Barbecue grill with radiant fire grate
US6205996A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J37/0786
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A barbecue grill includes a fire grate to allow cooking by radiant heat only, having no holes large enough for convection flow. The grate is one piece of heat resistant steel for economy, and to vaporize grease. Peripheral flanges catch grease drips. The flanges direct convection of hot gases along the housing inside surface to vaporize grease. A small hole is for visual confirmation of flame ignition. The grate has ridges and valleys to distribute heat evenly and to radiate heat to the food from several directions. A divider wall separates the grate into two heat zones. Used with one burner of a dual-burner grill, the wall confines the hot gases and radiant energy to half of the grate to conserve fuel.
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