Cooking grate assembly for barbecue grills
AssigneeWeber-Stephen Products LLC
InventorsErich J. Schlosser, James C. Stephen
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved cooking grate assembly 10 for use with barbecue grills. The cooking grate assembly 10 provides a cooking grate 12 that has an opening 34 and an insert 14 that is removably positioned therein. The cooking insert 14 is securely supported within the opening 34 by the supports 30 that are attached to the cooking grate 12. The insert 14 may have alternative cooking surfaces 64, 66 on opposite sides and may be flipped over to utilize the alternative surfaces 64, 66. Additionally, various cooking inserts 14, 102 having various cooking surfaces 64, 108 can be interchangeably positioned within the cooking grate 12.
Claims22
A cooking grate assembly for use with a barbecue grill comprising:
- a cooking grate defining an opening through the cooking grate;
- a cooking insert removably positioned within the opening;
- and,
- means associated with the cooking grate below the cooking grate for supporting the cooking insert within the opening, the means for supporting in supportive contact with the cooking insert below the cooking grate.
A cooking grate assembly comprising:
- a cooking grate having a cooking side with an opening therein;
- a cooking insert having a first side and a second, opposed side;
- and,
- means associated with the cooking grate and the cooking insert below the cooking grate for removably supporting the cooking insert within the opening on alternatively either the first side or the second side.
A method for assembling a cooking grate for use with a barbecue grill comprising the steps of:
- providing a cooking grate having an opening through the cooking grate;
- positioning a cooking insert within the opening;
- and,
- supporting the cooking insert within the opening by supportively contacting the cooking insert below the cooking grate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.