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US 5,313,877 AGranted
Barbecue grill with controlled heat distribution
OwnerRobert B. Hollandinventor
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Abstract
A barbecue grill including a lower housing, heating means and food support means positioned within the lower housing, an upper housing or hood adapted to enclose the lower housing, a grease collecting grease pan mounted within the top surface of the lower housing so as to prevent heat flow therearound into the upper housing, and a plurality of apertures provided adjacent at least a portion of the perimeter of the lower housing to provide heat flow from the lower housing into the upper housing.
Claims14
A barbecue grill for cooking food comprising;
- (a) A lower housing having an upper and a lower portion;
- (b) heating means for providing cooking heat located within said lower housing;
- (c) food supporting means supported by said lower housing and located within the upper portion thereof and above said heating means;
- (d) an upper housing or hood adapted to enclose said lower housing and having an upper and a lower portion;
- (e) a grease collecting drip pan positioned beneath said food supporting means in said lower housing and adapted to be sealingly supported by said lower housing around the entire perimeter thereof so as to prevent heat flow therearound into said upper housing;
- (f) grease drainage means positioned within said housing and fluidly communicating with said drip pan for disposal of grease outside of said lower housing;
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- (g) a plurality of apertures provided adjacent at least a portion of the perimeter of the upper portion of said lower housing and adapted to facilitate heat flow from said lower housing into said upper housing.
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A barbecue grill for cooking food comprising;
- (a) A lower housing having an upper and a lower portion and defining a lip around the perimeter of the upper portion thereof;
- (b) heating means for providing cooking heat located within said lower housing;
- (c) food supporting means supported by said lower housing and located within the upper portion thereof and above said heating means;
- (d) an upper housing or hood adapted to enclose said lower housing and having an upper and a lower portion;
- (e) a grease collecting drip pan positioned beneath said food supporting means in said lower housing and adapted to be sealingly supported by said lip of said lower housing around the entire perimeter thereof so as to prevent heat flow therearound into said upper housing;
- (f) grease drainage means positioned within said lower housing and fluidly communicating with said drip pan for disposal of grease outside of said lower housing;
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- (g) a plurality of apertures provided relatively outwardly from said lip and around the perimeter of the upper portion of said lower housing and adapted to facilitate heat flow from said lower housing into said upper housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.