Cooking apparatus having changeable heat source
OwnerDavid Travis Remingtoninventor
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Abstract
A cooking apparatus may include a cooking chamber at least partially defining an interior volume and a substantially open upper portion. The cooking chamber may include a side wall at least partially defining a lower portion of the cooking chamber. The cooking apparatus may also include a lid configured to substantially close the upper portion of the cooking chamber. The cooking apparatus may further include a heating module configured to be coupled to, and removed from, at least one of the side wall or the lower portion of the cooking chamber. The heating module may be configured to provide a source of heat for the cooking apparatus, and, in some examples, the heating module may be configured to generate heat using at least one of a flammable gas, charcoal, pellets, or wood.
Claims19
A cooking apparatus comprising:
- a cooking chamber at least partially defining an interior volume and a substantially open upper portion, the cooking chamber comprising a side wall at least partially defining a lower portion of the cooking chamber;
- a lid configured to substantially close the upper portion of the cooking chamber;
- and
- a first heating module configured to be coupled to, and removed from, at least one of the side wall or the lower portion of the cooking chamber,
- wherein the first heating module is configured to provide a source of heat for the cooking apparatus, and
- wherein the first heating module is configured to generate heat using at least one first heating medium consisting essentially of a flammable gas, charcoal, pellets, or wood,
- wherein the cooking apparatus is configured to facilitate removal of the first heating module for replacement with a second heating module configured to generate heat using at least one second heating medium consisting essentially of flammable gas, charcoal, pellets, or wood, and
- wherein the at least one second heating medium is different than the at least one first heating medium.
A cooking apparatus comprising:
- a cooking chamber at least partially defining an interior volume and a substantially open upper portion, the cooking chamber comprising a side wall at least partially defining a lower portion of the cooking chamber;
- a lid configured to substantially close the upper portion of the cooking chamber;
- a first heating module configured to be coupled to, and removed from, at least one of the side wall or the lower portion of the cooking chamber;
- and
- a twist-and-engage mechanism configured to selectively couple the heating module to the at least one of the side wall or the lower portion of the cooking chamber,
- wherein the first heating module is configured to provide a source of heat for the cooking apparatus,
- wherein the first heating module is configured to generate heat using at least one first heating medium consisting essentially of flammable gas, charcoal, pellets, or wood,
- wherein the cooking apparatus is configured to facilitate removal of the first heating module for replacement with a second heating module configured to generate heat using at least one second heating medium consisting essentially of flammable gas, charcoal, pellets, or wood, and
- wherein the at least one second heating medium is different than the at least one first heating medium.
A method for converting a cooking apparatus from a first configuration intended for use with a first heat source to a second configuration intended for use with a second heat source, the method comprising:
- separating a first heating module from a side wall or a lower portion of a cooking chamber of the cooking apparatus, the first heating module configured to generate heat using at least one first heating medium;
- and
- coupling a second heating module to the side wall or the lower portion of the cooking chamber, the second heating module configured to generate heat using at least one second heating medium different than the at least one first heating medium,
- wherein the at least one first heating medium and the at least one second heating medium comprise one or more of a flammable gas, charcoal, wood, or pellets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.