Disposable grill

• US 10,455,980 B2
• Filed: 04/29/2015
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Novo Futura IVS
• Original Assignee: Novo Futura IVS
• Inventors: Brogger, Carsten Nygaard, Finken, Knud Hellek
• Primary Examiner(s): Laflame, Jr., Michael A
• Application Number:
  US15/570,496
• Publication Number:
  US 20180140133A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,644 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0763 Small-size, portable barbecues
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0768 Disposable barbecue packages containing a quantity of fuel, e.g. charcoal

Abstract

Disclosed is a disposable grill (1) comprising a base tray (2) at least including a bottom part (3), one or more sidewalls (4) protruding upwards from the bottom part (3) and a top opening (5). The disposable grill (1) further comprises grate means (6) adapted to cover at least a part of the top opening (5), wherein the bottom part (3) and the one or more sidewalls (4) are formed by a biodegradable material, and wherein the disposable grill (1) further comprises at least one fireproof thermal insulating insert (7) arranged in the base tray.

Claims

1. A disposable grill comprising

a base tray at least including a bottom part, one or more sidewalls protruding upwards from said bottom part and a top opening,

a grate adapted to cover at least a part of said top opening,

wherein said bottom part and said one or more sidewalls are formed by a biodegradable material,

wherein said disposable grill further comprises at least one fireproof thermal insulating insert arranged in said base tray, and

wherein said at least one thermal insulating insert is in direct contact with one or more sidewalls inside said base tray.

2. The disposable grill according to claim 1, wherein said at least one thermal insulating insert is adapted to fit said bottom part inside said base tray.

3. The disposable grill according to claim 1, wherein said at least one thermal insulating insert is formed by a granulate material.

4. The disposable grill according to claim 3, wherein said granulate material is arranged in one or more granulate containers.

5. The disposable grill according to claim 3, wherein the mutual position of at least some of said granulate material is fixed by means of a binder.

6. The disposable grill according to claim 1, wherein said at least one thermal insulating insert is formed by one or more coherent tiles.

7. The disposable grill according to claim 1, wherein said at least one thermal insulating insert is connected to said bottom part and/or said one or more sidewalls.

8. The disposable grill according to claim 1, wherein said at least one thermal insulating insert is formed by a material having a bulk density of less than 2,000 kg/m³.

9. The disposable grill according to claim 1, wherein said at least one thermal insulating insert is formed by a material having a ratio between bulk density (measured in kg/m³) and thermal conductivity (measured in watts per meter kelvin (W/m·

K)) of less than 20,000.

10. The disposable grill according to claim 1, wherein said at least one thermal insulating insert is formed as a single coherent part.

11. The disposable grill according claim 1, wherein said bottom part and said one or more walls of said base tray is formed monolithic by said biodegradable material.

12. The disposable grill according claim 1, wherein said grate is also formed by a biodegradable material.

13. The disposable grill according to claim 1, wherein said base tray is made from one or more organic materials.

14. The disposable grill according to claim 1, wherein said grate is made from one or more organic materials.

15. The disposable grill according to claim 1, wherein said thermal insulating insert is made from one or more natural materials.

16. The disposable grill according to claim 1, wherein said disposable grill further comprises a base adapted to function as a spacer between an outside surface of said bottom part of said base tray and the underlying ground.

17. The disposable grill according to claim 16, wherein said base is formed by a biodegradable material.

18. The disposable grill according to claim 1, wherein said biodegradable material is selected from the group consisting of wood, bamboo, corncobs, coconut shell, straw, seeds, grains, corn, sugarcane, elephant grass, nutshell, leaf, plants, biodegradable plastic, plant based starch, charcoal, paper and cardboard.

19. The disposable grill according to claim 1, wherein said base tray contains a combustible heat source arranged to grill food placed on said grate during normal use of said disposable grill.

20. The disposable grill according to claim 1, wherein the autoignition temperature of said biodegradable material is between 100°

C. and 650°

C.