Portable barbecue pit

• US 6,935,326 B1
• Filed: 03/15/2004
• Issued: 08/30/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Willie E. Willis
• Original Assignee: Willie E. Willis
• Inventors: Willis, Willie E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lu, Jiping
• Application Number:
  US10/800,437
• Time in Patent Office: 533 Days
• Field of Search: 126/25.R, 126/29, 126/30, 126/9.R, 126/9.A, 126/9.B
• US Class Current: 126/9.00R
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 2037/0777 with foldable construction for storage or transport purposes
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0704 with horizontal fire box
• CPC Class Codes: F24B 1/205 collapsible

Abstract

Portable barbecue pits grill a large quantity of food outdoors while remaining portable. A grill grate is supported by a rear wall and two sidewalls. The grill grate is removably connected to the top of the sidewalls by grill latches in the form of hasps. Two doors are hingedly attached to the sidewalls underneath the front of the grill grate. Door flaps are hingedly attached to the bottom of the doors. A lid with handles attached to its front and rear can be propped open on top of grill grate 12 by a lid support 18, or the lid can removably cover the grill grate 12. The lid also serves as a base for transporting the collapsed portable barbecue pit. The lid, rear wall, and sidewalls have tubular steel frames covered by sheet steel.

Claims

1. A portable barbecue pit comprising:

a grill grate having a top, a bottom, a front, a rear, and opposing sides;

a lid having a front, a back, a top, and a bottom with said bottom frictionally engaged with said top of said grill grate;

a plurality of handles attached to said front and said back of said lid;

a rear wall having a top frictionally engaged with said back of said bottom of said grill grate;

a plurality of sidewalls having a top and opposing sides with said top frictionally engaged with said opposing sides of said bottom of said grill grate;

a plurality of doors having opposing sides and a bottom with one of said sides hingedly connected by door hinges to one of said sides of said sidewalls; and

a plurality of door flaps hingedly attached by door flap hinges to said bottom of said doors.

2. A portable barbecue pit comprising:

a rear wall having opposing sides and a top;

a plurality of sidewalls having opposing sides and a top with one of said sides attached to one of said sides of said rear wall;

a plurality of doors having opposing sides and a bottom with one of said opposing sides hingedly attached by door hinges to said opposing side of said sidewalls;

a grill grate having a front, a back, a top, a bottom, and opposing sides with said back of said bottom frictionally engaged with said top of said rear wall and said opposing sides of said bottom frictionally engaged with said top of said sidewalls;

a lid having a front, a back, a top, and a bottom with said bottom frictionally engaged with said top of said grill grate; and

a plurality of handles attached to said front and said back of said bottom of said lid; and

a plurality of door flaps hingedly attached by door flap hinges to said bottom of said doors.

3. A portable barbecue pit comprising:

a lid having a front, a back, a top, and a bottom;

a grill grate having a top, a bottom, a front, a rear, and opposing sides with said top frictionally engaged with said bottom of said lid;

a plurality of handles attached to said front and said back of said lid;

a rear wall having a top frictionally engaged with said back of said bottom of said grill grate;

a plurality of sidewalls having a top and opposing sides with said top frictionally engaged with said opposing sides of said bottom of said grill grate;

a plurality of hasps removably connecting said opposing sides of said grill grate to said top of said sidewalls;

a plurality of doors having opposing sides and a bottom with one of said sides hingedly connected to one of said sides of said sidewalls; and

a plurality of door flaps hingedly attached to said bottom of said doors;

wherein said rear wall, said sidewalls, said doors, and said grill grate can be stacked atop said lid to allow the portable barbecue pit to be transported using said handles.

4. The portable barbecue pit as defined in claim 3, further comprising a lid support having opposing ends with one end frictionally engaged with said bottom of said lid and said opposing end frictionally engaged with said top of said grill grate.

5. The portable barbecue pit as defined in claim 4, wherein said lid, said rear wall, and said sidewalls are of tubular frame construction with attached sheets.