Height adjustable grilling accessory
OwnerMark George Nathansinventor
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Abstract
A grilling accessory for moving a cooking surface vertically up and down with respect to a heat source may include a rack holder subassembly designed to be positioned proximate to a heat source, a grilling rack subassembly designed to support food items and engage with the rack holder subassembly, and, optionally, a dish subassembly designed to accommodate the heat source. The rack holder subassembly may include a base frame; at least two arms extending from the base frame; and a plurality of grill rack supports extending from each of the at least two arms. The grilling rack subassembly may include a grill grate with grilling bars; and a pair of hangers extending from the grill grate, the pair of hangers designed to engage with the plurality of grill rack supports.
Claims12
A grilling accessory for moving a cooking surface vertically up and down with respect to a heat source, the grilling accessory comprising:
- a rack holder subassembly designed to be positioned proximate to a heat source, the rack holder subassembly comprising:
- a base frame;
- at least two pairs of arms extending from the base frame, wherein:
- each pair of arms comprises two substantially parallel arms;
- each of the arms comprises an elongate arm having a bottom end attached to the base frame and a free top end, such that a pair of the arms creates a U-shape when the arms are positioned for cooking;
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- a plurality of grill rack supports extending from each of the arms away from a central area of the rack holder subassembly;
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- a grilling rack subassembly designed to support food items and engage with the rack holder subassembly, the grilling rack subassembly comprising:
- a grill grate comprising grilling bars;
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- a pair of hangers extending from the grill grate, the pair of hangers designed to engage with the plurality of grill rack supports.
A grilling accessory for moving a cooking surface vertically up and down with respect to a heat source, the grilling accessory comprising:
- a rack holder subassembly designed to be positioned proximate to a heat source, the rack holder subassembly comprising:
- a base frame;
- a plurality of extensions extending therefrom;
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- at least two holder tower assemblies attached to the base frame, wherein each tower holder assembly comprises:
- a pair of substantially parallel notched holder arms hingeably attached to a base plate, wherein each of the arms comprises an elongate arm having a bottom end attached to the base frame and a free top end, such that a pair of the arms creates a U-shape when the arms are positioned for cooking;
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- a stiffener plate extending between the pair of notched holder arms proximate to the bottom end of each arm;
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- a grilling rack subassembly designed to support food items and engage with the rack holder subassembly, the grilling rack subassembly comprising:
- a grill grate comprising grilling bars;
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- a pair of hangers extending from the grill grate, the pair of hangers designed to engage with the notched holder arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.