GB2362563A

GB2362563A - A barbecue with ignition device

Info

Publication number: GB2362563A
Application number: GB0012483A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Chih-Piau Yang
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2000-05-24
Filing date: 2000-05-24
Publication date: 2001-11-28
Anticipated expiration: 2020-05-24
Also published as: FR2813179B3; GB0012483D0; GB2362563B; FR2813179A3; DE20010624U1

Abstract

A barbecue comprises a base 50, a post 10, and a furnace 40 portion. Each portion has corresponding holes 11, 13, 411, 51 formed therein which allows the equipment to be assembled together by means of connecting devices 80 and nuts 90. The connecting devices 80 have one threaded end 82 and one enlarged end 83. At the top end of the post 10 there is provided a sliding bed 60 which is used to support a tinder or kerosene. It is formed as a plate 61 which has two upturned side edges 62, one down-turned end 63, and another end which is formed into a step 64, and then turned upwards to form a front plate 65 with a handle 66 on it. The sliding bed slides on a U-shaped support 70, which has threaded end on each leg. The barbecue is assembled together by tightening the connection devices 80, and the tinder or kerosene is placed on the sliding bed 60 and lit. The bed 60 is slid inside the post 10 and lights the charcoal in the furnace 40 from underneath.

Description

2362563 TITLE: BBQ GRILL WrIU IGNITION SYSTEM

Field Of the Invention

This invention relates to a BBQ grill, and more particularly to a grill with self ignition capability.

Background of the Invention

As shown in Fig. 1, a conventional BBQ grill has a post 10 seating on a base 50 and supporting a furnace 20 at its top end. The bottom portion of the flirnace 20 extends a lip 2 1. The outer diameter of the lip 21 is smaller than the inner diameter of the post 10. The base 30 also extends a lip 31 which its outer 10 diameter is also smaller than the inner diameter of the post 10.

To assemble, the lip 21 of the furnace 20 is sleeved into the top end of the post 10 and is screwed tight by screws 22. The lip 31 of the base 30 is sleeved into the bottom end of the post 10 and is screwed tight by screws 32 as well. This embodiment has the following shortcomings:

1. it requires at least four screws 22 and 32 to bind the post 10, the furnace 20 and the base 30 together which needs more cost and is not stable; J 2. the product has no auxiliary ignition device; 3. both of the furnace 20 and the post 30 have to form separate lips 21 and 31 which increase the cost.

Summary of the Invention

It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a BBQ grill with ignition system which is easy to assemble and disassemble.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a BBQ grill with ignition system which enables to self-ignite the charcoal.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a BBQ grill with ignition system which design is simple and requires less manpower to install.

Brief Description of the drawings

FIG. 1 is a side view of a prior art;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a sliding bed of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a front view of the sliding bed of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a rear view of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a side view of the present invention; FIG. 7 is a side view of the present invention showing an embers; and FIG. 8 is a second embodiment of the embers of the present invention.

---y- Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment

The present invention comprises a post 10, a furnace 40, a base 50, a sliding bed 60, a support 70, connecting devices 80 and nuts 90.

The post 10 is a hollow barrel with the top and the bottom walls drilled with a number of holes 11 and 12. The top wall 11 has a pair of fixing holes 13 corresponding to each other. One of the fixing holes 13 has a notch 14 at above.

The furnace 40 has a flat surface 41 at its bottom portion, and the flat surface 41 is. formed with holes 411 corresponding to the holes 11 on the post 10.

The base 50 has holes 5 1 corresponding to the holes 12 of the lower end of the post 10 on its top The sliding bed 60 comprises a plate 61 with holes thereon and a pair of side plates 62 bending upward. One end of the sliding bed 60 is bent downward to form a sliding plate 63 with a pair of holes 631 thereon, and the other end is bent upward to form a step 64 and then bent again upwardly to form a cover 65 with a handle 66.

The support 70 is in a U-shaped member with threads at respective open ends.

The connecting devices 8 are formed with rods 8 1, each rod 81 has a thread portion 82 at one end and an enlarged portion 83 at the other end.

