Collapsible grill kit

• US 4,782,813 A
• Filed: 07/20/1987
• Issued: 11/08/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robert J. Kopke
• Original Assignee: Robert J. Kopke
• Inventors: Kopke, Robert J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Yeung, James C.
• Application Number:
  US07/075,548
• Time in Patent Office: 477 Days
• Field of Search: 126/9 R, 126/9 A, 126/9 B, 126/25 R, 126/25 A, 126/29, 126/30, 126/173, 248/439, 211/178 R
• US Class Current: 126/25.00A
• CPC Class Codes: F24B 1/205 collapsible

Abstract

The components of a collapsible grill are retained together for stowage by a concaved clip that straddles the nested supports and engages the food-contacting members on the abutting grill sections. The clip has a pair of diverging legs that each terminates in a flange. One clip flange engages a food-contacting member on the grill section opposite the supports to retain the grill sections together. The other clip flange may engage a food-contacting member on either of the grill sections.

Claims

1. A grill kit comprising:

a first grill section having a plurality of food-contacting members;

a plurality of elongated support members adjacent a first face of said first grill section;

a clip having first and second interconnected legs straddling said support members, an end portion of one said leg removably engaging one of said food-contacting members whereby said clip retains said support members to said grill section; and

a second grill section having a plurality of food-contacting members, said second grill section abutting a second face of said first grill section opposite said first face and wherein an end portion of the other said leg removably engages one said food-contacting member on said second grill section whereby said clip further retains said grill sections together.

2. A grill kit comprising:

a first grill section having a plurality of food-contacting members forming a first face thereof, said first grill section further having a second face opposite said first face;

a plurality of elongated support members;

a concave clip having first and second interconnected legs forming a bight, said legs diverging downwardly outwardly away from said bight to end portions thereof, each said leg end portion turned outwardly upwardly at a connecting portion forming a flange;

said support member nested, one said support member abutting said first face of said grill section; and

said legs of said clip straddling said support members with the connecting portion of each leg juxtaposed a side of one said food-contacting member opposite said grill section first face, whereby said clip retains said support members to said grill section; and

a second grill section having a plurality of food-contacting members and a first face abutting said second face of said first grill section, one said clip leg connecting portion abutting one said food-contacting member on said second grill section on a side thereof opposite said second grill section first face whereby said clip further retains said grill sections together.

3. The grill kit in claim 2 in which the other said clip leg connecting portion is abutting said one said food-contacting member on said first grill section.

4. The grill kit in claim 2 in which the other said clip leg connecting portion is abutting a second said food-contacting member on said second grill section on said side thereof opposite said second grill section first face.

5. The grill kit in claim 2 in which said clip is formed from spring steel.

6. The grill kit in claim 2 in which said clip further has scraping means for removing food particles from said food-contacting members.

7. The grill kit in claim 6 in which said scraping means comprises edge means defining a notch in one of said flanges, said notch configured the same as the cross section of said food-contacting members.

8. A grill kit comprising:

first and second grill sections, each said section having a straight side and a plurality of spaced-apart food-contacting members parallel said straight side, a first face of said second grill section abutting a second face of said first grill section;

a plurality of nested elongated support members, one said support member abutting a first face of said first grill section adjacent said straight side thereof;

a V-shaped clip having first and second interconnected legs forming a bight of said V and diverging downwardly outwardly away from said bight, said legs straddling said support members;

each said leg having an end portion turned outwardly upwardly at a connecting portion forming a flange;

one said flange straddling a food-contacting member of said first grill section with the respective said connecting portion abutting a side of said first grill section food-contacting member opposite said first grill section first face; and

the other said flange straddling a food-contacting member of said second grill section with the respective said connecting portion abutting a side of said second grill section food-contacting member opposite said second grill section first face;

whereby said clip retains said support members and said grill sections in their abutting relationships.

9. The grill kit in claim 8 in which said other said flange straddles a second grill section food-contacting member defining said second grill section straight side, whereby with said clip retaining said support members to said first grill section, said other said flange can be manipulated into position straddling the said food-contacting member defining said second grill section straight side by angularly juxtaposing said grill sections with their straight sides adjacent and subsequently rotating said grill sections into their abutting relationship.