CA1295900C - Vertical fire grate for barbecue grill - Google Patents
Vertical fire grate for barbecue grillInfo
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- CA1295900C CA1295900C CA000552922A CA552922A CA1295900C CA 1295900 C CA1295900 C CA 1295900C CA 000552922 A CA000552922 A CA 000552922A CA 552922 A CA552922 A CA 552922A CA 1295900 C CA1295900 C CA 1295900C
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- barbecue grill
- bottom wall
- grate
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J37/00—Baking; Roasting; Grilling; Frying
- A47J37/06—Roasters; Grills; Sandwich grills
- A47J37/07—Roasting devices for outdoor use; Barbecues
- A47J37/0718—Roasting devices for outdoor use; Barbecues with vertical fire box
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
The disclosure herein describes a vertical fire grate for use in a barbecue grill, the grate consisting of a parallelepiped body formed of opposite end walls, side panels and a bottom wall; a series of vertically spaced horizontal plates are disposed within these walls to receive cooking fires to provide a uniform fire surface over the entire height of the body. Two types of grate arrangement are described:
one with two side panels made of open mesh, the other with one panel of open mesh and one panel of imperforate material.
The disclosure herein describes a vertical fire grate for use in a barbecue grill, the grate consisting of a parallelepiped body formed of opposite end walls, side panels and a bottom wall; a series of vertically spaced horizontal plates are disposed within these walls to receive cooking fires to provide a uniform fire surface over the entire height of the body. Two types of grate arrangement are described:
one with two side panels made of open mesh, the other with one panel of open mesh and one panel of imperforate material.
Description
` 5~300 , FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improvement for a barbecue grill and pertains, more particularly, to an improved fire grate for use in a vertical barbecue grill.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Vertical grill devices are known. For example, U.S. patent No. 2,821,187 issued January 28, 1958 to J.C. Tescula describes a broiler assembly that includes a series of vertical charcoal receptacles and vertical food holding elements disposed between the receptacles. Similarly, U.S. patent No. 3,742,838 issued July 3, 1973 to Luschen et al. shows a grill device that includes food holding members and heating material holding members which are vertically positioned in a barbecue grill. The advantages of vertical grills are obvious: fat and juices of the food, when broiling, do not drip on the hot coals which would produce flames.
In both the devices described in these patents, the heating material, in the form of pieces of charcoal, are stacked in the heating material holding baskets that include an open mesh bottom wall to allow the ashes to fall from the grates to the ground (as described in the U.S. patent 2,82l,187) or on the bottom wall of a box-like structure (as described in U.S. patent 3,742,838). One disadvantage of these 1~3S~OO
devices is that, as the charcoal burns down, it drops to the bottom of the baskets and the heat transfered to the food retaining members is not uniformly distributed with more heat at the bottom than at the top. One method of partially correcting this problem is to adjust the spacing between the baskets and members to assure the same degree of heat. However, this requires constant supervision by the user.
OBJECTS AND STATEMENT OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide these grills with an improved fire grate which overcomes the above mentioned problems and gives a uniform distribution of heat during the entire food cooking process. This is achieved by providing the vertical fire grate with a series of vertically spaced horizontal plates that retain, at various levels of tne grate, those burning charcoals. The invention further allows the easy removal of at least one of the panels to place additional charcoals on the plates.
The present invention therefore relates to a vertical fire grate which comprises:
a) a parallelepiped body defined by opposite end walls and a bottom wall, and a pair of opposite side panels, at least one of the panels being constructed of open mesh; at least one of the panels being freely retained in vertical position along the end walls and the bottom wall to thereby permit 1~?59-)0 vertical sliding and removal of said at least one panel from the body;
b) a plurality of horizontal fire plates vertically spaced within the parallelepiped body for receiving thereon coo~ing fires so as to provide a uniform fire surface over the entire height of the panel constructed of open mesh;
c) means on the body for retaining the panels in opposite spaced relationship in front of the plates;
and d) support means extending outwardly from opposite upper ends of the opposite end walls of the body and resting on corresponding upper edges of the opposite sidewalls of the frame for suspending the body over the bottom wall of the frame; the support means including means allowing the grate to be removed from the frame.
