Abstract: A raising mechanism of a movable lower grill grid formed with a hand crank mounted to lateral columns of a frame of a barbecue grill and a worm provided in a middle point of the hand crank. A cross-sectional rotary axis is arranged below a fixed upper grill grid and a worm wheel with one end engages the worm. Pulleys are mounted to respective ends of the axis. Steel cables include ends mounted to the pulleys and lower ends mounted to lateral tabs of the lower grill grid. The mechanism also includes a casing for housing and protecting the mechanism.

Abstract: A flip top grill assembly includes an assembly base, a pair of linkage assemblies carried by the assembly base, a grill cage carried by the pair of linkage assemblies and positional between a first position and a second position inverted with respect to the first position and at least one handle operably engaging at least one of the pair of linkage assemblies and adapted to facilitate pivoting of the grill cage between the first position and the second position responsive to manipulation of the handle.

Abstract: A flipping grilling grate includes a primary grate member with a food contact surface and four pivot posts formed in diametrically opposed pairs. The grilling grate also includes a secondary grate member with a food contact surface 7and four pivot post formed in diametrically opposed pairs. A first pair of opposed pivot posts on the primary grate member mate with a first pair of opposed pivot posts on the secondary grate member and a second pair of opposed pivot posts on the primary grate member mate with a second pair of opposed pivot posts on the secondary grate member when the primary and secondary grate members are assembled together.

Abstract: A grill assembly for cooking food items over a heat source includes a grill body capable of holding the food items and at least one grill body handle having a grip end and a grill body engagement end. The grill body is provided with a handle engagement structure which is adapted to rotatably hold the grill body engagement end of the grill body handle so as to allow the grill body to be turned over on the handle while holding the grip end of the handle. The handle engagement structure of the grill is preferably provided in the form of handle insertion structure such as one or more insertion sleeves on the periphery of the grill body. Suitably two spaced apart handles are provided which rotatably engage the grill body whereby the grill body can be turned over on the two handles without the user altering his or her grip on the handles.

Abstract: A base is provided including opposite ends and opposite side guide assemblies extending between the opposite ends. A pair of grill panels are provided and include first and second corresponding remote marginal portions and pivot structure is provided pivotally connecting the first marginal portions together for relative angular displacement of the grill panels. In addition, a first marginal portion of one of the grill panels includes follower structure slidably engaged with the opposite side guide assemblies of the base for sliding and pivotal movement relative thereto and the opposite side guide assemblies include elongated guide members extending generally normal thereto with which corresponding side portions of the second grill panel are slidably engaged.