Dual cooking mode BBQ grill
AssigneeWaco Pacific Ltd.
InventorSean Dumenil
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Abstract
A dual cooking mode barbecue grill includes a grill body which defines an open top cooking chamber, a cooking shelf for supporting food to be cooked and located above the open top cooking chamber, and a rotatable cooking unit located inside the open top cooking chamber. The rotatable cooking unit has a first cooking mode and a second cooking mode. The first and second cooking modes are alternatively selected by rotating the rotatable cooking unit with respect to the grill body.
Claims16
A dual cooking mode barbecue (BBQ) grill comprising:
- a grill body defining an open top cooking chamber;
- a detachable cooking shelf for supporting food to be cooked and positioned above the open top cooking chamber;
- and
- a rotatable cooking unit located within the open top cooking chamber and comprising
- a first hub,
- a second hub,
- a reflector located between the first and second hubs, wherein the reflector has a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface,
- a gas burner as a first cooking mode element located adjacent the first reflective surface and mounted on the first hub, and
- an electric heating element as a second cooking mode element located adjacent the second reflective surface and mounted on the second hub, wherein
- the rotatable cooking unit has a first cooking mode and a second cooking mode, and
- the first and second cooking modes are alternatively selected by rotating the rotatable cooking unit with respect to the grill body.
A dual cooking mode barbecue (BBQ) grill comprising:
- a grill body defining an open top cooking chamber;
- a detachable cooking shelf for supporting food to be cooked and positioned above the open top cooking chamber;
- and
- a rotatable cooking unit located within the open top cooking chamber and comprising
- a first hub,
- a second hub,
- a reflector located between the first and second hubs, wherein the reflector has a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface,
- a gas burner as a first cooking mode element located adjacent the first reflective surface and a gas regulator mounted on the first hub and in fluid communication with the gas burner, and
- an electric heating element as a second cooking mode element located adjacent the second reflective surface and an electric regulator mounted on the second hub and electrically connected with the electric heating element, wherein
- the rotatable cooking unit has a first cooking mode and a second cooking mode, and
- the first and second cooking modes are alternatively selected by rotating the rotatable cooking unit with respect to the grill body.
A method of changing a dual cooking mode barbecue (BBQ) grill between a first cooking mode and a second cooking mode wherein the dual cooking mode barbecue BBQ grill comprises
- a grill body defining an open top cooking chamber,
- a detachable cooking shelf for supporting food to be cooked and positioned above the open top cooking chamber, and
- a rotatable cooking unit located within the open top cooking chamber and comprising
- a first hub,
- a second hub,
- a reflector located between the first and second hubs, wherein the reflector has a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface,
- a gas burner as a first cooking mode element located adjacent the first reflective surface and mounted on the first hub, and
- an electric heating element as a second cooking mode element located adjacent the second reflective surface and mounted on the second hub, wherein the rotatable cooking unit has a first cooking mode and a second cooking mode, and the first and second cooking modes are alternatively selected by rotating the rotatable cooking unit with respect to the grill body, and
- the method comprises rotating the rotatable cooking unit within the open top cooking chamber of the grill, through 180 degrees to select the first or second cooking mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.