Portable grills including a base having supports for storing removable side tables
OwnerHenry Michael Hillstrom, Derek Edward Schmitz +3inventors
InventorsHenry Michael Hillstrom, Derek Edward Schmitz, Karol Polaczek, Jr., Sean Alan Yakes, Paul Richard Hunt
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Abstract
Example portable grills including a base having supports for storing removable side tables are disclosed. An example portable grill includes a cookbox, a base, and a side table. The base is coupled to the cookbox. The base is configured to support the cookbox above an underlying surface onto which the base is to be placed. The side table is configured to be removably coupled to the base in a storage position. The side table is to be located beneath the cookbox when the side table is coupled to the base in the storage position.
Claims20
A portable grill, comprising:
- a cookbox;
- a base coupled to the cookbox, the base configured to support the cookbox above an underlying surface onto which the base is to be placed, the base including:
- a frame member having an exterior surface and an interior surface located opposite the exterior surface;
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- a flange extending from the interior surface of the frame member, the flange including a retainer;
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- a side table configured to be removably coupled to the base in a storage position, the side table to be located beneath the cookbox when the side table is coupled to the base in the storage position, the side table including a post, the post configured to be received in the retainer when the side table is coupled to the base in the storage position.
A portable grill, comprising:
- a cookbox;
- a base coupled to the cookbox, the base configured to support the cookbox above an underlying surface onto which the base is to be placed, the base including:
- a front frame member spaced apart from the cookbox;
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- a rear frame member spaced apart from the cookbox and spaced apart from the front frame member, wherein the front frame member and the rear frame member each include an exterior surface that faces away from the cookbox and an interior surface that faces toward the cookbox, wherein the interior surface of the front frame member faces toward the interior surface of the rear frame member, wherein the front frame member and the rear frame member each further include an upper flange and a lower flange, wherein the upper flange and the lower flange of the front frame member are integrally formed with and respectively extend from the interior surface of the front frame member toward the interior surface of the rear frame member, wherein the upper flange and the lower flange of the rear frame member are integrally formed with and respectively extend from the interior surface of the rear frame member toward the interior surface of the front frame member, wherein each lower flange includes a retainer formed therein, and wherein each retainer includes a protrusion formed along an edge of the retainer;
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- a side table configured to be removably coupled to the base in a storage position in which the side table is located beneath the cookbox with the side table extending between the front frame member and the rear frame member, wherein the side table includes a first post and a second post that respectively extend downwardly from a lower surface of the side table, wherein the first post is received by the retainer of the lower flange of the front frame member and retained therein via a friction fit formed relative to the first post by the protrusion of the retainer of the lower flange of the front frame member when the side table is coupled to the base in the storage position, and wherein the second post is received by the retainer of the lower flange of the rear frame member and retained therein via a friction fit formed relative to the second post by the protrusion of the retainer of the lower flange of the rear frame member when the side table is coupled to the base in the storage position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.