FIG. 5 has shown a rear view of an assembled grill of the present invention, the thread portions 82 of the connecting devices 80 are inserted through the holes 11 and 12 of the post 10 and turned towards the furnace 40 and the base 50. The block 83 of the connecting device 80 engages with the inner wall of the post 10, and the thread portion 82 of the connecting device 80 is inserted through the hole 11 of the top end of the post 10 and the hole 411 of the furnace 40 and then secured by the nut 90. The thread portion 82 of the connecting device 80 is inserted through the hole 12 of the lower end of the post 10 and the hole 5 1 of the base 50 and is secured by the nut 90 as well. Thus, the furnace 40, the post 10 and the sliding bed 60 are tightened together. The sliding bed 60 is sleeved into the top portion of the post 10. The step 64 engages with the bottom portion of the notch 14 of the post 10 to form a firmed body. The cover 65 of the sliding bed 60 is engaged with the notch 14 of the post 10. The thread ends 71 of the support 70 are inserted through the fixing holes 13 of the post 10 and the two holes 631 of the sliding bed 60, respectively and secured by nuts at the other ends.

FIG. 7 is shown a tinder A being applied. In practice, lift the handle 66 up which brings the step 64 of the sliding bed 60 disengaging from the notch 14, thus the sliding bed 60 may be pulled outwardly. Light up the tinder A located in the plate 61, and then push the sliding bed 60 back into the original position which allows the tinder A to light the charcoal in the furnace 40 from underneath.

FIG. 8 has shown another embodiment of the tinder (such as alcohol, kerosene) which is holding in a container B secured by a fixture B I.

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Claims

I CLAIN4:

1. A BBQ grill with ignition system comprising a post a furnace, a base, a sliding bed, a support, connecting devices and nuts, and the improvements comprising:

said post having the top and bottom walls formed with at least two sets of holes, and said top wall having a pair of fixing holes corresponding to each other, one of said fixing holes having a notch at top end; said furnace having a flat surface, and having formed with holes corresponding to said holes of said post; said base having holes at top portion corresponding to said holes at the bottom wall of said post; said sliding bed comprising a plate with holes thereon, a pair of side plates bending upward from respective sides, one end of which been bent downward to form a sliding plate with a pair of holes thereon, and the other end bending upward to form a step and then bending again upwardly to form a cover with a handle thereat; said support been shaped like an English letter U with threads at respective ends; said connecting device having a thread portion at one end and an enlarged portion at the other end, wherein said connecting devices and said nuts been applied to tight said post, said furnace and said base together, and. said sliding bed supported on the top portion of said post accommodates a tinder therein which ignites charcoal of the furnace from underneath.

2. The BBQ grill with ignition system as recited in claim 1, wherein said sliding bed has a plate with holes.

Amendments to the dahns have been riled as follows CLAIMS 1. A barbeque grill including an ignition system, the barbecue grill comprising a post, a furnace, a base, a sliding bed, a support, connecting devices and nuts, the post having top and bottom regions that are each formed with at least two holes, the top region further having two pairs of mutually aligned fixing holes and a notch formed above one of the pairs of fixing holes; the furnace having a flat surface that includes holes corresponding in position to the holes of the upper region of the post; the base having holes in a top region corresponding in position to the holes of the bottom region of the post; the sliding bed including a plate with holes therein and a pair of side plates bending upward form respective sides, one end of the sliding bed being bent downward to form a sliding plate with a pair of holes therein and the other end of the sliding bed being bent upward to form a step and then bent upward again to form a cover with a handle thereon; the support being a U-shaped member provided with threaded ends; and each of the connecting devices having a threaded portion at one end and an enlarged portion at the other end; wherein the connecting devices extend through the respective holes in the post, furnace and base and are secured in position by the nuts in order to tighten the post, furnace and base together; and the U-shaped support member is inserted through the fixing holes in the top region of the post and the holes in the sliding plate respectively such that the sliding bed is slideably mounted on the U-shaped member, said sliding bed accommodating a tinder therein for lighting charcoal in the furnace from underneath.

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