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US 12,171,370 B2Granted
Fire pit systems and methods of making and using the same
AssigneeKudu Safari Braai, LLC
InventorStebin Horne, III
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Abstract
Fire pit systems including a base pan member having a base pan member lower wall with a pan outer periphery, and one or more side walls extending upward from the base pan member lower wall and along the pan outer periphery; at least two rod members extending upward along opposite sides of the pan outer periphery; and one or more additional accessories that are attachable to and detachable from at least one of the at least two rod members, the one or more additional accessories comprising a griddle, a grill, a coffee pot, a Dutch oven, a tubular spacer, a pot holder, a horizontal bar extending between two rod members of the at least two rod members, a warming tray, or any combination thereof. Methods of making and using the fire pit systems.
Claims12
A fire pit system comprising:
- a base pan comprising:
- a bottom surface;
- at least first side wall extending upward from the bottom surface along an outer periphery of the bottom surface;
- a first base pan connector coupled to the side wall;
- and
- a second base pan connector coupled to the side wall;
- a first rod member removably securable to the first base pan connector and a second rod member removably securable to the second base pan connector;
- and
- a ring member comprising:
- a ring base having a ring outer periphery;
- at least two ring connectors on opposite sides of the ring outer periphery;
- a first cylindrical tube coupled to a first of the at least two ring connectors, the first cylindrical tube configured to fit around the first rod member;
- and
- a second cylindrical tube coupled to a second of the at least two ring connectors, the second cylindrical tube configured to fit around the second rod member,
- wherein the first and second cylindrical tubes are configured to fit around the first or second rod member such that the ring connectors suspends the ring member over the base pan substantially perpendicular to the rod member when the first and second cylindrical tubes are coupled around the first and second rod members,
- wherein each of the first and second cylindrical tubes have a length greater than a thickness of the ring connectors, and
- wherein the ring connectors are positioned on each of the first and second cylindrical tubes substantially at the midpoint of the length of the first and second cylindrical tubes;
- and
- a third cylindrical tube associated with an additional accessory positioned and stacked on the first or second cylindrical tube along the first or second rod member.
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A fire pit system comprising:
- a base pan;
- first and second rod members;
- a first rod connector coupled to the base pan and including a first rod receiving region, wherein the first rod receiving region receives the first rod member such that the first rod member extends upward from the base pan;
- a second rod connector coupled to the base pan and including a second rod receiving region, wherein the second rod receiving region receives the second rod member such that the second rod member extends upward from the base pan;
- a griddle accessory;
- a griddle holder accessory including a first cylindrical tube coupler positioned around the first rod member and a first support structure coupled to the first cylindrical tube coupler, wherein the first support structure defines a region in which the griddle accessory is removably nested, wherein the first cylindrical tube coupler is configured to fit around the first rod member such that the first support structure suspends the griddle accessory over the base pan substantially perpendicular to the first rod member when the first cylindrical tube coupler is coupled around the first rod member, and wherein the first cylindrical tube has a length greater than a thickness of the first support structure, wherein the first support structure is positioned on the first cylindrical tube substantially at the midpoint of the length of the first cylindrical tube;
- a grill accessory defining a grill surface and including a second cylindrical tube coupler positioned around the first or second rod member and a second support structure coupled to the second cylindrical tube coupler, wherein the second cylindrical tube coupler is configured to fit around the first or second rod member such that the grill accessory suspends the grill accessory over the base pan substantially perpendicular to the first or second rod member when the second cylindrical tube coupler is coupled around the first or second rod member, and wherein the second cylindrical tube has a length greater than a thickness of the second support structure, wherein the second support structure is positioned on the second cylindrical tube substantially at the midpoint of the length of the second cylindrical tube, wherein the second cylindrical tube of the grill accessory is positioned and stacked on the first cylindrical tube along the rod member;
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- a ring member comprising:
- a ring base having a ring outer periphery:
- at least two ring connectors on opposite sides of the ring outer periphery;
- a third cylindrical tube coupled to a first of the at least two ring connectors, the third cylindrical tube configured to fit around the first rod member;
- and
- a fourth cylindrical tube coupled to a second of the at least two ring connectors, the fourth cylindrical tube configured to fit around the second rod member,
- wherein the third and fourth cylindrical tubes are configured to fit around the first or second rod member such that the ring connectors suspends the ring member over the base pan substantially perpendicular to the rod member when the third and fourth cylindrical tubes are coupled around the first and second rod members, wherein each of the third and fourth cylindrical tubes have a length greater than a thickness of the ring connectors, and wherein the ring connectors are positioned on each of the third and fourth cylindrical tubes substantially at the midpoint of the length of the third and fourth cylindrical tubes.
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