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Barbecue cooking apparatus with ash scraper assembly

US7681568B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 2007
Grant dateMar 23, 2010
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Expiry dateNov 20, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J37/0704
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A barbecue apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprises: a firebowl having an open topside and a bottomside which has a circumference smaller than a circumference of the topside of the firebowl, and the bottomside of the firebowl comprises at least one central aperture situated adjacent at least one peripheral aperture; a base frame comprising a top end, a bottom end, and a central cavity, and the peripheral aperture of the firebowl leads to the central cavity of the column, and the top end of the column is connected to the bottomside of the firebowl; and an ash scraper assembly comprising a frame having at least one arm designed to cover and uncover the peripheral aperture and an actuator pivotally attached to the frame and designed to rotate the arms to cover and uncover the peripheral apertures and scrape the bottomside of the firebowl.

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