IP Library Granted Patent US 9,526,375
Granted Patent B2
US 9,526,375 · App. 15/086,067 · Granted Dec 27, 2016

Connecting structure for barbecue grill

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Patent No.
US 9,526,375
App. No.
15/086,067
Granted
Dec 27, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connecting structure for a barbecue grill contains: a body and a holding mount. The holding mount includes a first side plate, a second side plate, a third side plate, a fourth side plate, and a pull bar. Each of the first and second side plates has a plurality of connecting elements, and each connecting element has a head portion and an extension, the third side plate has multiple first retaining slots, and the fourth side plate has multiple second retaining slots. Each first retaining slot has a first notch and a second notch, the pull bar has two positioning pieces which correspond to the first side plate and the second side plate, respectively. Each positioning piece has a connection groove which has a wide section and a narrow section, a diameter of which is less than the wide section and within the head portion and the extension.

Claims (11)

1. A connecting structure for a barbecue grill comprising: a grilling device and a holding mount;

the holding mount including a first side plate, a second side plate, a third side plate, a fourth side plate, and a pull bar;

wherein each of the first side plate and the second side plate has a plurality of connecting elements fixed on two peripheral sides of a first surface thereof and on an opposing two peripheral sides of a second surface thereof, respectively;

each connecting element has a head portion and an extension, a diameter of which is less than the head portion, the third side plate has multiple first retaining slots defined on two peripheral sides thereof, individually, and the fourth side plate has multiple second retaining slots formed on two peripheral sides thereof, individually;

wherein each first retaining slot has a first notch defined on a bottom thereof so as to retain said each connecting element, and each second retaining slot has a second notch defined on a bottom thereof so as to retain said each connecting element;

wherein the pull bar has two positioning pieces mounted on two peripheral sides thereof, respectively, and the two positioning pieces correspond to the first side plate and the second side plate, respectively;

each positioning piece has a connection groove configured to connect with any two of the plurality of connecting elements, and the connection groove has a wide section and a narrow section communicating with the wide section, wherein a diameter of the wide section is greater than the head portion of said each connecting element, and a diameter of the narrow section is within the diameters of the head portion and the extension of said each connecting element.

2. The connecting structure for the barbecue grill as claimed in claim 1 , wherein two elastic sheets are connected with the first side plate and the second side plate, each of the first side plate and the second side plate has a through orifice corresponding to each elastic sheet, and said each elastic sheet has a protrusion extending out of the through orifice, wherein said each positioning piece has a first aperture defined thereon so as to correspond to the through orifice and the protrusion of said each elastic sheet.

3. The connecting structure for the barbecue grill as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said each positioning piece further has a tilted guiding rib arranged on a bottom thereof so as to push the protrusion of said each elastic sheet to retain with the first aperture.

4. The connecting structure for the barbecue grill as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second side plate further has a plurality of rollers fixed on a bottom thereof.

5. The connecting structure for the barbecue grill as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the grilling device includes two platforms movably arranged on two sides thereof.

Assignments (6)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 26, 2021
From: FERRELLGAS, L.P.; BLUE RHINO GLOBAL SOURCING, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 056111/0534 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2021
From: DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: BLUE RHINO GLOBAL SOURCING, INC.; FERRELLGAS, L.P. DBA BLUE RHINO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055775/0075 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2020
From: FERRELLGAS, L.P. D/B/A BLUE RHINO CORPORATION; BLUE RHINO GLOBAL SOURCING, INC.
To: DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 052415/0971 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2018
From: TPG SPECIALTY LENDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: BLUE RHINO GLOBAL SOURCING, INC.; FERRELLGAS, L.P.
Reel/Frame 047391/0823 →
GRANT OF A SECURITY INTEREST - PATENTS Recorded May 7, 2018
From: BLUE RHINO GLOBAL SOURCING, INC.; FERRELLGAS, L.P.
To: TPG SPECIALTY LENDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 046083/0519 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2016
From: CHANG, SHU-JUI
To: REVOACE INC.; BLUE RHINO GLOBAL SOURCING, INC
Reel/Frame 038143/0701 →