IP Library Granted Patent US 9,730,553
Granted Patent B2
US 9,730,553 · App. 14/294,314 · Granted Aug 15, 2017

Food support rack for grill

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,730,553
App. No.
14/294,314
Granted
Aug 15, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A food support rack, especially for use on a grill, the food support rack including removable and reversible food support members.

Claims (8)

1. A food support assembly for use on a cooking surface, comprising:

a generally rectangular frame having two parallel side members and two parallel end members, each side member including an upstanding generally vertical leg and an upper generally horizontal flange, wherein each upper horizontal flange includes a plurality of opposing slots; and

a plurality of food support members, each food support member having two opposing ends and a body portion between the two ends wherein each end of each food support member includes two loop portions, one being a top loop portion and the other being a bottom loop portion, each loop portion formed between an inner leg portion and an outer leg portion, and wherein the top and bottom loop portions are adapted for selective engagement by the opposing slots on the upper horizontal flange of each opposing side member.

2. A food support assembly for use in cooking, comprising:

a frame having two sides and two ends, each of the sides including a substantially horizontal upper flange connected to a vertical leg, wherein each horizontal upper flange includes a plurality of opposing apertures;

a plurality of food support members, each member having two opposing ends interconnected by a body portion, each end of each food support member having an inner leg portion and an outer leg portion, the inner and outer leg portions interconnected by an intermediate first loop portion and a second loop portion, wherein the food support member is secured to the side members of the frame by selectively inserting the first loop portions or second loop portion of each end of each food support member into the opposing apertures in the horizontal flanges of each side member; and

a locking rail attached to and generally parallel with the vertical leg portion of each side member of the frame and positioned below the upper horizontal flanges, the locking rail having a vertical portion including openings aligned with the apertures on the horizontal flanges, the openings on the locking rail include a vertical opening and a recess portion to selectively engage the first loop portion or the second loop portion of each end of the food support members.

3. The invention of claim 2 wherein the apertures on the horizontal flanges are arcuate.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2025
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC
Reel/Frame 073364/0477 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2022
From: WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 061300/0624 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Mar 23, 2020
From: WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 052205/0329 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2014
From: BOMBARD, MARILYN B.; GONZALEZ, MARIO; FOSTER, GREGORY
To: WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 033015/0805 →