Barbeque grill with ash sweep and integral shelf lid holder

A barbecue grill assembly for cooking foods comprising:

• a bowl and domed, free-standing lid mating with each other and having a curved configuration at their intersection;
• support means for the bowl, the support means providing access below a central portion of the bowl;
• an ash collector depending from the central bowl portion, the ash collector comprising a vertically arranged tubular element including vent means and attachment means for releasably securing an ash collector tray beneath the tubular element;
• an ash sweep assembly adapted to fit below a fuel grill and above the ash collector, the ash sweep comprising wire or rod rack having a pair of inwardly curving sweeping rods forming a generally elliptical central sweeping section including a long central connecting rod extending perpendicular to the sweeping rods, the central connecting rod extending outwardly forming a handle;
• a handle adjacent one side of the lid;
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• cradle means for catching and supporting the lid, the cradle means being mounted on a portion of the barbecue assembly and including two brackets arranged on the bowl adjacent the bowl generally opposite the handle for the lid, the two brackets having extended surfaces facing each other and spaced apart less than a corresponding dimension of the lid with stop means arranged on end portions of the extended surfaces, the brackets being attached to the bowl, whereby lifting the lid by the handle causes the lid to move horizontally along the extended bracket surfaces and to rotate into a generally vertical position upon engagement with the stop means, the lid then being cradled by the bracket surfaces and stop means.