Outdoor cooking unit
First Claim
1. A cooking unit comprising:
- (a) a horizontal support with an opening therethrough;
(b) a cooking grill disposed over said opening in said horizontal support;
(c) a firebox vessel having an open top and a closed bottom, said firebox vessel being supported within said opening of said horizontal support in depending relation by said horizontal support and disposed below said cooking grill, said firebox vessel including flanges along the perimeter thereof engaging said horizontal support for said horizontal support to support said firebox vessel within said opening of said horizontal support in depending relation, said firebox vessel being formed with at least one opening for the entry of combustion air into said firebox vessel; and
(d) a fire grate for supporting a fuel element disposed within said firebox vessel below said opening of said firebox vessel,(e) combustion air enters said firebox vessel above said fire grate through the opening formed in said firebox vessel and flows below said fuel element for supplying combustion air to the fuel element on said fire grate.
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Abstract
A cooking unit has a frame or a bowl-shaped vessel. Supported by the frame or bowl-shaped vessel is a horizontal support with a center opening therethrough. A firebox vessel with an open top depends from the horizontal support and is disposed in the center opening of the horizontal support. A fire grate on which fuel elements are seated is disposed in the firebox vessel below the center opening of the horizontal support. A cooking grill is disposed over the center opening of the horizontal support. Combustion air enters the firebox vessel through an opening above the fire grate other than the open top of the firebox vessel to supply combustion air to the burning fuel elements. The interior of the firebox vessel reflects the heat produced by the fuel elements toward the food on the cooking grill.
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25 Claims
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1. A cooking unit comprising:
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(a) a horizontal support with an opening therethrough; (b) a cooking grill disposed over said opening in said horizontal support; (c) a firebox vessel having an open top and a closed bottom, said firebox vessel being supported within said opening of said horizontal support in depending relation by said horizontal support and disposed below said cooking grill, said firebox vessel including flanges along the perimeter thereof engaging said horizontal support for said horizontal support to support said firebox vessel within said opening of said horizontal support in depending relation, said firebox vessel being formed with at least one opening for the entry of combustion air into said firebox vessel; and (d) a fire grate for supporting a fuel element disposed within said firebox vessel below said opening of said firebox vessel, (e) combustion air enters said firebox vessel above said fire grate through the opening formed in said firebox vessel and flows below said fuel element for supplying combustion air to the fuel element on said fire grate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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