IP Library Granted Patent US 11,751,723
Granted Patent B2
US 11,751,723 · App. 17/184,535 · Granted Sep 12, 2023

Portable outdoor cooking device, system, and accessory thereof

Inventors: Roger Dahle (Providence, UT); Steve L. Puertas (Wellsville, UT); Jeffrey D. Clark (Logan, UT); Christopher L. Hanks (Logan, UT)
Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
A47J37/0704A47J37/0763A47J37/0786A47J47/005B65F1/1415
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Patent No.
US 11,751,723
App. No.
17/184,535
Granted
Sep 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A waste bag holder pivotably coupled to an outdoor cooking station. The waste bag holder is a rod structure with multiple bends along its length to define a u-shaped portion and first and second engaging portions. The u-shaped portion is configured to support a waste bag. The first and second engaging portions are sized and configured to couple to coupling structure to facilitate the waste bag holder to be pivotably moveable between a use position and a stowed position.

Claims (26)

1. A waste bag holder device configured to hold a waste bag adjacent a main body of an outdoor cooking station, the waste bag holder device comprising:

a first coupling structure and a second coupling structure each configured to be operatively coupled to the main body, the first and second coupling structures being aligned with each other so as to define a pivot axis;

a first abutment structure and a second abutment structure each configured to be operatively coupled to the main body, the first and second abutment structures configured to be positioned adjacent the first and second coupling structures, respectively; and

a waste bag holder extending with rod structure and configured to be pivotably coupled to the first and second coupling structures, the waste bag holder including:

a u-shaped portion extending to first and second corner portions, the u-shaped portion and the first and second corner portions sized and configured to facilitate holding the waste bag thereto; and

a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion, the first and second engaging portions including the rod structure extending from the respective first and second corner portions, the first and second engaging portions being pivotably coupled to the first and second coupling structures, respectively;

wherein the waste bag holder is pivotably moveable about the pivot axis between a use position and a stowed position.

2. The waste bag holder device of claim 1 , wherein, in the use position, the first and second engaging portions abut against the first and second abutment structures, respectively, so that the u-shaped portion is positionable within a generally horizontally oriented plane.

3. The waste bag holder device of claim 1 , wherein, in the stowed position, the u-shaped portion is positionable within a generally vertically oriented plane such that the u-shaped portion extends along a vertically oriented surface of the main body.

4. The waste bag holder device of claim 1 , wherein the rod structure extends to define a length extending between free ends such that the rod structure extends with multiple bends along the length.

5. The waste bag holder device of claim 1 , wherein the rod structure is a single piece member extending to define a length between free ends, the rod structure extending with multiple bends along the length so as to define the waste bag holder.

6. The waste bag holder device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second engaging portions each extend to define a first radial bend and a second radial bend with a first elongate portion extending therebetween, the waste bag holder pivotably moveable between the use and stowed positions such that the second radial bend rotates about the pivot axis and the first and second coupling structures.

7. The waste bag holder device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second engaging portions each extend to define a first radial bend and a second radial bend with a first elongate portion extending therebetween, the waste bag holder positionable in the use position with the first radial bend of the first and second engaging portions positioned over the first and second coupling structures, respectively, and the first elongate portion of the first and second engaging portions positioned against the first and second abutment structures, respectively.

8. The waste bag holder device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second engaging portions each extend to define a first radial bend and a second radial bend with a first elongate portion extending therebetween, wherein, prior to the waste bag holder being moved to the stowed position, the waste bag holder is moved to a lifted position such that the second radial bend is positioned adjacent the first and second coupling structures so that the waste bag holder is pivotable about the pivot axis to move the waste bag holder to the stowed position.

9. The waste bag holder device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second corner portions are defined by an angled extension, the angled extension extending relative to the u-shaped portion such that the first and second corner portions each extend with an acute angle.

10. The waste bag holder device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second coupling structures are directly coupled to first and second brackets, respectively, the first and second brackets configured to be directly coupled to the main body of the cooking station.

11. A waste bag holder device configured to hold a waste bag adjacent a main body of an outdoor cooking station, the waste bag holder device comprising:

first and second brackets sized and configured to be coupled to the main body, the first and second brackets each including a coupling structure and an abutment structure, the coupling structure of the first and second brackets being aligned with each other so as to define a pivot axis; and

a waste bag holder extending with rod structure to define a u-shaped portion and first and second engaging portions, the u-shaped portion sized and configured to facilitate holding the waste bag thereto, the first and second engaging portions being pivotably coupled to the coupling structure of the first and second brackets, respectively, such that the waste bag holder is configured to be pivotably moveable about the pivot axis to move the waste bag holder to a use position or a stowed position.

12. The waste bag holder device of claim 11 , wherein, in the use position, the first and second engaging portions abut against the first and second abutment structures, respectively, so that the u-shaped portion is positionable within a generally horizontally oriented plane.

13. The waste bag holder device of claim 11 , wherein, in the stowed position, the u-shaped portion is positionable within a generally vertically oriented plane such that the u-shaped portion extends along a vertically oriented surface of the main body.

14. The waste bag holder device of claim 11 , wherein the rod structure extends to define a length extending between free ends such that the rod structure extends with multiple bends along the length.

15. The waste bag holder device of claim 11 , wherein the rod structure is a single piece member extending to define a length between free ends, the rod structure extending with multiple bends along the length so as to define the waste bag holder.

16. The waste bag holder device of claim 11 , wherein the first and second engaging portions each extend to define a first radial bend and a second radial bend with a first elongate portion extending therebetween, the waste bag holder pivotably moveable between the use and stowed positions such that the second radial bend rotates about the pivot axis and the coupling structure.

17. The waste bag holder device of claim 11 , wherein the first and second engaging portions each extend to define a first radial bend and a second radial bend with a first elongate portion extending therebetween, the waste bag holder positionable in the use position with the first radial bend positioned over the coupling structure, and the first elongate portion positioned against the abutment structure.

18. The waste bag holder device of claim 11 , wherein the first and second engaging portions each extend to define a first radial bend and a second radial bend with a first elongate portion extending therebetween, wherein, prior to the waste bag holder being moved to the stowed position, the waste bag holder is moved to a lifted position such that the second radial bend is positioned adjacent the coupling structure so that the waste bag holder is pivotable about the pivot axis to move the waste bag holder to the stowed position.

Assignments (12)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2025
From: WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC; JUNE LIFE, LLC; NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 072995/0099 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2025
From: WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC; JUNE LIFE, LLC; NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 072994/0778 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2025
From: NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071247/0315 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2025
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 071165/0591 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2025
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC; COWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.,
Reel/Frame 071165/0605 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2025
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 071165/0695 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2022
From: DAHLE, ROGER; PUERTAS, STEVE L; CLARK, JEFFREY D.; HANKS, CHRISTOPHER L.
To: NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 062014/0609 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2022
From: NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 062077/0968 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2022
From: NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 062739/0721 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2022
From: WHITE OAK GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
To: COWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., A UTAH CORPORATION; NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC, A UTAH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 062047/0946 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2021
From: COWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.; NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 058554/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2021
From: COWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.; NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC
To: WHITE OAK GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC
Reel/Frame 057827/0313 →
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