Barbeque grill with paper start facility

In a barbeque grill that includes a receptacle of open top bowl configuration having a central portion centered on same, at a central axis that extends normally of the plane of the receptacle top, with the receptacle defining a floor that is centered on the axis, and including a charcoal support grid and means for removably mounting same in the receptacle above and in operative overlying relation to the receptacle floor, and a food cooking grid and means for removably mounting same above and in operative overlying relation to the charcoal support grid, with the grids being respectively proportioned to be substantially centered on the central axis when mounted in the receptacle in their respective operative relations, and with the grids being disposed normally of the central axis when mounted in the receptacle in their respective operative relations, and means for mounting the receptacle for cooking purposes with the central axis of the receptacle substantially vertically disposed,

• the improvement wherein said grill includes:
• a tinder receiver located below the level of the charcoal support grid, when the latter is in its said operative relation, and defining a tinder receiving chamber that is substantially centered on the central axis and that is proportioned transversely of said central axis to receive a tinder charge of predetermined size,
• said tinder receiver defining an open upper end through which the tinder charge may be inserted into said tinder receiving chamber when the grids are removed from the receptacle for charging said tinder receiver with tinder,
• said tinder receiver underlying the charcoal support grid across said tinder receiving upper end thereof when said charcoal support grid is in its operative relation,
• a combination charcoal receiver and distributing device that is discrete with respect to said grill and comprises an elongate annular sleeve having an open center extending therethrough and open upper and lower end portions defining a charcoal receiving chamber that is open at the upper and lower ends of same and has a central axis extending longitudinally of said sleeve,
• said charcoal receiver device lower end being formed to rest on the charcoal support grid, when the charcoal support grid is mounted in the receptacle in its said operative relation,
• said charcoal receiver device being proportioned transversely of its central axis to receive in said chamber thereof a charcoal charge that transversely of said charcoal receiver central axis approximates the corresponding dimensioning of said tinder receiver chamber,
• and means for venting ambient air exterior of said receptacle into said tinder chamber for providing for igniting and supporting combustion of a tinder charge received therein,
• said charcoal receiver device having handle means fixed to said sleeve adjacent said upper end thereof for shifting said receiver device lower end relative to and over the charcoal support grid,
• whereby, when the grill is to be used for charcoal food cooking, and on removal of both the grids from the receptacle to expose said tinder receiving chamber upper end, the tinder charge may be applied to said tinder chamber and the charcoal grid returned to its operative relation, whereupon said charcoal receiver device may be rested on the charcoal grid in substantial vertical alignment with said tinder receiver and with said lower end portion of said charcoal receiver device engaging the charcoal grid, a charcoal charge may be applied to said charcoal receiver device chamber through said charcoal receiving chamber upper end, and the tinder charge may be ignited through said venting means to effect ignition and burning of the charcoal charge by chimney effect through said charcoal receiver device chamber,
• and after the charcoal charge is ignited, the user, facing the grill, may grasp said charcoal receiver device handle means to sufficiently lift same upwardly of the charcoal support grid and shift the lower end of the charcoal receiver device over the charcoal grid, for controlled discharge of the ignited charcoal from said device, and spreading of the charcoal, onto the charcoal grid, after which said charcoal receiver device is moved out of the grill and set to one side, and said cooking grid may be disposed in said operative relation thereof for food cooking purposes over the ignited charcoal,
• said tinder receiver being separably supported on the receptacle and comprising a bowl for containing the ash formed from igniting tinder charge placed therein,
• and including means for removing said tinder receiver for dumping the said ash therefrom,
• with the receptacle floor being apertured to receive said bowl,
• said bowl including a circumambient flange thereabout for resting of said bowl on the receptacle floor under gravity.