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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161958 | Barbecue cooking apparatus with base having folding shelves A portable barbecue cooking apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprising a base; a fire bowl having a topside opening, and the fire bowl is mounted on the base, and the topside opening of the fire bowl is situated above the base; a grill situated within the fire ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7438071 | Barbecue grill with folding shelves A portable cooking apparatus is provided comprising a cooking chamber having a fire bowl mounted on a base; and at least one shelf being directly and pivotally attached to the base, the shelf is foldable inwardly towards the fire bowl during a stowage position and e... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7401609 | Cooking grill A cooking grill has a bottom for accommodating a fire producing source, a plurality of legs turnably connected with the bottom and turnable between a storage position in which they are substantially coextensive with bottom and an operative position in which they ext... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7246614 | Lightweight, portable cooking stove A small, lightweight, portable cooking stove that utilizes alcohol as fuel and is suitable for backpacking, hunting, camping and similar activities. The cooking stove includes a combustion chamber which encloses, contains and regulates the entire combustion process.... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240803 | Shelf mounting bracket for adjustable organizer system A shelf mounting bracket has a bracket body with a forward end, a rear end, an upper side, and a lower side. One or more connectors extend from the rear end for mounting the bracket to a support. At least one forward shelf support is provided near the forward end an... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7222619 | Storable shelves for a barbecue A barbecue has a pair of storable shelves mounted on opposite portions of the barbecue housing adjacent the upper open end of the housing. The shelves are rotatable about generally vertical pivot axes so that each can be swung between a first position for use outsid... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7121274 | Complete outdoor kitchen A complete Outdoor Kitchen. A modular and connected array of kitchen cabinets; BBQ; kitchen sink with running water; powered standard household appliances; refrigerator, coffee maker, juicer, toaster, microwave. This system allows the Outdoor Kitchen the ability to ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7107983 | Portable stove A portable stove includes a frusto-conical body and a grid carried within the body together with an optional cooking surface for the smaller end of the body and stands to elevate the larger end of the body to facilitate establishing an air flow into the body. By rol... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093726 | Curved display shelf A curved display shelf comprises an arcuate sidewall having an upper edge, the sidewall including at least one groove from which to hang merchandise; a top panel secured to the upper edge; and at least one hook operatively secured to the slatwall member for hanging ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7051649 | Collapsible barbecue grill assembly A collapsible barbecue grill assembly has a top rack (20), a leg assembly attached under the top rack (20) and a foldable charcoal container (30) mounted on the top rack (20). The leg assembly is combined by means of wedging without using... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047963 | Apparatus and method for simulated campfire A portable campfire apparatus has a base, a fire pan supported by the base, a gas manifold disposed in the fire pan and a quantity of low-density, non-flammable particulate material in the fire pan at a depth to cover the manifold. The fire pan and the base are subs... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6988336 | Fireplace enclosure A prefabricated fireplace enclosure (10) configured and arranged for compact packaging which comprises first and second side panels (20, 21), first and second mounting members (40, 44) securable to the exterior wall of a building, a rear panel (... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6976596 | Divided oven rack A supporting rack includes rods arranged to form a planar grid pattern connected to allow for modification in the overall space occupied by the rack. In a preferred embodiment, a rack for use in a conventional domestic cooking oven is formed of perpendicularly dispo... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6951213 | Portable barbecue grill A portable gas cooking grill apparatus comprising a grill having a hood and a firebox. It is preferable that the hood can be received by and seated upon the firebox, thereby enclosing the grill. A burner assembly, capable of heating the interior portion of the grill... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6935326 | Portable barbecue pit Portable barbecue pits grill a large quantity of food outdoors while remaining portable. A grill grate is supported by a rear wall and two sidewalls. The grill grate is removably connected to the top of the sidewalls by grill latches in the form of hasps. Two doors ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918563 | Stand with foldable leg units A stand includes a holding frame and a plurality of spaced apart leg units. Each leg unit includes an upper leg having an upper end connected securely to the holding frame and a lower end, and a lower leg having an upper end pivoted to the upper leg adjacent to the ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6918387 | Portable campfire barrier system A portable campfire barrier system for preventing the spread of a campfire beyond an established perimeter that includes a one-piece containment wall secured in a ready-to-use configuration by a plurality of support members. When not deployed in the ready-to-use con... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6892721 | Foldable conduction oven (I) A foldable conduction oven comprises by a pedestal, a framework, an ash-collecting box, a grill and a net. The pedestal comprises by two opposite outward plates and a chassis. The framework comprises by two opposite outward cover plates, two opposite inner cover pla... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6883512 | Portable grilling apparatus A grill assembly that may be assembled and disassembled without the use of tools is disclosed. The grill assembly has a housing having a front wall, a rear wall and opposing side walls. The front and rear walls are removably connected to each of the side walls. The ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6851419 | Portable hiking stove A portable hiking or camping stove, having a base member with an opening dimensioned to receive a burner therein; and three side members dimensioned so as to be assembled together to support the base member therebetween. ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6827078 | Collapsible wind shield and food warmer for portable, rectangular, tabletop gas grills A collapsible wind shield and food warmer for portable rectangular tabletop gas grills is made of sheet metal, adjustable to fit most rectangular portable gas grills. Wind shield fits along the side of the grill between the legs and the body of the grill, with a fre... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6823858 | Foldable conduction oven (IV) A foldable conduction oven comprises by a pedestal, a grill and a net. The pedestal comprises by two opposite outward plates, two opposite outward cover plates and a chassis. The riveting part of the four lugs, which are on the four edges of the chassis, and the fou... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6705307 | Removable gas burner unit for barbecue grill A removable burner assembly is provided for a gas barbecue grill. The removable burner assembly has a burner frame having an open bottom and an open top, a burner connected to the burner frame, and a manifold in fluid communication with the burner. The burner frame,... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6684876 | Leg support for barbecue kettle The present invention relates to an improved barbecue kettle leg support featuring a body that is contoured to fit the curved shape of a barbecue kettle bowl and to receive an end of a leg with a locking formation. Fastener bores are configured for mounti... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6666343 | Knife rack to attach to a freestanding grill A knife rack to attach to a freestanding grill is made of metal plates comprises a front piece and a rear piece. The front piece includes a base, a vertical face and a horizontal face. Both the horizontal face and base are perpendicular to the base and ex... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6631711 | Folding charcoal grills and starter devices and methods of use A self-contained, easily foldable and reconfigurable charcoal lighting and/or grill device. In some variations, the lighting and/or grill device is arrangeable into multiple configurations: 1) in which the device has a thin profile for easy carrying and s... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6591828 | Collapsible camp oven, stove top, grill A collapsible, self-contained cooking unit that converts into an oven, stove top, or grill while camping or in home emergencies. The unit quickly assembles without the use of hinges, bolts, or screws for support, folds flat for storage, and uses its own b... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6578568 | Fire pit grill with a vertically foldable bracket on a rotatable sleeve A new fire pit grill comprises a vertical support that may be driven into the ground or otherwise supported in a vertical position. On the vertical support is an adjustable stop which may be set at any desired height. Resting on the stop is a sleeve and b... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6557544 | Charcoal cooker The present invention relates to a charcoal cooker being easy to kindle a charcoal and to adjust heat applied to food in cooking. The charcoal cooker comprises: a charcoal burning part for containing and burning charcoal; a cooking part for cooking food b... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6520173 | Portable solid-fuel camp-stove A portable solid-fuel burning camp-stove with a unique air supply system that allows for sufficient thermal power output to facilitate cooking while keeping the size of the combustion chamber small enough to allow for acceptable packing weight for backcou... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6499481 | Protective device An enclosure for use with an outdoor grill having plates at its base used to secure the enclosure to a base surface. Preferably the enclosure is formed from a series of panels which adjoin one another and are secured to one another.... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6439225 | Collapsible portable outdoor fireplace A collapsible, portable outdoor fireplace with a fire screen assembly is easily broken down into its constituent components, which are stored in a space between the cover and bottom members of the fireplace. A fire screen assembly is supported between the... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6435172 | Fire starting apparatus An improved kindling support apparatus (10) for maintaining a quantity of kindling at a desired height relative to the cross-bars (101) of a main fireplace grate (100) in either a suspended or self-supported fashion wherein the support apparatus (10) incl... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6314955 | Collapsible barbeque and cooking stove A collapsible cooking stove including a lower housing, an upper housing, a fire chamber assembly, and at least one lef mechanism. The upper housing and fire chamber assembly are interconnected by a pair of mating flanges disposed on the upper housing and ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6286503 | Collapsible portable outdoor fireplace A collapsible, portable outdoor fireplace with a fire screen assembly is easily broken down into its constituent components, which are stored in a space between the cover and bottom members of the fireplace. The fire screen assembly that is supported betw... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6279468 | Roll-up grill with integral fold-up support frame A roll-up grill having an integral and foldable frame. The roll-up grill comprises a flexible grill surface, such as a wire mesh grid. The integral frame comprises a first end frame member attached laterally to a first end of the flexible grill surface an... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6247468 | Fluid collector for barbecue grill A collector adapted to be mounted on the rear top edge of the base of a conventional barbecue grill to receive and collect condensed moisture running off the lower rear edge of the grill cover has a sloped bottom wall terminating in an opening through whi... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6199546 | Fire starting apparatus The present invention comprises two grills that slide in and out of a center support piece, with the center support piece attaching to the underside of a grate within a fireplace. Each grill of the present invention has a grow frame and a grill screen, wi... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6189528 | Outdoor cooking system A portable grill easily carried as components, which may be stacked as generally flat parts, to be carried in a compact container, and may be easily assembled without tools and used in various modes. Upper and lower reflectors which are flat rectangular p... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6142140 | Cantilever shelf unit for kettle style barbeque grill A one-piece, integral metallic cantilever-mounted shelf unit (10) for kettle-type barbeque grills (14) is provided which provides a sturdy, stable work surface which can be readily attached and detached from a grill (14) without grill modification or use ... | 11/07/2000 |