Pellet fueled grill with cleanout port
AssigneeLogan Outdoor Products, LLC
InventorsS. Ty Measom, Brett Bennett
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Abstract
A cooking grill with a cooking chamber, pellet fuel combustion unit, and ash cleanout system for releasing retained ash from the combustion unit through an access door without requiring the disassembly of the upper components of the grill. The combustion unit has a first end with a first end opening, and a second end with a second end opening. The ash cleanout system includes an access door adjacent to the second end, operable by a user from a position external to the cooking chamber through a pull link, and capable of a first position wherein the second end opening is closed to generally retain ash within the pellet fuel combustion unit, and a second position wherein the second end opening is open to release the retained ash to a separate removal location.
Claims17
A cooking grill comprising:
- a cooking chamber;
- a pellet fuel combustion unit having a first end with a first end opening, and a second end with a second end opening;
- an ash cleanout system comprising an access door formed in a bottom panel of the combustion unit, the access door being configured to transition from a first position in which the second end opening is entirely closed to retain ash within the pellet fuel combustion unit and a second position in which the second end opening is open to release the retained ash from the pellet fuel combustion unit to a separate removal location.
A pellet fueled cooking grill comprising:
- a cooking chamber;
- a pellet fuel combustion unit with a firebox cup having a first end with a first end opening, a second end with a second end opening, and a substantially continuous side portion;
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- an ash cleanout system comprising an access door adjacent to the firebox cup second end, the access door capable of a first position wherein the second end opening is closed to generally retain ash within the firebox cup, the access door further capable of a second position wherein the second end opening is open to release the retained ash from the firebox cup to a separate removal location.
A wood pellet fueled cooking grill comprising
- a cooking chamber;
- a pellet fuel combustion unit with a firebox cup having a first end with a first end opening, a second end with a second end opening, and a substantially continuous side portion;
- an ash cleanout system comprising an access door adjacent to the firebox cup second end, the access door capable of a first position wherein the second end opening is closed to generally retain ash within the firebox cup, the access door further capable of a second position wherein the second end opening is open to release the retained ash from the firebox cup to a separate removal location;
- the ash cleanout system further configured to allow a user to remove substantially all retained ash from the pellet fuel combustion unit to the separate removal location solely by placement of the access door in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.