Flameless charcoal side burner system

• US 5,655,437 A
• Filed: 04/18/1996
• Issued: 08/12/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Leonard J. Vitacca
• Original Assignee: Leonard J. Vitacca
• Inventors: Vitacca, Leonard J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Alexander, Reginald
• Application Number:
  US08/634,583
• Time in Patent Office: 481 Days
• Field of Search: 99/385, 99/393, 99/395, 99/400, 99/401, 99/419, 99/421 H, 99/421 HH, 126/25 R, 126/9 R, 126/25 AA
• US Class Current: 99/400
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0718 with vertical fire box

Abstract

A new Flameless Charcoal Side Burner System for providing a charcoal grill allowing a user to prepare food with an adjustable continuous charcoal heating source without flames singing the food or flaring toward the user. The inventive device includes a side burner structure for retaining charcoal, a lower grill structure, and an upper grill structure supporting the side burner structure.

Claims

1. A Flameless Charcoal Side Burner System comprising:

an upper grill structure;

a side burner structure slidably secured to the upper grill structure;

a lower grill structure pivotally supporting the upper grill structure;

the upper grill structure includes an upper grill handle and where the upper grill structure is pivotally secured to the lower grill structure by a hinge member;

the lower grill structure includes a grease receiving pan and a food supporting means; and

the side burner structure comprises;

a first side wall;

a mesh front wall secured to the first side wall;

a second side wall secured to the mesh front wall opposite of the first side wall;

a rear wall member secured to the first side wall and the second side wall opposite of the mesh front wall; and

an upper front support member secured to the upper portion of the mesh front wall with one end attaching to the first side wall and the opposite end of the upper front support member attaching to the second side wall.

2. The Flameless Charcoal Side Burner System of claim 1, wherein the side burner structure further comprises:

at least one adjusting support tube secured to upper portion of the side burner structure;

at least one supporting rod member secured to the upper grill structure projecting through the adjusting support tube; and

a collecting means support member secured orthogonally to the bottom end of the rear wall member supporting a charcoal ash collecting means with a collecting means handle secured to the front of the charcoal ash collecting means.