Push to sear valve for a gas grill

A gas control valve comprising:

• a valve housing having an interior cavity, a first inlet port operable for receiving gas from a gas source, an inlet passage extending from said first inlet port to said interior cavity, a primary outlet port extending from said interior cavity, and a sear gas flow passage extending from said interior cavity to a forward end of said housing, wherein said inlet passage, said primary outlet port and said sear gas flow passage are spaced apart at said interior cavity;
• a valve core having a main body which includes an exterior periphery and a main chamber which is disposed interiorly within said main body of said valve core, at least one gas inlet port extending from said exterior periphery to said main chamber, a gas outlet port extending from said main chamber to said exterior periphery, and a sear gas port extending from said main chamber to said exterior periphery, wherein said valve core is mounted within said valve housing such that said valve core is selectively rotatable within said valve housing for aligning said at least one gas inlet port with said inlet passage and aligning said sear gas port with said sear gas flow passage;
• a sear valve disposed within said valve core for controlling a sear gas flow from within said valve core, said sear valve having a valve element which is selectively movable in slidable relation to said valve core from a first position to a second position, wherein in said first position said valve element prevents said sear gas flow from said main chamber of said valve core through said sear gas port, and in said second position said valve element is disposed such that said sear gas flow passes from said main chamber through said sear gas port and said sear gas flow passage to said forward end of said valve housing, and said sear valve further including a bias member for urging said valve element to said first position;
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• wherein a user selectively moves said valve element from said first position to said second position to thereby pass said sear gas flow from said main chamber, through said sear gas port and said sear gas flow passage to said forward end of said valve housing.

A gas grill comprising:

• a plurality of gas burners;
• a plurality of gas control valves for passing the gas to respective ones of said plurality of gas burners for combusting;
• wherein each of said control valves has a valve housing which includes an interior cavity, a first inlet port operable for receiving gas from a gas source, an inlet passage extending from said first inlet port to said interior cavity, a primary outlet port extending from said interior cavity, and a sear gas flow passage extending from said interior cavity to a forward end of said housing, wherein said inlet passage, said primary outlet port and said sear gas flow passage are spaced apart at said interior cavity,
• a valve core disposed in each of said control valves, respectively, each of said valve cores having an exterior periphery and main chamber which is disposed interiorly within said valve core, at least one gas inlet port extending from said exterior periphery to said main chamber, a gas outlet port extending from said main chamber to said exterior periphery, and a sear gas port extending from said main chamber to said exterior periphery, wherein said valve core is mounted within said valve housing such that said valve core is selectively moveable within said valve housing for aligning said at least one gas inlet port with said inlet passage and aligning said sear gas port with said sear gas flow passage;
• each said valve core having a sear valve disposed relative to a respective said valve core for controlling a sear gas flow from within said valve core, said sear valve having a valve element which is selectively movable relative to said valve core from a first position to a second position, wherein in said first position said valve element prevents said sear gas flow from said main chamber of said valve core through said sear gas port and said sear gas flow passage, and in said second position said valve element is disposed such that said sear gas flow passes from said main chamber through sear gas port and said sear flow passage, and said sear valve further including a bias member for urging said valve element to said first position;
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• wherein a user selectively operates said sear valve to move said valve element from said first position to said second position to passing said sear gas flow from said main chamber, through said sear gas port and said sear gas flow passage to said forward end of said valve housing.