Portable cooking grill
First Claim
1. A portable cooking device comprising:
- a knockdown supporting frame having four leg members extending upwardly from the ground to provide the four corner positions of a rectangel, as viewed on a horizontal plane passing through the frame, andtwo parallel crosspieces, each of which connects upper corner positions between any of two opposing leg members, respectively;
a plurality of studs mounted at intervals along each of said leg members to protect a short distance from said corner positions at preselected levels above the ground;
at least one removable cooking pan constructed and arranged to be held in a substantially horizontal position by said crosspieces or in a horizontal to inclined position by a set of said studs in pairs located at the same or different preselected levels above the ground; and
adjusting means including a plurality of bars attached to said pan for flexible movement substantially laterally thereof, said bars extending longitudinally beyond each of the four corner position, respectively, for support on said projecting studs when in a closed position and being movable upwardly or downwardly free of said studs when flexed laterally to an open position.
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Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable cooking grill of the kind intended for use outdoor charcoal cooking. In one embodiment, the grill according to the invention may be relatively small and easily carried on camping hikes. In another embodiment, the grill of the invention is completely collapsible but is useful as a large multipurpose apparatus for use in charcoal cooking for a large number of people. The invention provides adjustable features, including at least one grill unit and/or a cooking pan which can be handled while hot but very safely. Moreover, the supporting frame of the grill and the added cooking members such as grill units, pans or the like are structured to permit these added members to be placed in horizontal or inclined positions and at preselected levels above the ground. Yet another object of the invention is to provide adjusting means including handle bars attached to the cooking pan so that it can be easily repositioned or removed from the grill frame in a safe and secure manner.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable cooking device comprising:
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a knockdown supporting frame having four leg members extending upwardly from the ground to provide the four corner positions of a rectangel, as viewed on a horizontal plane passing through the frame, and two parallel crosspieces, each of which connects upper corner positions between any of two opposing leg members, respectively; a plurality of studs mounted at intervals along each of said leg members to protect a short distance from said corner positions at preselected levels above the ground; at least one removable cooking pan constructed and arranged to be held in a substantially horizontal position by said crosspieces or in a horizontal to inclined position by a set of said studs in pairs located at the same or different preselected levels above the ground; and adjusting means including a plurality of bars attached to said pan for flexible movement substantially laterally thereof, said bars extending longitudinally beyond each of the four corner position, respectively, for support on said projecting studs when in a closed position and being movable upwardly or downwardly free of said studs when flexed laterally to an open position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable cooking device comprising:
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a knockdown supporting frame having four leg members extending upwardly from the ground to provide the four corner positions of a rectangle as viewed on a horizontal plane passing through the frame, and two parallel crosspieces, each connecting upper corner positions of said leg members at the front and back of the frame, respectively; a plurality of studs mounted at spaced intervals along each of said leg members to project a short distance from said corner positions at preselected levels above the ground; a removable grill unit fitting onto and being supported by said crosspieces in an approximately horizontal position between the upper front and back of the frame; a cooking pan adapted to be positioned predominately within the four corners of said frame; and adjusting means including four bars attached to said pan for flexible movement substantially laterally thereof, said bars extending longitudinally beyond each of the four corner positions, respectively, for support on said projecting studs when in a closed position and being movable upwardly or downwardly free of said studs when flexed laterally to an open position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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