Barbecue and patio table combination
AssigneeMasagril, LLC
InventorMichael H. Baykal
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Abstract
A patio table and outdoor barbecue combination in which a burner pit is positioned in the upper section of a table central, hollow-core pedestal, and can be covered when not in use by a lid flush with the upper surface of the table slab. In the charcoal-fuel embodiment, the cooking griddle, charcoal plate, and ash-collecting bucket are held at successively space-apart levels within the inner wall of the burner pit which has an inverted frusto-conical shape. In the gas-fired embodiment, a small propane canister is conveniently located under the table top.
Claims14
A combination patio table and grill which comprises:
- a pit-liner made entirely of heat-resistant and heat insulating material selected from a group consisting of baked clay, concrete and stone aggregate, and having a peripheral wall, an upper rim opening, a top rim surface, and a lower rim opening;
- a table top slab having a section positioned above, and being supported by the top rim surface of said pit-liner, said slab having a central void shaped and dimensioned to substantially match said upper rim opening;
- a cooker held positioned within said pit-liner;
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- a cooking griddle held in a parallel and spaced-apart position above said cooker.
A combination patio table and grill which comprises:
- a pit-liner made of heat-resistant and heat insulating material, and having a peripheral wall, an upper rim opening, a top rim surface, and a lower rim opening;
- a table top slab having a section positioned above, and being supported by the top rim surface of said pit-liner;
- said slab having a central void shaped and dimensioned to substantially match said upper rim opening;
- a cooker held positioned within said pit-liner;
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- a cooking griddle held in a parallel and spaced-apart position above said cooker;
- wherein said pit-liner comprises a frame having a peripheral wall, an outer rim and an inner rim;
- said outer rim comprising a outwardly and horizontally projecting flange shaped and dimensioned to nest between said section of the table top slab and the top rim surface of said pit-liner.
A barbecue grill which comprises:
- a pit-liner made of heat-resistant and heat insulating masonry material, and having a peripheral wall, an upper rim opening, a top rim surface and a lower rim opening and a lower rim edge;
- a table top lid having a section positioned and being supported about the top rim surface of said pit-liner;
- a cooker held positioned within said pit-liner;
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- a cooking griddle held in a parallel and spaced-apart position above said cooker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.