Self-cleaning grilling devices
AssigneeTraeger Pellet Grills, LLC
InventorsMichael V. Colston, Daniel A.C. Altenritter, Daniel W. Sluder
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Abstract
A firepot for a grilling device comprises one or more walls at least partially forming an outer boundary of the firepot. The firepot is structurally configured to hold at least partially ignited solid fuel. The firepot also comprises a floor defining, at least in part, a lower end of the firepot. The floor comprises one or more holes extending through the floor. Additionally, a portion of the one or more walls form a solid fuel delivery opening that comprises a solid fuel portal through which solid fuel is deliverable to an interior of the firepot. A heating element mount is positioned to hold a heating element within the interior of the firepot.
Claims20
A grilling device, comprising:
- a grilling cavity comprising a firepot;
- an evacuation cavity located below the firepot;
- a cavity separator located between the grilling cavity and the evacuation cavity;
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- one or more tunnels extending through the cavity separator, the evacuation cavity in communication with the grilling cavity through the one or more tunnels, wherein the one or more tunnels are individually shaped and configured to cause combustion byproducts generated within the firepot to exit the grilling cavity in a cyclonic path.
A self-cleaning grilling device, comprising:
- an evacuation cavity positioned below a grilling cavity;
- one or more conical-shaped tunnels disposed in a cavity separator between the evacuation cavity and the grilling cavity, the one or more conical-shaped tunnels providing openings through which ash and debris are drawn from the grilling cavity into the evacuation cavity;
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- a firepot positioned within the grilling cavity, the firepot comprising openings extending through a floor defining a lower boundary of the firepot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.