FR3082591A1 - SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING A BARBECUE ON A SUPPORT FIXED TO THE GROUND AND DRESSING IN RELATION TO THE GROUND - Google Patents

Abstract

This system comprises: - at least two first sets (10) for taking support on the upper part of said support (R), each comprising a first bracket and a second bracket forming an inverted U-shaped console, adjustable in width, these consoles being able to enclose the upper part of said support (R); and - a second assembly (11) for taking support against said support (R), located on the underside of the barbecue body (2), which comprises a strut (20) able to bear on a surface of support (L) located on said support (R) or near said support (R).

Description

The present invention relates to a system for mounting a barbecue on a support fixed to the ground and raised relative to the ground.

The term support refers to a barrier, a railing, a low wall or the like, that is to say a support anchored securely to the ground and capable of supporting the weight of a barbecue placed in cantilever on its upper end. This term must be understood in the widest sense.

Very conventionally, a barbecue rests on one or more feet intended to be pressed against the ground.

Such a barbecue is not suitable in the event of a limited available space and presents a significant risk of overturning following a stampede, children's games or the passage of a pet.

The present invention aims to remedy these essential drawbacks.

For this purpose, the mounting system includes:

- At least two first support socket assemblies on the upper part of said support, intended to be connected to one or the other on the front side and on the rear side of the barbecue body, at a distance from one of the another according to a mounting direction, each first set of support taking comprising:

a first bracket, a first branch of which is able to be connected to the barbecue body and the second branch of which projects, when said first branch is connected to the barbecue body, in a horizontal direction relative to this body; and a second bracket having a first branch capable, when this second bracket is connected to the first bracket, to extend parallel to the first branch of the first bracket, and a second branch intended to be placed against said second branch of the first bracket and to be connected thereto with fixing capacity in a plurality of positions in said horizontal direction; the two brackets, when they are connected to each other, thus form inverted U-shaped brackets, adjustable in width, which are capable of enclosing the upper part of said support; and

- A second set of support socket against said support, located on the underside of the barbecue body, which comprises a strut adapted to bear on a support surface located on said support or near said support.

It will be understood that the terms anterior and posterior are to be considered in relation to a user standing in front of the barbecue, and that the term horizontal in the expression horizontal direction refers to the substantial horizontality that the barbecue body must have in during use; in essence, the horizontal direction in question is a direction parallel to the food receiving surface presented by this barbecue body, this surface being in particular a grid.

Thanks to the system according to the invention, a barbecue, including of a certain size, can be securely mounted on the upper part of said support, by the combined actions of the first support grip sets and the second grip set support; in fact, the first support socket assemblies make it possible to immobilize the barbecue body relative to the support as well as a completely stable mounting of this body on this support; the second support socket assembly simultaneously makes it possible to limit the cantilever forces exerted on the upper part of the support by the weight of the barbecue and by the heating means, in particular charcoal, received in the body of the latter, by distributing these forces on a support surface located below the barbecue; this bearing surface can be a surface formed by a spar that frequently presents a barrier or a guardrail, or can simply be constituted by the ground located near the support.

Preferably, said strut includes means allowing its length adjustment, so that the length of this strut can be adapted to the bearing surfaces that may be present below the barbecue body. These means can in particular include a structure of the strut in at least two telescopic elements and a knurled head screw passing through a tapped bore arranged through the wall of the external telescopic element; this screw, when screwed, comes to bear against the interior element and clamps this interior element against the exterior element, or comes into engagement in one of the holes of a plurality of holes arranged in this interior element.

Preferably, said second support grip assembly includes means for adjusting the position of the strut in a horizontal direction perpendicular to said horizontal direction of projection of said first branches of the first brackets, and parallel to said mounting direction.

The position of the strut in this left-right direction can thus be adapted to the various support surfaces likely to be located below the barbecue.

Preferably, said second support socket assembly includes means for adjusting the position of the strut in pivoting about a pivot axis oriented in a horizontal direction perpendicular to said horizontal direction of projection of said first branches of the first brackets, and oriented parallel to said mounting direction.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, these adjustment means comprise two blocks fixed to the barbecue body, having bores which are coaxial from one block to another, and a bar received through these bores being movable in sliding in these bores, this bar being integral with the strut.

Preferably, means for locking said bar in a given position relative to said blocks are provided, in particular in the form of a knurled screw, passing through a tapped bore arranged in one of the blocks and coming to bear against said bar .

When the barbecue has a cover covering the barbecue body, and that, consequently, it has an opening side opposite to the side on which the hinges are located allowing the opening of this cover, the barbecue body has means mounting said first support socket assemblies on two opposite sides, namely on said opening side and on said side on which the hinges are located.

Thus, when the barbecue can be mounted on both sides of the support; when mounted on the side of the support opposite to that on which the user is located, said first support socket assemblies are fixed to said opening side, while when mounted on the side of the support on which the user is located, said first support socket assembly are fixed on the side on which the hinges are located; the opening side of the cover is thus always in front of the user regardless of the side of the support on which the barbecue is mounted.

