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Gas barbecue with flame timer for grilling food

US6289792A · kind A · utility

16Cited by
13References
8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 31, 2000
Grant dateSep 18, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF24C3/126
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention comprises a gas barbecue (1; 20) for grilling food comprising a box-shaped container (2) with a griddle (3) that carries the food being cooked; one or more burners (4) placed underneath said griddle (3), each of which has a gas supply line (5); an ignition device (14) for said one or more burners (4); a main pipeline (6) which is connected to said supply lines (5) for each burner (4), connected to a gas supply source (F) and provided with a cut-off valve (7; 21); the cut-off valve's operation is connected to a timer (8) suited to keeping it open for a pre-set time.

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