Infrared gas grill
First Claim
1. A grill assembly comprising:
- (a) a cabinet;
(b) a source of combustible gas;
(c) a gas burner assembly in said cabinet, said gas burner having a plenum box with a plenum chamber communicating with said source of combustible gas for receiving gas therefrom, said plenum box being supported by and disposed in the interior of said cabinet, said plenum box having an open upper portion open to said plenum chamber, a foraminous radiant burner element over said open upper portion, said radiant burner element being provided with plurality of gas passageways through which the combustible gas which enters said plenum chamber passes to the exterior upper surface of said burner element for burning at the upper surface of said burner element to generate heat and products of combustion;
(d) a fire shield carried by said cabinet, said fire shield defining a channel above said element and through which the products of combustion pass from said element;
(e) a stationary food supporting means disposed above said element for supporting items of food in spaced relationship to said burner element for being cooked by the heat generated by the combustion of said combustible gas at said of said burner.
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Abstract
A sheet metal cabinet supports a gas burner assembly below the forward portion of a shield, over which are a pair of removable primary cooking gridirons, having spaced, parallel, transversely extending U-shaped grids which cover the upper opening of the grill cabinet, the U-shaped grids having holes in their end portions so that the grease may drip onto a drip pan or grease tray which extends rearwardly of the burner assembly. A secondary gridiron or bake rack, is supported by a tubular upright rectangular hood assembly above the drip pan and over the rear portion of the primary gridirons. The hood has a front L-shaped access door hinged at the top of the hood by a transverse hinge. The burner assembly has tandem arranged burners with upwardly open, plenum boxes, the top portions of which are covered by a plurality of ceramic, juxtaposed, rectangular, foraminous, radiant burner elements. LP gas, from a tank carried within the cabinet, is fed through control valves which respectively control gas fed to the plenum chambers of the plenum boxes.
Auxiliary equipment includes a rotisserie which is removably carried by the hood, a smoke box within which moist wood chips are placed, the box being placed on the burner assembly for heating. One of the primary gridiron is selectively replaced by a deep fat frier which is suspended by the cabinet over one of the burners. The gridirons are also replaceable by a frying griddle.
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41 Claims
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1. A grill assembly comprising:
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(a) a cabinet; (b) a source of combustible gas; (c) a gas burner assembly in said cabinet, said gas burner having a plenum box with a plenum chamber communicating with said source of combustible gas for receiving gas therefrom, said plenum box being supported by and disposed in the interior of said cabinet, said plenum box having an open upper portion open to said plenum chamber, a foraminous radiant burner element over said open upper portion, said radiant burner element being provided with plurality of gas passageways through which the combustible gas which enters said plenum chamber passes to the exterior upper surface of said burner element for burning at the upper surface of said burner element to generate heat and products of combustion; (d) a fire shield carried by said cabinet, said fire shield defining a channel above said element and through which the products of combustion pass from said element; (e) a stationary food supporting means disposed above said element for supporting items of food in spaced relationship to said burner element for being cooked by the heat generated by the combustion of said combustible gas at said of said burner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A grill assembly comprising a cabinet, a source of combustible gas, a gas burner assembly disposed in said cabinet, said gas burner assembly having a plenum box defining a plenum chamber communicating with said source of gas for receiving gas therefrom, said plenum box being supported by said cabinet in the interior of said cabinet, and a foraminous infrared, ceramic, radiant burner disposed on said plenum box and having a plurality of holes communicating with said plenum chamber and through which said combustible gas passes for burning adjacent to the surface of said burner, said surface of said burner being disposed essentially in a horizontal position;
- and a grate disposed above said surface for receiving food to be cooked by the heat generated by said burner, said grate being vertically above said burner, said grate having spaced, grids through which liquid from said food may drop onto said burner and be vaporized by the heat of the burning gas and a assembly over said grate for temporarily closing the area above said grate so as to restrict the passage of the products of combustion out of the grill.
- View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A grill assembly comprising:
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(a) an upright support; (b) a source of gas; (c) a gas burner carried by said support and connected to said source of gas; (d) said gas burner having a generally horizontally disposed foraminous burner element along its upper surface and through which gas passes for burning along the upper surface of said element; (e) a gridiron carried by said support parallel to and directly above said burner, the space between said gridiron and said burner being essentially unobstructed, whereby the convection heat and the conduction heat from the burning of gas by said element is directed onto said gridiron, said gridiron having spaced grids provided with upwardly opening troughs and on which meat to be cooked is placed, said grids being disposed in positions vertically above said element so that drippings from said meat, which pass between said grids toward said element, are vaporized by the heat generated by said gas at the surface of said burner element, said troughs being sufficient to receive and retain portions of the drippings from said meat, said grids being sufficiently close to said burner that the drippings received by said troughs are vaporized immediately below said meat for imparting a flavoring to said meat. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A grill assembly comprising:
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(a) a hollow upright tubular member; (b) bracket means within said tubular member for forming a burner assembly support; (c) a burner assembly carried by said bracket means, said burner assembly having an upwardly facing burner element spaced from said tubular member; (d) a top plate extending across the upper end of said tubular member, said top plate having an opening therein inwardly of the edges of said top plate; (e) gridiron supported by and over the opening of said top plate and spaced from and over said burner element for supporting meat to be cooked by said burner element, the space between said burner element and said gridiron being essentially unobstructed; and (f) means for supplying gas to said burner assembly. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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