PORTABLE GRILLS
Portable grills are disclosed. An example portable grill movable between an erected configuration and a collapsed configuration includes a frame and a leg unit coupled to the frame. The leg unit includes a first leg, a second leg spaced apart from the first leg, and a support bar coupled to and extending between the first and second legs. The support bar further extends at an angle away from the first and second legs. The support bar is configured to contact an underlying surface to support the portable grill when the portable grill is in the collapsed configuration and oriented vertically relative to the underlying surface. The support bar is further configured to provide a handle by which the portable grill can be picked up when the portable grill is in the collapsed configuration and oriented horizontally relative to the underlying surface.
1 . A portable grill movable between an erected configuration and a collapsed configuration, the portable grill comprising:
a frame; and
a leg unit coupled to the frame, the leg unit including a first leg, a second leg spaced apart from the first leg, and a support bar coupled to and extending between the first and second legs, the support bar further extending at an angle away from the first and second legs, the support bar configured to:
contact an underlying surface to support the portable grill when the portable grill is in the collapsed configuration and oriented vertically relative to the underlying surface; and
provide a handle by which the portable grill can be picked up when the portable grill is in the collapsed configuration and oriented horizontally relative to the underlying surface.
2 . The portable grill of claim 1 , wherein the support bar extends orthogonally away from the first and second legs.
3 . The portable grill of claim 1 , further comprising a cookbox coupled to and supported by the frame.
4 . The portable grill of claim 3 , wherein the frame includes a front rail and a rear rail spaced apart from the front rail, the cookbox located between the front and rear rails.
5 . The portable grill of claim 4 , wherein the first leg is a front leg of the leg unit, and the second leg is a rear leg of the leg unit.
6 . The portable grill of claim 5 , wherein the leg unit further includes a front flange and a rear flange spaced apart from the front flange, the front leg pivotally coupled to the front flange, the rear leg pivotally coupled to the rear flange.
7 . The portable grill of claim 6 , wherein the front flange is slidably coupled to the front rail via a front slider, and the rear flange is slidably coupled to the rear rail via a rear slider.
8 . The portable grill of claim 7 , wherein the front slider is located within the front rail, and the rear slider is located within the rear rail.
9 . The portable grill of claim 8 , wherein the front flange is rigidly coupled to the front slider, and the rear flange is rigidly coupled to the rear slider.
10 . The portable grill of claim 1 , wherein the leg unit further includes a wheel support frame extending between the first leg and the second leg.
11 . The portable grill of claim 10 , wherein the support bar is coupled to and extends from the wheel support frame.
12 . The portable grill of claim 11 , wherein the wheel support frame includes an outer surface, a support located internally relative to the outer surface, and an opening extending through the support, the opening receiving a wheel axis of the portable grill, the wheel axis extending through the opening and through the wheel support frame, the wheel axis having a first end and a second end located opposite the first end, the first end supporting a first wheel of the portable grill, the second end supporting a second wheel of the portable grill.
13 . The portable grill of claim 1 , wherein the support bar is a first support bar of the leg unit, the leg unit further including a second support bar coupled to and extending between the first and second legs, the second support bar further extending at an angle away from the first and second legs, the second support bar configured to:
contact the underlying surface to support the portable grill when the portable grill is in the collapsed configuration and oriented horizontally relative to the underlying surface; and
provide a handle by which the portable grill can be hung when the portable grill is in the collapsed configuration and oriented vertically relative to the underlying surface.
14 . A portable grill movable between an erected configuration and a collapsed configuration, the portable grill comprising:
a frame including a front rail and a rear rail spaced apart from the front rail;
a cookbox coupled to and supported by the frame, the cookbox located between the front and rear rails; and
a leg unit coupled to the frame, the leg unit including a front leg, a rear leg spaced apart from the front leg, and a support bar coupled to and extending between the front and rear legs, the support bar further extending orthogonally away from the front and rear legs, the support bar configured to:
contact an underlying surface to support the portable grill when the portable grill is in the collapsed configuration and oriented vertically relative to the underlying surface; and
provide a handle by which the portable grill can be picked up when the portable grill is in the collapsed configuration and oriented horizontally relative to the underlying surface.
15 . The portable grill of claim 14 , wherein the leg unit further includes a front flange and a rear flange spaced apart from the front flange, the front leg pivotally coupled to the front flange, the rear leg pivotally coupled to the rear flange.
16 . The portable grill of claim 15 , wherein the front flange is slidably coupled to the front rail via a front slider, and the rear flange is slidably coupled to the rear rail via a rear slider.
17 . The portable grill of claim 16 , wherein the front slider is located within the front rail, and the rear slider is located within the rear rail.
18 . The portable grill of claim 17 , wherein the front flange is rigidly coupled to the front slider, and the rear flange is rigidly coupled to the rear slider.
19 . The portable grill of claim 14 , wherein the leg unit further includes a wheel support frame extending between the front and rear legs, and wherein the support bar is coupled to and extends from the wheel support frame.
20 . The portable grill of claim 19 , wherein the wheel support frame includes an outer surface, a support located internally relative to the outer surface, and an opening extending through the support, the opening receiving a wheel axis of the portable grill, the wheel axis extending through the opening and through the wheel support frame, the wheel axis having a first end and a second end located opposite the first end, the first end supporting a first wheel of the portable grill, the second end supporting a second wheel of the portable grill.