abstract: A small, lightweight, portable cooking stove that utilizes alcohol as fuel and is suitable for backpacking, hunting, camping and similar activities. The cooking stove includes a combustion chamber which encloses, contains and regulates the entire combustion process. The stove also includes an efficient fuel vaporizer, which is adapted to perform in unison with the combustion chamber, to effect the metered and efficient mixing of the air and fuel vapor. An integral, simple and convenient means is provided to vary the intensity and pattern of the heat output, thereby controlling the cooking performance of the stove. The stove achieves high heat output and efficiency, low fuel consumption, and superior cooking performance in a small, lightweight, portable, convenient, simple and integrated assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Inventor: Timothy G. Huggins
  • Patent number: 7468497
    Abstract: A heatable container suitable for material such as bitumen. The container includes a vessel for holding a flowable material having side wall zones, end wall zones and a base wall zone. The container also includes a heating system for transferring heat to at least the base wall zone as well as a zone disposed along a central longitudinal axis of the vessel. The heating system may also included at least two internal heating ducts for conveying a heat transfer medium, wherein the ducts are disposed substantially parallel relative to the central longitudinal axis of the vessel, and are vertically and horizontally spaced apart relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Cont-Asphalt Ltd.
    Inventor: Jacques Grisoni
  • Publication number: 20080233526
    Abstract: The invention discloses a heating apparatus, which includes a housing frame consisting of conduits for containing gas and/or liquid fuel and which includes supporting means for supporting an object to be heated; burning means for heating the object supported on the supporting means; and inlet means for supplying the gas and/or liquid fuel to the burning means. The apparatus furthermore includes valve means associated with the burning means, and being adapted to prevent the supply of gas and/or liquid fuel to the burning means if the supporting means is not substantially horizontal. The apparatus furthermore includes valve means associated with the burning means, and being adapted to prevent the supply of gas and/or liquid fuel to the burning means if an object is not supported by the supporting means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Antonie J. Opperman
  • Patent number: 7415979
    Abstract: A barbeque grill unit is provided with at least one removable handle that is readily removed and attached to the grill body to provide a grill unit having a reduced overall length when the removable handle is detached, thus promoting the convenient packing, shipping, storing, and use of the barbeque grill unit. In one embodiment, the cooking equipment apparatus comprises a grill body having an outer surface and an interior and at least one removable handle adapted for selective attachment with the grill body to facilitate handling of the cooking equipment apparatus. A first coupling member is located on the outer surface of the grill body and a second coupling member is located on the handle, with the first and second coupling members adapted to being selectively engaged such that the handle is attached with the grill body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: ASC Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory G Macri, Darren L Eby
  • 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