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CHARCOAL-TYPE COOKER ASSEMBLY WITH PIVOTALLY MOUNTED FIRE BOX

  • US 3,717,137 A
  • Filed: 12/07/1970
  • Issued: 02/20/1973
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/1970
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A charcoal fuel-type cooker assembly comprising a base, a fire box pivotally connected to said base to swing between a generally horizontal position and a generally upright position, said fire box having a bottom wall, side and end walls upstanding from the bottom wall and a movable lid defining substantially airtight enclosure means for the fuel except for openings at opposite ends thereof whereby to establish a draft through the enclosure means when said fire box is disposed in an upright position for starting and burning the fuel contained therein, and means to releasably hold said fire box in the upright position, said fire box having a compartment at one end thereof including a partition wall with openings connected between the end walls, said compartment adapted to receive a starting material for igniting a fuel in the fire box through the openings in said partition wall, said fire box being pivotally connected to the base between the end walls and offset from the center of the box whereby a smaller portion of the box on one side of the pivot counterbalances a larger portion of the box on the other side of the pivot in moving between the horizontal and upright positions, a support surface of the base being disposed under the free end of the larger portion of the fire box for supporting the fire box in a generally horizontal position.

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