Removable gas burner unit for barbecue grill

A removable burner assembly for a gas barbecue grill, the grill having a cooking chamber supported by a grill support assembly, and a fuel supply, the burner assembly comprising:

• a plurality of burners;
• a manifold in fluid communication with the plurality of burners, and adapted to be connected in fluid communication with the fuel supply;
• and,
• a burner frame having a first side member, an opposed second side member, and a transverse member connecting the first and second side members, the first and second side members defining a perimeter of the burner frame, and the plurality of burners being located within the perimeter of the burner frame, wherein the burner frame has a first mating member adapted to mate with a second mating member of the barbecue grill to locate the burner frame within the cooking chamber of the barbecue grill, and wherein the burner assembly is adapted to be inserted and removed from the cooking chamber of the barbecue grill.

A method of servicing a removable burner assembly for a gas barbecue grill, comprising the steps of:

• identifying a burner assembly having an open top and an open bottom, the burner assembly comprising a burner frame defined by opposed first and second side members and a transverse member connecting the first and second side members, a plurality of burners connected to the burner frame, a manifold in fluid communication with the burners, a flame cross-over member connecting at least two of the plurality of burners in fluid communication, the flame cross-over member being distal the manifold and within a boundary of the burner frame, and an ignitor adjacent one of the plurality of burners;
• identifying components of the burner assembly that require servicing;
• and,
• servicing those components.

A method of servicing a removable burner unit for a barbecue grill, the barbecue grill having a housing, the housing having an aperture in a wall thereof, comprising the steps of:

• identifying a burner assembly having an open top and an open bottom, the burner assembly comprising a burner frame defined by opposed first and second side members and a transverse member connecting the first and second side members, a plurality of burners connected to the burner frame, a manifold in fluid communication with the burners, a flame cross-over member connecting at least two of the plurality of burners in fluid communication, the flame cross-over member being distal the manifold and within a boundary of the burner frame, and an ignitor adjacent one of the plurality of burners, wherein a gas line extends from the manifold to a connector fluidly connected to a fuel supply;
• disconnecting the gas line from the connector;
• removing the burner assembly from the grill by sliding the burner assembly out the aperture in the grill housing;
• servicing the burner assembly;
• and,
• mounting the burner assembly back in the grill by sliding the burner assembly at least partially into the grill housing through the aperture in the grill housing.