Cooking grilling apparatus and accessories

• US 6,742,513 B1
• Filed: 09/11/2001
• Issued: 06/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cheryl A. Ball, Thomas L. Ball
• Original Assignee: Cheryl A. Ball, Thomas L. Ball
• Inventors: Ball, Thomas L., Ball, Cheryl A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Basichas, Alfred
• Application Number:
  US09/951,900
• Time in Patent Office: 994 Days
• Field of Search: 126/25.R, 126/9.R, 126/23, 126/276
• US Class Current: 126/25.00R
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 36/12 Devices for holding lids in open position on the container
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0704 with horizontal fire box
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0786 Accessories
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 23/00 Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes on or in vehicles G09F21/00

Abstract

The present invention relates to outdoor cooking. In particular, the present invention deals with outdoor cooking grills and a display of logos on the cooking grills and related items. With the advent of professional sports teams it has become increasingly fashionable to merchandise the logos of sports teams. As consumers typically back more than one sports team the merchandise utilized by consumers often reflects the diverse nature of the sporting activities.

Claims

1. A cooking grill comprising:

a grill base;

a single reversible upper grill cover;

a lower grill cover;

said grill base supporting said lower grill cover;

said single reversible upper grill cover having a first side region and a second side region;

said single reversible upper grill cover having at least one upper grill cover hinge connecting mechanism attached to said first side region;

said lower grill cover having a first side region and a second side region;

said lower grill cover having at least one lower grill cover hinge connecting mechanism attached to said first side region;

said single reversible upper grill cover being detachably connected with said lower grill cover by the at least one upper grill cover hinge connecting mechanism and said at least one lower grill cover hinge connecting mechanism, for when in use, permitting said single reversible upper grill to be opened in a first direction;

said single reversible upper grill cover having at least one second grill cover hinge connecting mechanism located on a side other than the first side region; and

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said lower grill cover having at least one second grill cover hinge connecting mechanism located on a side other than the first side region, for when in use, for receiving said at least one second grill cover hinge connecting mechanism to permit opening of said single reversible upper grill cover in a direction other than the first direction.

2. The cooking grill according to claim 1, wherein said grill base has located thereon at least one external removable shelf.

3. The cooking grill according to claim 1, wherein said single reversible upper grill cover has a first logo on said first side region and a second logo on said second side region.

4. The cooking grill according to claim 2, wherein said grill base has located thereon at least one external removable shelf wherein said one external removable shelf has located on one side thereof at least one logo associated with said first logo.

5. The cooking grill according to claim 4, wherein the grill base has located thereon at least one external removable shelf wherein said one external removable shelf has located on one side thereof at least one logo associated with said first logo and on a second side of said one external removable shelf at least one logo associated with said second logo.

6. The cooking grill according to claim 5, wherein said first logo is connected with a sporting activity.

7. The cooking grill according to claim 5, wherein said first logo and said second logo are both connected with sporting teams.

8. The cooking grill according to claim 1, wherein a cooking control mechanism is affixed to said lower grill cover and that said the cooking control mechanism has at least one detachable control knob.

9. The cooking grill according to claim 8, wherein the at least one detachable control knob is associated with a sporting activity.

10. The cooking grill according to claim 5, wherein a cooking control mechanism is affixed to said lower grill cover and that said the cooking control mechanism has at least one detachable control wherein the at least one detachable control knob is associated with the same sporting activity as said first logo.

11. The cooking grill according to claim 1, wherein said cooking grill has at least one handle and said handle is associated with a sporting activity.

12. The cooking grill according to claim 5, wherein said cooking grill has at least one handle and said handle is associated with the same sporting activity as said first logo.