Mobile barbecue apparatus
AssigneeBen R. Rufkahr
InventorBernard O. Rufkahr
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Abstract
A mobile barbecue apparatus is disclosed which comprises a firebox having wheels thereon with turnable receptacles for holding items to be cooked mounted above the firebox. The food containing receptacles are adjustable in width to accommodate different sized items such as steaks, chickens, ribs, etc., which are to be cooked. Preferably the top of the apparatus comprises a removable table having legs positioned at the edges which can be rotated into storage position or into table defining position.
Claims9
A portable barbecue apparatus comprising a firebox having a bottom and upstanding sides, wheels connected to said firebox for moving said barbecue apparatus, opposed bracket means on side top edges, a rotatable food holding receptacle having means for engaging said brackets, and means for releasibly positioning said receptacle means in cooking position over said firebox, said receptacle means being adjustable in width to accommodate items of different widths within said receptacle means, said receptacle comprising opposed walls having a plurality of openings therein, adjustable hinge means connecting the opposed walls adjacent to one common edge thereof, and adjustable lock means for locking together the side edges of the walls which are opposite of the hinged edges, the adjustable hinge means comprising bushings positioned on one wall and spaced openings in the side frame of a second wall and connecting means which when positioned through the bushings and one of the side frame openings defines a chamber between the two walls, and when positioned through the bushings and another of the side frame openings defines a chamber of different width between the two walls, and the lock means comprises spaced openings in a wall of one member alignable with an opening in a wall of the other member, and spring loaded lock means engagable with the said openings in each wall.
A portable barbecue apparatus comprising a firebox having a bottom and upstanding sides, wheels connected to said firebox for moving said barbecue apparatus, opposed bracket means on opposed side top edges, a rotatable food holding receptacle including a crank fastened to the receptacle and positioned in one bracket and a stud positioned in the other bracket and fastened to the receptacle, the receptacle being laterally movable between the firebox sides, and means for releasibly positioning the receptacle over the firebox comprising studs of different lengths fixed to one side of the receptacle, the studs being sized such that when the receptacle is in a first position, both of the studs engage one of the firebox side walls and the receptacle is fixed in position and when the receptacle is moved away from the said firebox side only one stud engages said side whereby the receptacle is rotatable for 180.degree., and means for adjusting the size of said receptacle means to accommodate items of different widths within said receptacle means.
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