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US 2015/0305561 A1Published application
Portable cooking grill
OwnerMark S. Andolinventor
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A grill which is convertible between a form for use for cooking and a compact form for carrying. The grill comprises a base member for supporting a fire and having a plurality of legs extending from one surface thereof, a fire ring receivable on the base member and extending along a perimeter of the base member and having a width to rise above the base member for containing a fire thereon, a grate for receiving food to be cooked, and a rod for positioning the grate above the base member. In the compact form, the grate, base member, and fire ring are connected together in the form of a suitcase with the grate and base member engaging opposite edges of the fire ring and defining sides of the suitcase and with the legs positioned to lie between the grate and base member and with the rod received in holes in the fire ring and engaging the legs thereby connecting the base member to the fire ring.
A grill which is convertible between a form for use for cooking and a compact form for carrying, the grill comprising a base member for supporting a fire and having a plurality of legs extending from one surface thereof, a fire containment member receivable on said base member and extending along a perimeter of said base member and having a width to rise above said base member for containing a fire on said base member, a grate for receiving food to be cooked, and a rod for connecting said grate for positioning said grate above said base member, wherein, in the compact form, said grate, said base member, said ring, and said rod are connected together in a form of a suitcase with said grate and said base member engaging opposite edges of said fire containment member and defining sides of the suitcase and with said legs positioned to lie between said grate and said base member.
A grill which is convertible between a form for use for cooking and a compact form for carrying, the grill comprising a circular base member for supporting a fire and having a plurality of legs extending from one surface thereof wherein said plurality of legs includes at least two diametrically opposed legs, a cylindrical fire ring receivable on said base member and having a pair of diametrically opposed holes, a circular grate for receiving food to be cooked, and a rod for connecting said grate for positioning said grate above said base member, wherein, in the compact form, said grate is positioned adjacent one edge of said ring and attached to said fire ring, said base member engages an other edge of said fire ring with said legs extending toward said grate, and said rod is received in said holes and engages said at least two diametrically opposed legs for thereby attaching said base member to said ring.
A kit of parts for assembling a grill in a form for cooking and for alternatively assembling the parts into a compact form for carrying, the kit comprising a circular base member for supporting a fire and having a plurality of legs extending from one surface thereof, a cylindrical ring member receivable on said base member, a grate for receiving food to be cooked, a rod for positioning said grate above said base member, and means for connecting said grate to said rod at a selected height above said base member in the cooking form and for connecting said grate to said ring member in the compact form, wherein said means for connecting said grate to said rod in the cooking form and for connecting said grate to said ring member in the compact form comprises a handle, and wherein, in the compact form, said grate is attached to said ring member adjacent one edge of said ring member, said base member engages an other edge of said ring member and is attached thereto with said legs extending toward said grate, and said handle is positioned so that the compact assembled form may be picked up by said handle for carrying.
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