Portable cooking device
OwnerMichael W. Setzerinventor
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Abstract
The cooking assembly directs initial hot gases from a heat source against a heat semiconductive base. It then guides the gases to flues behind partitions that define sides of a cooking chamber. The gases flow over the partitions, down past food to be cooked, and then out vents. A uniform temperature distribution is achieved in the cooking chamber. The cooking assembly can be a barbecue cooker.
Claims27
A portable cooking means for use in conjunction with an underlying heat source comprising:
- an enclosure for capturing hot gases from said heat source, said enclosure being removable from said heat source and having an open bottom defined by a peripheral bottom edge, a front wall, a back wall, opposing side walls and a top wall;
- a partition spaced-apart from each side wall and extending between said front and back wall, said partition extending from a lower portion upwardly and terminating at an upper edge which is offset a predetermined distance below said top wall, the space between said top edge and top wall defining an upper level hot gas inlet;
- a base overlying said open bottom extending from between the lower portion of each partition and said front and back walls, the area above said base between the front and back walls and partitions defining a cooking chamber, the area between each side wall and respective partition defining an open flue for hot gases from said heat source;
- and,
- gas vents adjacent said base for removing gases from said cooking chamber.
In combination, a heating means within a housing having an open top;
- an enclosure removably overlying at least a major portion of said open top, said enclosure having an open bottom defined by a peripheral edge with opposing side walls connected by a front wall and a back wall which extend upwardly from said edge to a top wall;
- a partition spaced inwardly from each side wall extending across the width of said enclosure between said front and back walls and upwardly from an area proximate the plane defined by said peripheral edge to a top edge offset from said top wall, the area between said top edge and said top wall defining an upper level hot gas inlet:
- a base proximate said plane which extends over the area between said partitions and between the front and back walls;
- and,
- vent means adjacent said base for exhausting cooled gases.
In combination, a barbecue unit comprising a housing having a top opening and a heating means within said housing with an enclosure removably overlying said top opening having a vent opening, said enclosure defined by front and back walls, opposing side walls and a top wall;
- and,
- a cooking assembly comprising a heat semi-conductive base positioned over said top opening having opposing end portions with a partition extending upwardly from each end portion, each partition being spaced-apart from a respective side wall to define a flue for hot gases from said heating means, each partition terminating at a top edge which is spaced-apart from said top wall to define an upper level hot gas inlet into the area above said base and between said partitions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.