The invention will be clearly understood, and other characteristics and advantages thereof will appear from the following description of a non-limiting embodiment of the invention, this description being given with reference to the appended figures; among these figures:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a barbecue mounted on a railing by means of the mounting system concerned;

Figure 2 is a schematic side view of the barbecue, mounted on a support shown schematically in broken lines; the possibility of adjusting the length of a strut that a second set of support comprises and the possibility of pivoting this strut are indicated by the representation in broken lines of an extended position of the strut on the left of the figure and by the representation in broken lines, on the right part of the figure, of a second possible pivoting position of this strut; in addition, a detail of this view is circled in dotted lines;

Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the detail circled in Figure 2; and FIG. 4 is a side view of the barbecue, similar to FIG. 2, from the side on which the lid opens which the barbecue comprises; in this figure, a position of reduced length of the strut is shown in broken lines.

FIG. 1 represents a system for mounting a barbecue 1 on a guardrail R or another type of support fixed to the ground and raised with respect to this ground, such as a barrier, a railing, a low wall or the like .

In the example shown, the barbecue 1 has a barbecue body 2 and a cover 3 capable of completely covering this barbecue body 2, this cover 3 being connected to the barbecue body 2, on one side of the latter, by hinges. 4; the barbecue body 2 and the cover 3 have, when the cover is closed, a generally cylindrical envelope, as visible in FIG. 2.

On the side opposite the hinges 4, the cover 3 comprises an operating handle 5 and the barbecue 1 comprises a clip 6 for locking the cover 3 in the closed position, for example of the toggle type.

The entire assembly system for the barbecue 1 on the railing R is more particularly visible in FIGS. 2 and 4; it includes two first sets 10 of support on the upper part of the guardrail R, intended to be mounted on one or the other of the sides of the barbecue body 2 as described below, and a second set 11 of support point against the guardrail R, located on the underside of the barbecue body 2.

Each support socket assembly 10 comprises a first bracket, located on the left of the guardrail R in FIG. 2, and a second bracket located on the right of the guardrail R in this FIG. 2.

The first bracket has a first branch, of vertical extension in FIG. 2, and a second branch, of horizontal extension in this FIG. 2. The first branch has an internal face intended to come into application against one of the sides of the guardrail R and an external face integral with a structure allowing the connection of the bracket to the barbecue body 2. As more particularly visible in FIG. 3, this connection structure has a curved upper branch 12, adapted to match the curvature of the body 2, and a straight lower branch 13, connecting the lower end of the upper curved branch 12 to said first branch of the bracket. The upper curved branch 12 is integral with two threaded rods 14 which are received through mounting holes arranged in the wall of the barbecue body 2 and through a frame 15 of reinforcement of this body, then which receive nuts tightening 16.

It appears in Figure 2 that the frame 15 extends from an area near the edge having the hinges 4 to an area near the opening edge of the cover3; this frame 15 is fixed to the entire wall of the barbecue body 2 and allows, when the barbecue 1 is mounted on the railing R, a distribution over the whole of this body of the cantilever forces resulting from the mass of the barbecue 1.

It is also understood with reference to Figure 1 that the first two sets 10 of support are intended to be fixed to the barbecue body 2 at a distance from one another in a left-right direction of this body ; the barbecue body 2 therefore comprises two corresponding frames 15, at each mounting location of an assembly 10.

The wall of the body 2 and each member 15 have, on said opening side of the cover 3, mounting holes 18 exactly homologous to the aforementioned mounting holes so that each first set 10 of support socket can be mounted either on the opening side of the cover 3, as visible in FIG. 1, or on the side of the barbecue body 2 comprising the hinges 4, as visible in FIG. 2. The barbecue 1 can thus be mounted on the two opposite sides of the guardrail R with the opening side of the cover 3 always facing the user.

The second branch of said first bracket projects, when said first branch is connected to the barbecue body 2, in a horizontal direction relative to this body; as can be understood with reference to FIG. 1, it has a longitudinal lumen and is capable of being crossed by a tightening bolt.

The second bracket has a first branch capable, when this second bracket is connected to the first bracket, to extend parallel to the first branch of the first bracket, and a second branch intended to be placed against said second branch of the first bracket ; this second branch of the second bracket has a longitudinal lumen capable of being superimposed on the longitudinal lumen which the second branch of the first bracket has and of being traversed by said tightening bolt; these pairs of lights and these bolts thus form adjustment means giving the two brackets a fixing capacity according to a plurality of positions in said horizontal direction; the two brackets, when connected to each other, thus form inverted U-shaped brackets, adjustable in width, which are capable of enclosing the upper part of guardrails R, or other supports, which may have different widths.