In one form of the invention, both side panels are constructed of open mesh.
In another form of the invention, one side panel is constructed of open mesh while the other is formed of imperforate material.
In a further form of the invention, both side panels are removable from the fire grate.
Other objects and further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description given 1~95~0 hereinafter. It should be understood, however, that this detailed description, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, is given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and the scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a perspective illustrative view showing a vertical fire grate made in accordance with the present invention and showing two embodimentsi Figure 2 is a side elevation view of one embodiment of a fire grate made in accordance with the present invention; and Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view wherein both embodiments of a vertical fire grate are mounted adjacent to a food holding member.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to Figure 1, there is shown, in dotted lines, a barbecue grill generally designated 10 which includes a supporting frame 12 adapted to receive therewithin a series of vertical fire grates of the type shown as 14.
The frame 12 may have a box-like configuration with elongated side panels 16 and 18 and end panels, one of which being shown as 20. The barbecue grill may also be formed of an open rectangular frame of the type shown in U.S. patent 2,821,187 mentioned above where ashes and food drippings fall to the ground.
The fire grate 14 defines a parallelepiped body having opposite end walls 22 or 24 and a bottom wall 26. The upper ends of walls 22 and 24 displays loops 28 and 30, respectively, including a flat portion adapted to sit on the upper edge of the side frame members 16 and 18 and an inverted V-shaped portion which is used for either removing the fire grates from the barbecue grill or to displace them laterally therein.
A plurality of L-shaped ears 32 are fixedly mounted to the side edges of the end walls 22 and 24.
Similarly, a series of L-shaped ears 34 are mounted to the opposite edges of the bottom wall 26. These ears 32 and 34 have a front portion which is spaced from the adjacent edges of the end walls and the bottom wall.
The fire grate further includes a pair of opposite vertical side panels. A first side panel 36, constructed of open mesh of expanded metal or any other perforated material, is vertically insertable within the space defined by the front portion of ears 32 and 34 to rest on the horizontal portion of the lower ears 34. The vertical fire grate includes a second side panel disposed on the other side of the grate. Figure 1 schematically represents two embodiments 38 and 40 of l;~9S5~00 such a panel, both being also vertically insertable within the retaining ears 32 and 34 to rest on the lower horizontal portion of ears 34.
An important aspect of the present invention consists in providing the grate with a series of vertically spaced horizontal plates such as 42, 44, 46 and 48 which serve to define various layers of cooking fires 50. These plates have their opposite ends fixedly connected to the inner face of the end walls 22 and 24. They are preferably equally spaced over the height of the grate so that they may provide a uniform heat over the entire surface of the grill. With one of the panels being removable, additional cooking fires may be added on the plates, when required.
Referring to Figure 3, both embodiments are shown mounted to the side members of a barbecue grill and disposed on either side of a food holding grate 52.
A detailed description of the food holding grate 52 is not necessary as it does not form part of the present invention. One example of such a food grate is described in the above mentioned U.S. patent 2,821,187.
The fire grate mounted adjacent the end wall 20 of the grill frame has an imperforate side panel 38 to prevent undo loss of heat.
Although the invention as been described above in relation to two specific forms, it will be evident to a person skilled in the art that it may be 5~!0~) refined and modified in various ways.. It is therefore wished to have it understood that the present invention should not be limited in interpretation except by the terms of the following claims.
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The present invention relates to an improvement for a barbecue grill and pertains, more particularly, to an improved fire grate for use in a vertical barbecue grill.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Vertical grill devices are known. For example, U.S. patent No. 2,821,187 issued January 28, 1958 to J.C. Tescula describes a broiler assembly that includes a series of vertical charcoal receptacles and vertical food holding elements disposed between the receptacles. Similarly, U.S. patent No. 3,742,838 issued July 3, 1973 to Luschen et al. shows a grill device that includes food holding members and heating material holding members which are vertically positioned in a barbecue grill. The advantages of vertical grills are obvious: fat and juices of the food, when broiling, do not drip on the hot coals which would produce flames.
