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US 11,690,479 B2Granted
Cooking apparatus with refuel chute
AssigneeDesora, Inc.
InventorsMichel Nicholas Maalouly, Elizabeth Olayinka Ogunbiyi
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Abstract
A barbecue smoker device for cooking food includes a container, a heat source disposed in the container, and a fuel chute coupled to the container. The fuel chute includes a door panel, a hinge mechanism, and a back panel coupled to the door panel. The fuel chute is rotatable between an open position and a closed position. In the open position the fuel chute receives a supply of fuel, and in the closed position the fuel chute directs the supply of fuel to a fuel basket.
Claims23
A barbecue smoker device for cooking food, the barbecue smoker device comprising:
- a container;
- a heat source disposed in the container;
- a fuel chute coupled to the container, wherein the fuel chute comprises:
- a door panel;
- a hinge mechanism;
- a back panel coupled to the door panel;
- wherein the fuel chute is rotatable between an open position and a closed position, the open position configured to receive a supply of fuel within the fuel chute and the closed position configured to direct the supply of fuel to a fuel basket and
- wherein the fuel chute further comprises a side panel coupled to each side of the door panel.
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A device for cooking food, the device comprising:
- a container body having an upper portion and a lower portion;
- a heat source disposed in the lower portion of the container body;
- a fuel chute coupled to the container body, wherein the fuel chute comprises:
- a door panel;
- a hinge mechanism;
- a back panel coupled to the door panel;
- wherein the fuel chute is rotatable between an open position and a closed position, the open position configured to receive a supply of fuel within the fuel chute and in the closed position the back panel extends downwardly toward the fuel basket and is configured to direct the supply of fuel to a fuel basket disposed in the lower portion between the food platform and the heat source.
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A device for cooking food, the device comprising:
- a container body;
- a heat source disposed in the container body;
- a fuel chute coupled to the container body, wherein the fuel chute comprises:
- a door panel;
- a hinge mechanism;
- a back panel coupled to the door panel;
- wherein the fuel chute is rotatable between an open position and a closed position, so that in the open position the back panel extends upwardly from the hinge mechanism to define, with the side panels and the door panel, a receptacle to receive the supply of fuel, and in the closed position the receptacle is configured to direct the supply of fuel to a fuel basket.
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A device for cooking food, the device comprising:
- a container body having an upper portion and a lower portion;
- a food platform disposed between the upper portion and the lower portion;
- a water container configured to retain water in a location proximate to the food platform;
- a heat source disposed in the container body;
- a fuel chute coupled to the container body, wherein the fuel chute comprises:
- a door panel;
- a hinge mechanism;
- a back panel coupled to the door panel;
- wherein the fuel chute is rotatable between an open position and a closed position, the open position configured to receive a supply of fuel within the fuel chute and the closed position configured to direct the supply of fuel to a fuel basket.
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A device for cooking food, the device comprising:
- a container body;
- a heat source disposed in the container body;
- a fuel chute coupled to the container, wherein the fuel chute comprises:
- a door panel;
- a hinge mechanism;
- a back panel coupled to the door panel;
- a thermal gasket material located proximate to the door panel of the fuel chute and configured to retain heat within the container body;
- wherein the fuel chute is rotatable between an open position and a closed position, the open position configured to receive a supply of fuel within the fuel chute and the closed position configured to direct the supply of fuel to a fuel basket.
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A device for cooking food, the device comprising:
- a container body;
- a heat source disposed in the container body;
- a fuel chute coupled to the container body, wherein the fuel chute comprises:
- a door panel;
- a hinge mechanism;
- a back panel coupled to the door panel;
- a scale device configured to weigh the supply of fuel within the fuel chute;
- wherein the fuel chute is rotatable between an open position and a closed position, the open position configured to receive a supply of fuel within the fuel chute and the closed position configured to direct the supply of fuel to a fuel basket.
5 more elements
A device for cooking food, the device comprising:
- a container body;
- a heat source disposed in the container body;
- a fuel chute coupled to the container body, wherein the fuel chute comprises:
- a door panel;
- a hinge mechanism;
- a back panel coupled to the door panel;
- a spring coupled to the door panel and configured to bias the fuel chute from an open position toward a closed position;
- wherein the fuel chute is rotatable between the open position and the closed position, the open position configured to receive a supply of fuel within the fuel chute and the closed position configured to direct the supply of fuel to a fuel basket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.