Charcoal grill having re-chargeable charcoal feed for continuous operation

A charcoal grill apparatus, comprising:

• a base for holding charcoal;
• a lid;
• a metal band disposed between said lid and said base, said metal band supported by said base and said lid supported by said metal band;
• an opening formed in said metal band;
• a hollow box secured to said metal band in cantilevered relation thereto, said hollow box being in open communication with said opening formed in said metal band;
• said hollow box having a top wall, a box opening formed in said top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of sidewalls, said walls collectively defining a hollow interior;
• said box having an open front end and an open back end, said front end being in open communication with said opening formed in said metal band;
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• a ram having two lateral sides and an uninterrupted front surface slideably mounted in said hollow interior of said box through said open back end of said box, wherein said front surface is in contact with said bottom wall of said hollow box and is coincident with said opening in said metal band when said ram is fully inserted into said hollow box, whereby forward sliding of said ram is configured to inject all contents of said box into said base for holding charcoal.