BARBEQUE GRILL

• US 20140261378A1
• Filed: 03/11/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aurelio F. Barreto
• Original Assignee: Aurelio F. Barreto
• Inventors: Barreto, Aurelio F.
• Granted Patent: US 9,622,617 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 126/25.R
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/07 Roasting devices for outdoor use; Barbecues
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0713 with gas burners

Abstract

A barbeque assembly for use in the preparation of cooked food having a bottom housing that defines one or more burner chambers, each burner chamber forming a cavity in the bottom housing, wherein each burner chamber has a burner support and a fuel supply opening. Each burner chamber has a burner positioned within the burner chamber, wherein the burner chamber has a plurality of holes that are configured to allow fuel to flow from the burner chamber cavity to the bottom housing. A plurality of retention elements are configured to secure the one or more burners within the bottom housing.

Claims

1. A barbeque assembly for use in the preparation of cooked food comprising:

a bottom housing having an internal grill area and defining one or more burner chambers, each burner chamber formed as a cavity in the bottom housing, wherein each burner chamber has a chamber cover support and a fuel supply inlet;

one or more regulators, each regulator having a gas inlet and a gas outlet stem and defining a fluid flow path between the gas inlet and the gas outlet stem, wherein the regulator is operable to open and close the fluid flow path, wherein the regulator is configured to couple with a fuel supply, wherein the gas outlet stem is configured to be positioned within the fuel supply inlet to supply fuel to the burner chamber;

one or more chamber covers, each chamber covers having a first face and a second face and a plurality of passageways extend from the first face through to the second face, wherein the chamber covers is configured to be positioned within the burner chamber, wherein the chamber covers is configured to allow fuel to flow from the burner chamber cavity through the plurality of passageways to the first face; and

a plurality of retention elements, wherein the plurality of retention elements are configured to secure the one or more chamber covers within the bottom housing.

2. The barbeque assembly of claim 1, further comprising one or more gaskets coupled to the one or more chamber cover supports, wherein the chamber cover is positioned adjacent the gasket, wherein the gasket is configured to compress when the retention elements hold the one or more chamber covers in place.

3. The barbeque assembly of claim 1, further comprising a support stand coupled to the bottom housing.

4. The barbeque assembly of claim 3, where in the bottom housing is rotatable about the support stand, wherein the support stand is configured to adjust the height of the bottom housing.

5. The barbeque assembly of claim 1, further comprising a lid rotatably coupled to the bottom housing.

6. The barbeque assembly of claim 5, wherein the lid comprises a glass window.

7. The barbeque assembly of claim 1, further comprising a grill coupled to the bottom housing, wherein the grill has a plurality of slats and a plurality of crossbars that form a plurality of holes.

8. The barbeque assembly of claim 1, further comprising a grill formed of ceramic glass, wherein the grill comprises a solid base and a plurality of slats.

9. The barbeque assembly of claim 1, wherein the bottom housing is formed from a single piece of material.

10. The barbeque assembly of claim 9, wherein the bottom housing is formed of injection molded aluminum.

11. The barbeque assembly of claim 1, wherein the bottom housing is formed from more than one piece of material.

12. The barbeque assembly of claim 1, wherein the gas chamber cover comprises ceramic.

13. The barbeque assembly of claim 1, wherein each retention element comprises a clip having a first compression surface and a second compressions surface, wherein a spacing between the first compression surface and the second compression surface is larger than the thickness of the gas chamber cover.

14. The barbeque assembly of claim 1, wherein the bottom housing further comprises a plurality of air inlets.

15. The barbeque assembly of claim 1, further comprising at least one accessory tray coupled to the bottom housing.

16. The barbeque assembly of claim 1, wherein the bottom housing is configured to be washable in a dishwasher.

17. The barbeque assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of passageways are substantially distributed over the entire surface of the gas chamber cover, and configured such that fuel supplied to the burner chamber is evenly distributed about the entire first face of the gas chamber cover.

18. A method of operating a barbeque system for the preparation of cooked food, comprising:

providing a bottom housing having an interior chamber and a burner chamber, wherein the burner chamber has a fuel supply opening and a burner chamber cover support, wherein a gasket is coupled to the burner chamber cover support;

positioning a burner chamber cover having a plurality of passageways extending from a top surface of the burner chamber cover to a bottom surface of the burner chamber cover within the burner chamber and adjacent the gasket, wherein the top surface of the burner faces the interior chamber and the bottom surface of the burner faces the burner chamber;

supplying fuel to the burner chamber, wherein the fuel flows into the burner chamber and through the plurality of passageways, wherein the fuel flows from the bottom surface of the burner chamber cover to the top surface of the burner chamber cover;

combusting fuel that flows out of the top surface of the burner chamber cover within the interior chamber and substantially at the top surface of the burner chamber cover.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising securing the burner chamber cover to the burner chamber with at least one burner retention member, wherein said securing causes the gasket to compress.

20. A barbeque assembly that does not include a separate, removable burner, the barbeque assembly comprising:

a bottom housing, the bottom housing comprising at least one side wall and a bottom wall, the bottom wall shaped to define a gas collection cavity and a cavity cover support positioned above the gas collection cavity, the bottom wall having a gas inlet and at least one retention clip opening;

an o-ring positioned around an opening to the gas collection cavity and supported by the cavity cover support;

a cavity cover positioned in contact with the o-ring and at least partially covering the gas collection cavity; and

at least one retention clip having a upper and lower extension portions, wherein the lower extension portion is sized to fit within the retention clip opening, and wherein the upper and lower extension portions are sized and spaced from each other sufficiently to retain the cavity cover against the o-ring, covering the gas collection cavity.