Portable grill

• US 5,782,168 A
• Filed: 08/05/1997
• Issued: 07/21/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Peter S. Krhnak
• Original Assignee: Peter S. Krhnak
• Inventors: Krhnak, Peter S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Simone, Timothy F.
• Application Number:
  US08/906,502
• Time in Patent Office: 350 Days
• Field of Search: 99/339, 99/340, 99/419-421 V, 99/444-446, 99/447-450, 99/390, 99/391, 99/402, 99/427, 99/481, 99/482, 126/25 R, 126/9 R, 126/9 B, 126/25 A, 126/25 M, 126/41 R, 126/29, 126/1 R, 126/30, 126/38, 126/59, 126/37 B
• US Class Current: 99/340
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0718 with vertical fire box
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0745 with motor-driven food supports
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0763 Small-size, portable barbecues

Abstract

A portable grill is provided in which a heat source is located laterally of food to be cooked. The grill is particularly well suited for rotisserie cooking. The portable grill of the present invention can be disassembled into a compact portable carrying structure.

Claims

1. A portable grill comprising:

a base unit including a first pair of opposing sidewall members, a second pair of opposing sidewall members, and a first planar member interconnecting said sidewall members;

a cover unit pivotally connected to said base unit, said cover unit having a plurality of sidewall members and a second planar member interconnecting said sidewall members, wherein said cover unit is pivotable relative to said base unit between a storage position in which said second planar member overlies said first planar member and a cooking position in which said second planar member is substantially perpendicular to said first planar member;

a heating box for receiving a heat source, said heating box being detachably connected to said planar member of said cover unit in said cooking position, and said heating box having an open upper end and a perforated sidewall; and

a pair of detachable support structures mounted on said first pair of opposing sidewall members, respectively, in said cooking position, wherein said pair of support structures are adapted to support a food supporting device laterally of said perforated inner wall of said heating box.

2. The portable grill as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a pivot pin secured to a sidewall of said base unit; and

a slot formed in one of said sidewalls of said cover unit, wherein said slot is located so that said pivot pin is received in said slot to permit pivotal movement of said second planar member into said cooking position and lateral movement of said second planar member toward said base unit when in said cooking position.

3. The portable grill as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said pair of support structures include a perforation for receiving an end of a rotisserie.

4. The portable grill as claimed in claim 1, wherein said base section is of a sufficient size to receive therein said cooking box when detached from said cover unit, and said support structures when detached from said first pair of opposing sidewall members.

5. The portable grill as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a securing means for securing said cover unit to said base section in said storage position;

and

a handle secured to one of said sidewalls of said base section to facilitate carrying of said portable grill.