Grilling Apparatus
AssigneeInnovative International LLC
InventorEnoch Poon
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Abstract
Disclosed is a grilling apparatus. The grilling apparatus is particularly configured to allow foods to be cooked over an open flame while minimizing flames and smoke. The flams and smoke are sufficiently reduced to permit the grill to be used indoors. The apparatus employs a grill and an underlying collection plate that cooperate in a manner that limits cooking fluids such as grease from dripping onto the open flame. It also suppresses flames generated by the fuel source. In one particular embodiment, the grill and collection plate are positioned over a stove.
Claims12
An indoor cooking apparatus (10) that permits food to be cooked over an open flame while minimizing smoke and flames, the cooking apparatus comprising:
- a stove (12) for containing the open flame, the stove (12) including a bottom surface (14) and an upper peripheral edge (16), a fuel source (18) positioned within the stove (12);
- a collection plate (22) having an flanged peripheral edge (24) and an arcuate bottom surface (26), the flanged peripheral edge (24) secured to the upper peripheral edge (16) of the stove (12) such that a space (28) is created between the bottom surface (14) of the stove (12) and the arcuate bottom surface (26) of the collection plate (22), first and second notches (32a and 32b) formed adjacent to the flanged peripheral edge (24) of the collection plate (22), the first and second notches (32a and 32b) having differing depths, sets of large and small slots (34a and 34b) formed within the arcuate bottom surface (26), each of the slots (34a and 34b) including a raised peripheral edge (36), a trough formed (38) within a peripheral edge of the arcuate bottom surface (26);
- a grill (42) positioned as a distance (44) above the collection plate (22), the grill (42) formed from a plurality of spaced grill elements (46), a series of large and small flame suppressing nodules (48a and 48b) secured to an underside of the grill (42), the large and small nodules (48a and 48b) corresponding to the large and small slots (34a and 34b) of the collection plate (22), each of the nodules (48a and 48b) having a thinner forward edge (52) and a thicker rearward edge (54), fluid routing channels (56) formed within an upper surface of some of the flame suppression nodules, a series of tangs (58) formed about a peripheral edge of the grill (42), the tangs (58) adapted to be received within either the first or second notches (32a or 32b) of the collection plate (22), the distance between each nodule (48a and 48b) and its corresponding slot (34a and 34b) being varied depending upon whether the tangs (58) are received within the first or second notches (32a or 32b).
A cooking apparatus (10) comprising:
- a cooking flame;
- a collection plate (22) with a peripheral edge (24) and a bottom surface (26), the bottom surface (26) positioned over the cooking flame, a series of slots (34) formed within a bottom surface (26);
- a grill (42) secured into the peripheral edge (24) of the collection plat (22), the grill (42) formed from a plurality of spaced grill elements (46), a series of nodules (48) secured to an underside of the grill (42), the nodules (48) corresponding to the slots (34) within the collection plate (22), the nodules (48) partially covering the slots (34) to thereby suppress the smoke and flames generated from cooking fluids.
A cooking apparatus comprising:
- a collection plate with one or more female openings formed within a bottom surface, the female openings adapted to be positioned over a heat source;
- a cooking surface with one or more male elements positioned upon the cooking surface, the cooking surface being interconnected to the collection plate such that the male elements at least partially obstruct the female openings, whereby smoke from the heat source is suppressed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.