Barbecue stand with rotary gridiron and spit and common drive therefor
First Claim
1. IN A PORTABLE OUTDOOR BARBECUE STAND FOR SELECTIVE ROTISSERIE AND GRIDIRON BROILING, IN COMBINATION, A FRAMEWORK INCLUDING A SHALLOW CIRCULAR COMBUSTION BOWL HAVING AN OPEN UPPER RIM AND A BOTTOM WALL PROVIDED WITH A CENTRAL OPENING, SUPPORTING LEGS FOR SAID BOWL, AND A SEMI-CYLINDRICAL HOOD HAVING A CURVED SIDE WALL REMOVABLY SUPPORTED ON THE RIM OF THE BOWL, SAID SIDE WALL BEING PROVIDED WITH SLOTS AT DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED REGIONS FOR RECEPTION THERETHROUGH OF A HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED SPIT, A SPIT PROJECTING THROUGH SAID SLOTS AND SUPPORTED AT ITS OPPOSITE ENDS THEREIN, A GRIDIRON-SUPPORTING DRIVE SHAFT PROJECTING VERTICALLY THROUGH SAID CENTRAL OPENING IN THE BOTTOM WALL AND SLIDABLE ENDWISE THEREIN, A GRIDIRON SUPPORTED ON THE UPPER END OF SAID DRIVE SHAFT ABOVE THE BOTTOM WALL, A POWER UNIT FOR SELECTIVELY DRIVING SAID SPIT AND GRIDIRON AND HAVING A ROTATABLE OUTPUT DRIVE COLLAR PROVIDED WITH A NON-CIRCULAR END SOCKET THEREIN, THE LOWER END OF SAID DRIVE SHAFT AND ONE END OF SAID SPIT BEING SHAPED CONFORMABLY TO SAID SOCKET AND BEING DESIGNED FOR SELECTIVE RECEPTION THEREIN IN COUPLED RELATIONSHIP, INTERENGAGING MEANS ON THE SIDE WALL OF SAID HOOD AND ON SAID POWER UNIT FOR REMOVABLY SUPPORTING THE LATTER IN THE VICINITY OF ONE OF SAID SLOTS WITH THE AXIS OF THE DRIVE COLLAR EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY TO RECEIVE THE ADJACENT END OF THE SPIT, A ROCKER ARM MOVABLY MOUNTED ON THE FRAMEWORK FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT IN A VERTICAL PLANE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID CENTRAL OPENING, A TRAY ON SAID ROCKER ARM FOR LOOSELY SUPPORTING SAID POWER UNIT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GRAVITY AND IN A POSITION WHEREIN SAID DRIVE COLLAR IS IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID OPENING FOR RECEPTION OF THE LOWER END OF THE DRIVE SHAFT IN SAID SOCKET, AND A CRANK ARM HAVING A THREADED CONNECTION WITH THE FRAMEWORK AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID ROCKER ARM FOR ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF THE LATTER TO VARY THE ELEVATION OF SAID TRAY AND POWER UNIT, AND CONSEQUENTLY OF SAID DRIVE SHAFT AND GRIDIRON SUPPORTED THEREBY.
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1. IN A PORTABLE OUTDOOR BARBECUE STAND FOR SELECTIVE ROTISSERIE AND GRIDIRON BROILING, IN COMBINATION, A FRAMEWORK INCLUDING A SHALLOW CIRCULAR COMBUSTION BOWL HAVING AN OPEN UPPER RIM AND A BOTTOM WALL PROVIDED WITH A CENTRAL OPENING, SUPPORTING LEGS FOR SAID BOWL, AND A SEMI-CYLINDRICAL HOOD HAVING A CURVED SIDE WALL REMOVABLY SUPPORTED ON THE RIM OF THE BOWL, SAID SIDE WALL BEING PROVIDED WITH SLOTS AT DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED REGIONS FOR RECEPTION THERETHROUGH OF A HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED SPIT, A SPIT PROJECTING THROUGH SAID SLOTS AND SUPPORTED AT ITS OPPOSITE ENDS THEREIN, A GRIDIRON-SUPPORTING DRIVE SHAFT PROJECTING VERTICALLY THROUGH SAID CENTRAL OPENING IN THE BOTTOM WALL AND SLIDABLE ENDWISE THEREIN, A GRIDIRON SUPPORTED ON THE UPPER END OF SAID DRIVE SHAFT ABOVE THE BOTTOM WALL, A POWER UNIT FOR SELECTIVELY DRIVING SAID SPIT AND GRIDIRON AND HAVING A ROTATABLE OUTPUT DRIVE COLLAR PROVIDED WITH A NON-CIRCULAR END SOCKET THEREIN, THE LOWER END OF SAID DRIVE SHAFT AND ONE END OF SAID SPIT BEING SHAPED CONFORMABLY TO SAID SOCKET AND BEING DESIGNED FOR SELECTIVE RECEPTION THEREIN IN COUPLED RELATIONSHIP, INTERENGAGING MEANS ON THE SIDE WALL OF SAID HOOD AND ON SAID POWER UNIT FOR REMOVABLY SUPPORTING THE LATTER IN THE VICINITY OF ONE OF SAID SLOTS WITH THE AXIS OF THE DRIVE COLLAR EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY TO RECEIVE THE ADJACENT END OF THE SPIT, A ROCKER ARM MOVABLY MOUNTED ON THE FRAMEWORK FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT IN A VERTICAL PLANE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID CENTRAL OPENING, A TRAY ON SAID ROCKER ARM FOR LOOSELY SUPPORTING SAID POWER UNIT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GRAVITY AND IN A POSITION WHEREIN SAID DRIVE COLLAR IS IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID OPENING FOR RECEPTION OF THE LOWER END OF THE DRIVE SHAFT IN SAID SOCKET, AND A CRANK ARM HAVING A THREADED CONNECTION WITH THE FRAMEWORK AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID ROCKER ARM FOR ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF THE LATTER TO VARY THE ELEVATION OF SAID TRAY AND POWER UNIT, AND CONSEQUENTLY OF SAID DRIVE SHAFT AND GRIDIRON SUPPORTED THEREBY.
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Current AssigneeJane U. Lowndes
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Original AssigneeJane U. Lowndes
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InventorsLowndes, Jane U.
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Application NumberUS04/373,210Time in Patent Office953 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current99/340CPC Class CodesA47J 37/0745 with motor-driven food supp...
