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US 12,669,242 B2Granted
Grill cookboxes including dual-lipped lower rims
OwnerMatthew C. Michalak, Evan A. Hallinventors
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Abstract
Grill cookboxes including dual-lipped lower rims are disclosed. An example cookbox includes an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a lower rim. The exterior surface is located opposite the interior surface. The lower rim is located along a bottom portion of the cookbox. The lower rim includes an inner lip, an outer lip, and a downwardly facing channel. The inner lip defines an opening formed in the bottom portion of the cookbox. The downwardly facing channel extends between a free end of the inner lip and a free end of the outer lip.
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A cookbox, comprising:
- an interior surface;
- an exterior surface located opposite the interior surface;
- and
- a lower rim located along a bottom portion of the cookbox, the lower rim including an inner lip, an outer lip, and a downwardly facing channel, the inner lip defining an opening formed in the bottom portion of the cookbox, the inner lip including a free end that defines and terminates at a horizontal plane, the outer lip circumscribing the inner lip, the outer lip including a free end that extends to and terminates at the horizontal plane such that the free end of the inner lip and the free end of the outer lip terminate at a same height, the downwardly facing channel extending between the free end of the inner lip and the free end of the outer lip.
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A grill, comprising:
- a cookbox including:
- an interior surface;
- an exterior surface located opposite the interior surface;
- and
- a lower rim located along a bottom portion of the cookbox, the lower rim including an inner lip, an outer lip, and a downwardly facing channel, the inner lip defining an opening formed in the bottom portion of the cookbox, the downwardly facing channel extending between a free end of the inner lip and a free end of the outer lip;
- and
- a waste collection assembly coupled to the cookbox, the waste collection assembly including:
- a waste tray configured to receive cooking waste from the cookbox via the opening, the waste tray being movable relative to the cookbox between a closed position and an open position;
- and
- a first support rail and a second support rail, the second rail spaced apart from the first support rail, wherein the first support rail and the second support rail are configured to support the waste tray such that the waste tray is slidable along the first support rail and the second support rail between the closed position and the open position, wherein the first support rail and the second support rail are respectively coupled to the outer lip.
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A pellet grill, comprising:
- a cookbox including:
- an interior surface;
- an exterior surface located opposite the interior surface;
- and
- a lower rim located along a bottom portion of the cookbox, the lower rim including an inner lip, an outer lip, and a downwardly facing channel, the inner lip defining an opening formed in the bottom portion of the cookbox, the downwardly facing channel extending between a free end of the inner lip and a free end of the outer lip;
- a burn pot located within the cookbox, the free end of the inner lip circumscribing the burn pot;
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- a waste collection assembly coupled to the cookbox, the waste collection assembly including a waste tray configured to receive cooking waste from the cookbox via the opening, the waste tray being movable relative to the cookbox between a closed position and an open position, wherein an upper rim of the waste tray circumscribes the free end of the inner lip when the waste tray is in the closed position, and wherein the free end of the outer lip circumscribes the upper rim of the waste tray when the waste tray is in the closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.