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Barbeque grill with retractable ventilation system

  • US 6,606,986 B2
  • Filed: 07/05/2001
  • Issued: 08/19/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A barbeque grill apparatus with a collapsible vent assembly, said grill apparatus comprising:

  • (a) a housing having an upper and a lower portion, an open cutout, and a notch formed outwardly from an edge of the cutout;

    (b) a heating member for providing heat located within said housing;

    (c) a food support structure positioned within said housing above said heating member; and

    (d) at least one vent assembly attached to said housing for venting air from an interior of said housing, said vent assembly being extendible through the cutout to an extended position and retractable to a retracted position from said housing, and said vent assembly comprising at least one pin extending outwardly therefrom and movable through the notch, wherein, at the extended position, the vent assembly is rotatable to a locked position at which the pin engages the housing in an offset non-contacting relation to the notch.

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