BARBEQUE GRILL
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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.
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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.
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20 Claims
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1. A barbeque assembly for use in the preparation of cooked food comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of operating a barbeque system for the preparation of cooked food, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A barbeque assembly that does not include a separate, removable burner, the barbeque assembly comprising:
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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.
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