The support take-off assembly 11 comprises a strut 20 capable of taking support on a support surface, in particular horizontal, situated on the railing R or close to it, in particular against a spar L in the 'example shown in Figure 2. With reference to Figures 2 and 4, it appears that the strut 20 has an inverted T shape, with a lower branch of support on the beam L and an upper branch connected to a bar 21 mounted on the lower central zone of the barbecue body 2, and oriented in the left-right direction of the barbecue 1. The lower support branch can be equipped with non-slip pads in order to guarantee the maintenance on any type of support. Said upper branch is formed by two telescopic elements, and the assembly 11 comprises a knurled head screw 22 which passes through a tapped bore arranged through the wall of the external telescopic element; this screw 22, when screwed, comes to bear against the interior element and clamps this interior element against the exterior element, or comes into engagement in one of the holes of a plurality of holes arranged in this interior element, for allow the length of the strut 20 to be adapted to the bearing surfaces which may be present below the barbecue body 2.

The bar 21 is slidably received through the coaxial bores formed in two blocks 23 fixed to the barbecue body 2, with pivoting capacity over an angle of the order of 180 °.

one of the two blocks including a knurled screw 24 for fixing the bar 21 in a determined position relative to the barbecue body 2. This bar 21 and these blocks 23 thus form means for adjusting the position of the leg force 20 in said left-right direction.

It appears from the above that the invention provides a system for mounting a barbecue 1 on a guardrail R or other similar supports, making it possible to use the barbecue 1 even in the event of limited available space and without any risk of overturning by example following a stampede, children's games or the passage of a pet. In addition, the barbecue 1 can be mounted on either side of the railing R; the double possibility of mounting the first assemblies 10 allows the opening side of the cover 3 to always be in front of the user.

The invention has been described with reference to an embodiment provided by way of example; it goes without saying that it has not been to this embodiment and that the invention is defined by the appended claims; in particular, the barbecue could not include a cover 3, and therefore the first assemblies 10 could have a single mounting position, on one side of the barbecue body 2; the surface against which the strut is supported may be other than horizontal; it can in particular be one or more uprights of the guardrail R.

Claims (8)

1. Assembly system for a barbecue (1) on a support (R) fixed to the ground and raised relative to the ground, characterized in that it comprises: - at least two first sets (10) for taking support on the upper part of said support (R), intended to be connected to one or the other on the front side and on the rear side of the barbecue body (2) , at a distance from each other in a mounting direction, each first support socket assembly (10) comprising: a first bracket, a first branch of which is capable of being connected to the barbecue body (2) and the second branch of which projects, when said first branch is connected to the barbecue body (2), in a horizontal direction relative to this body ; and a second bracket having a first branch capable, when this second bracket is connected to the first bracket, to extend parallel to the first branch of the first bracket, and a second branch intended to be placed against said second branch of the first bracket and to be connected thereto with fixing capacity in a plurality of positions in said horizontal direction; the two brackets, when they are connected to each other, thus form inverted U-shaped brackets, adjustable in width, which are capable of enclosing the upper part of said support (R); and - A second assembly (11) for taking support against said support (R), located on the underside of the barbecue body (2), which comprises a strut (20) able to bear on a support surface (L) located on said support (R) or near said support (R). 2. Mounting system according to claim 1, characterized in that said strut (20) includes means (22) allowing the adjustment of this strut (20) in length. 3. Mounting system according to claim 2, characterized in that these adjustment means include a structure of the strut (20) in at least two telescopic elements and a knurled screw (22) passing through a threaded bore arranged at through the wall of the external telescopic element; this screw (22), when screwed, comes to bear against the interior element and clamps this interior element against the exterior element, or comes into engagement in one of the holes of a plurality of holes arranged in this interior element . 4. Mounting system according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said second set (11) of support take-up includes means (21, 23) for adjusting the position of the strut (20 ) in a horizontal direction perpendicular to said horizontal direction of projection of said first branches of the first brackets, and parallel to said mounting direction. 5. Mounting system according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said second set (11) of support take-up includes means (21,23) for adjusting the position of the force leg (20) in pivoting about a pivot axis oriented in a horizontal direction perpendicular to said horizontal direction of projection of said first branches of the first brackets, and oriented parallel to said mounting direction. 6. Mounting system according to claim 4 or claim 5, characterized in that the adjustment means comprise two blocks (23) fixed to the barbecue body (2), having bores which are coaxial from one block to the other, and a bar (21) received through these bores while being movable in sliding in these bores, this bar (21) being integral with the strut (20). 7. Mounting system according to claim 6, characterized in that means for locking said bar in a given position relative to said blocks are provided, in particular in the form of a knurled screw (24), passing through a bore tapped arranged in one of the blocks (23) and coming to bear against said bar (21). 8. Assembly formed by the mounting system according to one of claims 1 to 7, and by a barbecue (1) having a cover (3) which covers the barbecue body (2), and therefore having a side d opening opposite the side on which the hinges are located allowing the opening of this cover (3), characterized in that the barbecue body (2) has means (18) for mounting said first sets (10) of grip support on two opposite sides of the barbecue body (2), namely on said opening side and on said side on which the hinges are located.