In both the devices described in these patents, the heating material, in the form of pieces of charcoal, are stacked in the heating material holding baskets that include an open mesh bottom wall to allow the ashes to fall from the grates to the ground (as described in the U.S. patent 2,82l,187) or on the bottom wall of a box-like structure (as described in U.S. patent 3,742,838). One disadvantage of these 1~3S~OO
devices is that, as the charcoal burns down, it drops to the bottom of the baskets and the heat transfered to the food retaining members is not uniformly distributed with more heat at the bottom than at the top. One method of partially correcting this problem is to adjust the spacing between the baskets and members to assure the same degree of heat. However, this requires constant supervision by the user.
OBJECTS AND STATEMENT OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide these grills with an improved fire grate which overcomes the above mentioned problems and gives a uniform distribution of heat during the entire food cooking process. This is achieved by providing the vertical fire grate with a series of vertically spaced horizontal plates that retain, at various levels of tne grate, those burning charcoals. The invention further allows the easy removal of at least one of the panels to place additional charcoals on the plates.
The present invention therefore relates to a vertical fire grate which comprises:
a) a parallelepiped body defined by opposite end walls and a bottom wall, and a pair of opposite side panels, at least one of the panels being constructed of open mesh; at least one of the panels being freely retained in vertical position along the end walls and the bottom wall to thereby permit 1~?59-)0 vertical sliding and removal of said at least one panel from the body;
b) a plurality of horizontal fire plates vertically spaced within the parallelepiped body for receiving thereon coo~ing fires so as to provide a uniform fire surface over the entire height of the panel constructed of open mesh;
c) means on the body for retaining the panels in opposite spaced relationship in front of the plates;
and d) support means extending outwardly from opposite upper ends of the opposite end walls of the body and resting on corresponding upper edges of the opposite sidewalls of the frame for suspending the body over the bottom wall of the frame; the support means including means allowing the grate to be removed from the frame.
In one form of the invention, both side panels are constructed of open mesh.
In another form of the invention, one side panel is constructed of open mesh while the other is formed of imperforate material.
In a further form of the invention, both side panels are removable from the fire grate.
Other objects and further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description given 1~95~0 hereinafter. It should be understood, however, that this detailed description, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, is given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and the scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a perspective illustrative view showing a vertical fire grate made in accordance with the present invention and showing two embodimentsi Figure 2 is a side elevation view of one embodiment of a fire grate made in accordance with the present invention; and Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view wherein both embodiments of a vertical fire grate are mounted adjacent to a food holding member.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to Figure 1, there is shown, in dotted lines, a barbecue grill generally designated 10 which includes a supporting frame 12 adapted to receive therewithin a series of vertical fire grates of the type shown as 14.
The frame 12 may have a box-like configuration with elongated side panels 16 and 18 and end panels, one of which being shown as 20. The barbecue grill may also be formed of an open rectangular frame of the type shown in U.S. patent 2,821,187 mentioned above where ashes and food drippings fall to the ground.
The fire grate 14 defines a parallelepiped body having opposite end walls 22 or 24 and a bottom wall 26. The upper ends of walls 22 and 24 displays loops 28 and 30, respectively, including a flat portion adapted to sit on the upper edge of the side frame members 16 and 18 and an inverted V-shaped portion which is used for either removing the fire grates from the barbecue grill or to displace them laterally therein.
A plurality of L-shaped ears 32 are fixedly mounted to the side edges of the end walls 22 and 24.
Similarly, a series of L-shaped ears 34 are mounted to the opposite edges of the bottom wall 26. These ears 32 and 34 have a front portion which is spaced from the adjacent edges of the end walls and the bottom wall.
The fire grate further includes a pair of opposite vertical side panels. A first side panel 36, constructed of open mesh of expanded metal or any other perforated material, is vertically insertable within the space defined by the front portion of ears 32 and 34 to rest on the horizontal portion of the lower ears 34. The vertical fire grate includes a second side panel disposed on the other side of the grate. Figure 1 schematically represents two embodiments 38 and 40 of l;~9S5~00 such a panel, both being also vertically insertable within the retaining ears 32 and 34 to rest on the lower horizontal portion of ears 34.
