US 4,054,123 AGranted

Portable fireplace grill assembly for use with an open fireplace

OwnerDale E. Corterinventor

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Abstract

An open rectangular box frame supports a removable open top drip pan on a fireplace hearth immediately in front of the fireplace fire box. A modified rectangular grill frame is pivotably mounted to and above the box frame at one rear corner and supports a removable grill. The grill rotates from a position within the fire box and above the flame to a position outside of the fire box and overlying the drip pan.

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A portable fireplace grill assembly for use with an open fireplace including a horizontal hearth external of a vertical fireplace opening and a fire box internally thereof, said fireplace grill assembly comprising:

an open rectangular box frame,
legs fixed to the box frame at respective corners for supporting the open rectangular box frame above the fireplace hearth and outside of the fire box,
said legs comprising vertical rods fixed to the corners of said box frame,
one of said rods proximal to said fire box extending above the upper edge of the box frame,
a vertically open, generally horizontal grill frame mounted to said box frame on an upper edge at one rear corner thereof for pivoting about a vertical axis for moving from a first position overlying the drip pan to a second position within said fireplace fire box,
said grill frame including a vertical tube fixed to an outside wall of said grill frame at one corner of said grill frame which telescopingly receives the upper end of said one rod to effect pivoting of said grill frame about the axis of said one rod on the upper edge of said box frame,
said grill frame having a width parallel to the fireplace opening when overlying the box frame which is less than the width of said box frame and having a length generally equal thereto and having a corner diametrically opposite the corner carrying said tube which is rounded to insure that during pivoting of the grill frame with respect to the box frame that no portion of the grill is directly exposed to the underlying hearth in front of the fireplace opening,
a drip pan of a configuration and size corresponding generally to that of the rectangular box frame and removably mounted within said box frame, and
a removable grill of a size and configuration corresponding generally to said grill frame and spanning said grill frame opening and removably mounted within said grill frame opening for supporting food to be cooked within said firebox.

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Abstract

an open rectangular box frame,
legs fixed to the box frame at respective corners for supporting the open rectangular box frame above the fireplace hearth and outside of the fire box,
said legs comprising vertical rods fixed to the corners of said box frame,
one of said rods proximal to said fire box extending above the upper edge of the box frame,
a vertically open, generally horizontal grill frame mounted to said box frame on an upper edge at one rear corner thereof for pivoting about a vertical axis for moving from a first position overlying the drip pan to a second position within said fireplace fire box,
said grill frame including a vertical tube fixed to an outside wall of said grill frame at one corner of said grill frame which telescopingly receives the upper end of said one rod to effect pivoting of said grill frame about the axis of said one rod on the upper edge of said box frame,
said grill frame having a width parallel to the fireplace opening when overlying the box frame which is less than the width of said box frame and having a length generally equal thereto and having a corner diametrically opposite the corner carrying said tube which is rounded to insure that during pivoting of the grill frame with respect to the box frame that no portion of the grill is directly exposed to the underlying hearth in front of the fireplace opening,
a drip pan of a configuration and size corresponding generally to that of the rectangular box frame and removably mounted within said box frame, and
a removable grill of a size and configuration corresponding generally to said grill frame and spanning said grill frame opening and removably mounted within said grill frame opening for supporting food to be cooked within said firebox.

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