US 6,293,272 B1Granted

Portable cabinet for an outdoor gas grill

OwnerUwe Harneitinventor

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Abstract

This invention describes a grill cabinet with a small footprint when stored. The cabinet holds at least one swing-out shelves that contains a cooking burner that can be used to cook warm foods, and at least one standard pull-out drawer which can hold cooking supplies or for preparing foods. A smoker oven can be added in the base of the cabinet. The cabinet has an area that can hold a small bottle of LP gas, valves and gas supply lines, as well as the smoker.

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A compact grill cabinet comprising:

a) a first side, a second side opposing said first side, a back wall said back wall connecting to said first side and said second side, a bottom, a top opposing said bottom of said grill cabinet and said bottom and said top each connecting to said first side, said second side, and said back wall creating a cavity therein;
b) a first door hingeably mounted to said first side of said grill cabinet, and a second door hingeably mounted to said second side of said grill cabinet, with said first door and said second door opening in opposing directions, with said first door having storage means mounted thereon;
c) a pull-out drawer, said pull-out drawer being located below said top of said grill cabinet and having a handle means to allow for easy pulling of said drawer, said pull out drawer being slidably mounted to said grill cabinet using telescoping drawer slides;
d) a swing-out drawer, said swing-out drawer being hingeably mounted to said second side of said grill cabinet using a hinge means, and being located below said pull-out drawer, said swing-out drawer having a handle mounted thereon, said handle allowing for easy grasping and movement of said swing-out drawer from said grill cabinet;
e) a gas supply means, said gas supply means providing flammable gas to a gas distribution manifold using a first gas supply line;
f) a side burner, said side burner being mounted in said swing-out drawer, said side burner being regulated with a temperature regulating means and being connected to said gas distribution manifold with a second gas supply line;
g) a quick disconnect gas supply means, said quick disconnect gas supply means attaching to said top of said grill cabinet, a fifth gas supply line, said fifth gas supply line having opposing ends, said fifth gas supply line attaching to said gas distribution manifold on one end and said quick disconnect gas supply means on said opposing end, allowing flammable gas to be transported from said gas distribution manifold to said quick disconnect gas supply means;
h) a first set of wheels, said first set of wheels being attached to said bottom of said grill cabinet, a second set of wheels, said second set of wheels being attached to said bottom of said grill cabinet and making a parallelogram type relationship with said first set of wheels providing stability for said grill cabinet;
i) a smoker oven, said smoker oven being located in said cavity in said grill cabinet and having a temperature regulating means to set cooking temperatures therein;
j) a third flexible gas supply line, said third flexible gas supply line being connected to said gas distribution manifold and to said smoker oven providing flammable gas thereto;
and
k) said smoker oven is housed in a smoker cabinet in said cavity in said grill cabinet, said smoker cabinet having a plurality of drawers, said drawers providing storage for cooking implements.

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Abstract

A compact grill cabinet comprising:

a) a first side, a second side opposing said first side, a back wall said back wall connecting to said first side and said second side, a bottom, a top opposing said bottom of said grill cabinet and said bottom and said top each connecting to said first side, said second side, and said back wall creating a cavity therein;
b) a first door hingeably mounted to said first side of said grill cabinet, and a second door hingeably mounted to said second side of said grill cabinet, with said first door and said second door opening in opposing directions, with said first door having storage means mounted thereon;
c) a pull-out drawer, said pull-out drawer being located below said top of said grill cabinet and having a handle means to allow for easy pulling of said drawer, said pull out drawer being slidably mounted to said grill cabinet using telescoping drawer slides;
d) a swing-out drawer, said swing-out drawer being hingeably mounted to said second side of said grill cabinet using a hinge means, and being located below said pull-out drawer, said swing-out drawer having a handle mounted thereon, said handle allowing for easy grasping and movement of said swing-out drawer from said grill cabinet;
e) a gas supply means, said gas supply means providing flammable gas to a gas distribution manifold using a first gas supply line;
f) a side burner, said side burner being mounted in said swing-out drawer, said side burner being regulated with a temperature regulating means and being connected to said gas distribution manifold with a second gas supply line;
g) a quick disconnect gas supply means, said quick disconnect gas supply means attaching to said top of said grill cabinet, a fifth gas supply line, said fifth gas supply line having opposing ends, said fifth gas supply line attaching to said gas distribution manifold on one end and said quick disconnect gas supply means on said opposing end, allowing flammable gas to be transported from said gas distribution manifold to said quick disconnect gas supply means;
h) a first set of wheels, said first set of wheels being attached to said bottom of said grill cabinet, a second set of wheels, said second set of wheels being attached to said bottom of said grill cabinet and making a parallelogram type relationship with said first set of wheels providing stability for said grill cabinet;
i) a smoker oven, said smoker oven being located in said cavity in said grill cabinet and having a temperature regulating means to set cooking temperatures therein;
j) a third flexible gas supply line, said third flexible gas supply line being connected to said gas distribution manifold and to said smoker oven providing flammable gas thereto;
and
k) said smoker oven is housed in a smoker cabinet in said cavity in said grill cabinet, said smoker cabinet having a plurality of drawers, said drawers providing storage for cooking implements.

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