An important aspect of the present invention consists in providing the grate with a series of vertically spaced horizontal plates such as 42, 44, 46 and 48 which serve to define various layers of cooking fires 50. These plates have their opposite ends fixedly connected to the inner face of the end walls 22 and 24. They are preferably equally spaced over the height of the grate so that they may provide a uniform heat over the entire surface of the grill. With one of the panels being removable, additional cooking fires may be added on the plates, when required.
Referring to Figure 3, both embodiments are shown mounted to the side members of a barbecue grill and disposed on either side of a food holding grate 52.
A detailed description of the food holding grate 52 is not necessary as it does not form part of the present invention. One example of such a food grate is described in the above mentioned U.S. patent 2,821,187.
The fire grate mounted adjacent the end wall 20 of the grill frame has an imperforate side panel 38 to prevent undo loss of heat.
Although the invention as been described above in relation to two specific forms, it will be evident to a person skilled in the art that it may be 5~!0~) refined and modified in various ways.. It is therefore wished to have it understood that the present invention should not be limited in interpretation except by the terms of the following claims.
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Claims (7)
1. A barbecue grill comprising: a frame having opposite side walls and a bottom wall; one or more vertical fire grates received in said frame, each grate including:
a) a parallelepiped body defined by opposite end walls and a bottom wall, and a pair of opposite side panels; at least one of said panels being constructed of open mesh; at least one of said panels being freely retained in vertical position along said end walls and said bottom wall to thereby permit vertical sliding and removal of said at least one panel from said body;
b) a plurality of horizontal fire plates vertically spaced within said parallelepiped body for receiving thereon cooking fires so as to provide a uniform fire surface over the entire height of said panel constructed of open mesh;
c) means on said body for retaining said panels in opposite spaced relationship in front of said plates; and d) support means extending outwardly from opposite upper ends of said opposite end walls of said body and resting on corresponding upper edges of said opposite side walls of said frame for suspending said body over said bottom wall of said frame; said support means including means allowing said grate to be removed from said frame.
a) a parallelepiped body defined by opposite end walls and a bottom wall, and a pair of opposite side panels; at least one of said panels being constructed of open mesh; at least one of said panels being freely retained in vertical position along said end walls and said bottom wall to thereby permit vertical sliding and removal of said at least one panel from said body;
b) a plurality of horizontal fire plates vertically spaced within said parallelepiped body for receiving thereon cooking fires so as to provide a uniform fire surface over the entire height of said panel constructed of open mesh;
c) means on said body for retaining said panels in opposite spaced relationship in front of said plates; and d) support means extending outwardly from opposite upper ends of said opposite end walls of said body and resting on corresponding upper edges of said opposite side walls of said frame for suspending said body over said bottom wall of said frame; said support means including means allowing said grate to be removed from said frame.
2. A barbecue grill as defined in claim 1, wherein said support means define inverted V-shaped loops.
3. A barbecue grill grate as defined in claim 1, comprising vertical grates wherein both of said side panels are constructed of open mesh.
4. A barbecue grill as defined in claim 1, comprising vertical grates wherein one of said side panels is constructed of open mesh and the other of said panels is formed of imperforate material.
5. A barbecue grill as defined in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 wherein both side panels are removable; said retaining means consisting of a series of ears fixed to the edges of said end walls and of said bottom wall.
6. A barbecue grill as defined in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 wherein said end walls and said bottom wall of each grate are formed of imperforate material.
7. A barbecue grill as defined in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 wherein said horizontal plates are formed of imperforate material.
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| CA000552922A CA1295900C (en) | 1987-11-26 | 1987-11-26 | Vertical fire grate for barbecue grill |
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| CA000552922A CA1295900C (en) | 1987-11-26 | 1987-11-26 | Vertical fire grate for barbecue grill |
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| FR2894445A1 (en) * | 2005-12-13 | 2007-06-15 | Antoine Philippe Amory | VERTICAL FIREPLACE BARBECUE |
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| FR2894445A1 (en) * | 2005-12-13 | 2007-06-15 | Antoine Philippe Amory | VERTICAL FIREPLACE BARBECUE |
| WO2007068065A1 (en) * | 2005-12-13 | 2007-06-21 | Antoine Amory | Vertical hearth barbecue |
| GR1009255B (en) * | 2017-04-06 | 2018-03-23 | Αφοι Δαμαβολιτη Οε | Portable folding roaster |
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