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Outdoor cooking unit with disposable component

US4938202A · kind A · utility

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26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 24, 1985
Grant dateJul 3, 1990
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Expiry dateApr 24, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF24C1/16
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An outdoor cooking unit in which an inverted, truncated pyramidal firebox is supported in nested relation on a truncated pyramidal support member. A bendable, disposable and non-combustible liner is disposed along the inner surfaces of the firebox and contoured to conform to the configuration of the interior of the firebox. In another embodiment of the present invention, an outdoor cooking unit comprises an inverted, truncated pyramidal firebox made of bendable, disposable and non-combustible sheet material that is supported in nested relation on a truncated, pyramidal support member. Optionally, the truncated, pyramidal support member can be made of bendable, disposable and non-combustible sheet material.

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