# US 10,307,017 B2 · Systems and methods for a rotisserie grill

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- Number: US 10,307,017 B2
- Document ID: US10307017B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/989,210
- Filed: 2016-01-06
- Published: 2016-07-14
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2015-01-08
- Applicants: Paul Westerman
- Inventors: Paul Westerman
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10307017B2

## CPC

- A47J 37/049: {Details of the food supports not specially adapted to one of the preceding types of food supports}
- A47J 37/04: Roasting apparatus with movably-mounted food supports or with movable heating implements; Spits
- A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES

## Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for a grill with hinged containers, wherein if the grill is opened then the hinged containers may be opened, and if the grill is closed then hinged containers may not be opened.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A vertical rotisserie grill system, comprising:
a chamber defined by a hollow cavity between a front sidewall and a rear sidewall;
a lid configured to be removable coupled from the chamber, when the lid is removed from the chamber an opening is formed in the front sidewall of the chamber;
a shaft extending through the hollow cavity from the front sidewall and the rear sidewall, the shaft being configured to rotate;
a hinged container including a front portion and a rear portion, the rear portion being positioned in a fixed upright position in parallel to the rear sidewall, in a first position the front portion of the hinged container being configured to rotate forward when the hinged container is positioned within the opening in the front sidewall of the chamber, and in a second position the front portion of the hinged container being configured to be positioned adjacent to the front sidewall of the chamber when the lid is positioned on the chamber, wherein the hinged container is also positioned in the second position when the front portion of the hinged container is not positioned within the opening in the front sidewall of the chamber;
a coupling member being configured to couple the hinged container to the shaft; and
a first concave rail and a second concave rail positioned along an upper surface of the front sidewall, the first concave rail extending from a first side of the chamber to a middle of the chamber, and the second concave rail extending from the middle of the chamber to a second side of the chamber.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the first concave rail and the second concave rail are configured to control the rotation of the front portion, wherein when the front portion rotates an outer surface of the front portion is positioned on at least one of the first concave rail and the second concave rail.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the hinged container is configured to rotate around an axis defined by the shaft.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein when the lid is coupled with the chamber, an inner surface of the lid acts as an extension of the front sidewall.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the rear portion is positioned adjacent to the rear sidewall of the chamber.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the lid is coupled to the rear sidewall of the chamber.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, including a plurality of hinged containers.