Grill with fuel modules
OwnerMikhail Liskerinventor
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Abstract
A grill, which may be portable, includes an open support lattice surrounded by upright walls. The support lattice forms a plurality of adjoining bays each dimensioned to receive and support a fuel module in the form of a disposable non-flammable tray and charcoal briquettes within the tray. Various food supporting devices may be used to support items of food to be cooked on the upper edges of the walls or at selected lower levels by use of terraced steps cut out in the walls. By placing fuel modules in less than all the bays, both the size and the shape of the cooking area can be selected. When no fuel modules are used a flat plate can be placed on top of the support lattice on which conventional briquettes can be placed.
Claims14
A grill adapted to be used with a plurality of fuel modules each comprising a disposable non-flammable tray having a heat source disposed therein and having a lip extending outwardly from said tray about the periphery thereof, said grill comprising:
- a housing having a top, bottom and a pair of opposing sides;
- means adjacent the top of the housing for supporting an article of food above the bottom of the housing;
- support means adjacent the bottom of the housing, said support means comprising a lattice structure defining a plurality of openings extending through the bottom of the housing with each opening being bounded by a rim extending around the periphery thereof;
- said openings of said lattice structure each being adapted to receive one of said fuel modules therein with the lip of each fuel module resting directly on the rim of a respective opening;
- whereby any number of said fuel modules may be ignited to selectively apply heat to various portions of the food supporting means.
In combination, a grill and a plurality of fuel modules, comprising:
- a plurality of fuel modules, each comprising a disposable non-flammable tray having a heat source disposed therein and having a lip extending outwardly from said tray about the periphery thereof;
- a housing having a top, bottom and a pair of opposing sides;
- means adjacent the top of the housing for supporting an article of food above the bottom of the housing;
- support means adjacent the bottom of the housing, said support means comprising a lattice structure defining a plurality of openings extending through the bottom of the housing with each opening being bounded by a rim extending around the periphery thereof;
- said openings of said lattice structure each being adapted to receive one of said fuel modules therein with the lip of each fuel module resting directly on the rim of a respective opening;
- whereby any number of modules may be ignited to selectively apply heat to various portions of the food supporting means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.